Elisa
@elisawantstowrite.bsky.social
Medical lab technologist. Mom of two boys and a silly old dog, wife of a wonderful man. Likes to pretend I can do all the crafts. The outdoors are my sanctuary. She/her
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Elisa
@elisawantstowrite.bsky.social
· May 31
Ok fine. I'll try reading The Wheel of Time again. But it's gonna be in ebook form because my hands don't like holding fat books. They never have. (The complete series is like $150 so I'll have to buy them piece by piece as I get to them, even though it's cheaper to get the one).
You know my blind dog Rascal? I guess it was temporary blindness because he is watching every twitch of my fingers and is doing all his tricks by hand command and doesn't need any help finding the treats.
I don't know why his blindness happens like once per year.
I don't know why his blindness happens like once per year.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
You know my blind dog Rascal? I guess it was temporary blindness because he is watching every twitch of my fingers and is doing all his tricks by hand command and doesn't need any help finding the treats.
I don't know why his blindness happens like once per year.
I don't know why his blindness happens like once per year.
My mom constantly thinks I'm trying to turn my son trans. Because he likes rainbows and butterflies. Latest incident was at Build-A-Bear where he wanted a rainbow shirt, polkadot skirt, and rainbow shoes for his blue bear.
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My mom constantly thinks I'm trying to turn my son trans. Because he likes rainbows and butterflies. Latest incident was at Build-A-Bear where he wanted a rainbow shirt, polkadot skirt, and rainbow shoes for his blue bear.
Our local used bookstore has extended their hours. They used to close by 5:30. They now close at 7. Yessssss!
(I will buy used for older works. New works, where a sale can mean a new book contract, I'll buy new. But today's haul was stuff like A Wind in the Door and Artemis Fowl)
(I will buy used for older works. New works, where a sale can mean a new book contract, I'll buy new. But today's haul was stuff like A Wind in the Door and Artemis Fowl)
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Our local used bookstore has extended their hours. They used to close by 5:30. They now close at 7. Yessssss!
(I will buy used for older works. New works, where a sale can mean a new book contract, I'll buy new. But today's haul was stuff like A Wind in the Door and Artemis Fowl)
(I will buy used for older works. New works, where a sale can mean a new book contract, I'll buy new. But today's haul was stuff like A Wind in the Door and Artemis Fowl)
The struggle between spending money I got for my birthday on craft supply sales and spending less money per month is battling within me.
Like, I know it would balance to 0 extra dollars, but it would still appear on my November spending amount.
Like, I know it would balance to 0 extra dollars, but it would still appear on my November spending amount.
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The struggle between spending money I got for my birthday on craft supply sales and spending less money per month is battling within me.
Like, I know it would balance to 0 extra dollars, but it would still appear on my November spending amount.
Like, I know it would balance to 0 extra dollars, but it would still appear on my November spending amount.
I just read my first Mercedes Lackey short story. It had an alien dog in it. I want one. But I'd be worried it might lick my hand off.
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I just read my first Mercedes Lackey short story. It had an alien dog in it. I want one. But I'd be worried it might lick my hand off.
Wandering around in the Libby app, I ran across books by Mercedes Lackey. "Mercedes Lackey? Hmmm she sounds familiar..."
Guys, she has like 250 published works, has been publishing since the mid-80's, and her latest book was published THIS YEAR. How have I, a fantasy lover, not read her stuff?
Guys, she has like 250 published works, has been publishing since the mid-80's, and her latest book was published THIS YEAR. How have I, a fantasy lover, not read her stuff?
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Wandering around in the Libby app, I ran across books by Mercedes Lackey. "Mercedes Lackey? Hmmm she sounds familiar..."
Guys, she has like 250 published works, has been publishing since the mid-80's, and her latest book was published THIS YEAR. How have I, a fantasy lover, not read her stuff?
Guys, she has like 250 published works, has been publishing since the mid-80's, and her latest book was published THIS YEAR. How have I, a fantasy lover, not read her stuff?
You know what I wish I could do? Read books and make crafts at the same time. Audiobooks are good, but for me I can't get as immersed in the book as when I'm reading. An incredibly good book, it's like the words disappear and the written world flows around me (may be why I never remember quotes).
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
You know what I wish I could do? Read books and make crafts at the same time. Audiobooks are good, but for me I can't get as immersed in the book as when I'm reading. An incredibly good book, it's like the words disappear and the written world flows around me (may be why I never remember quotes).
Yesterday, I had to pick up a Costco pumpkin pie , and I flashed back to when, instead of buying from Costco I made homemade pumpkin pie. People were ANGRY, until they ate it.
Costco's pumpkin pie is only coveted bc it's big.
I just didn't have time to make a pie for actual Thanksgiving this year.
Costco's pumpkin pie is only coveted bc it's big.
I just didn't have time to make a pie for actual Thanksgiving this year.
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Yesterday, I had to pick up a Costco pumpkin pie , and I flashed back to when, instead of buying from Costco I made homemade pumpkin pie. People were ANGRY, until they ate it.
Costco's pumpkin pie is only coveted bc it's big.
I just didn't have time to make a pie for actual Thanksgiving this year.
Costco's pumpkin pie is only coveted bc it's big.
I just didn't have time to make a pie for actual Thanksgiving this year.
I need to go to sleep but I am so sad. I do not want to work this week. Thanksgiving week last year was hell and why won't my work make it so everyone has to work Christmas or Thanksgiving so us 7's don't get the short end of the stick and have to do both and be understaffed & overworked? I hate it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I need to go to sleep but I am so sad. I do not want to work this week. Thanksgiving week last year was hell and why won't my work make it so everyone has to work Christmas or Thanksgiving so us 7's don't get the short end of the stick and have to do both and be understaffed & overworked? I hate it.
Went shopping, folded laundry, mended 4 pieces of clothes. Why do I feel unfulfilled and like I wasted the day away?
I wish I was faster, but I'm not.
I wish this headache would go away, but it's not.
I wish my kid's school day was a little longer, but it's not.
I wish I was faster, but I'm not.
I wish this headache would go away, but it's not.
I wish my kid's school day was a little longer, but it's not.
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Went shopping, folded laundry, mended 4 pieces of clothes. Why do I feel unfulfilled and like I wasted the day away?
I wish I was faster, but I'm not.
I wish this headache would go away, but it's not.
I wish my kid's school day was a little longer, but it's not.
I wish I was faster, but I'm not.
I wish this headache would go away, but it's not.
I wish my kid's school day was a little longer, but it's not.
I replaced the fluorescent lightbulbs in our kitchen that have needed to be replaced for the last, oh, 4 years or so (we've been using sunlight, the stove light, and the sink light). Yay! We have light! Oh no! I can now see all the grime!
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I replaced the fluorescent lightbulbs in our kitchen that have needed to be replaced for the last, oh, 4 years or so (we've been using sunlight, the stove light, and the sink light). Yay! We have light! Oh no! I can now see all the grime!
When JoAnn's closed, I got worried about not being able to touch yarn before buying it.
And then I found a yarn shop via my library's knitting group.
It's a perfect Third Space, where people just stop by all day and knit and crochet and talk. I learned how to do 2 socks on 1 needle & magic circle.
And then I found a yarn shop via my library's knitting group.
It's a perfect Third Space, where people just stop by all day and knit and crochet and talk. I learned how to do 2 socks on 1 needle & magic circle.
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
When JoAnn's closed, I got worried about not being able to touch yarn before buying it.
And then I found a yarn shop via my library's knitting group.
It's a perfect Third Space, where people just stop by all day and knit and crochet and talk. I learned how to do 2 socks on 1 needle & magic circle.
And then I found a yarn shop via my library's knitting group.
It's a perfect Third Space, where people just stop by all day and knit and crochet and talk. I learned how to do 2 socks on 1 needle & magic circle.
Rascal seems to be seeing better today. This has happened in the past, where a few days go by and it seems like he can barely see anything and he trips going up or down stairs and has to go extra slow and sniff and stare, then a few days later he's happy and trotting along and normal.
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Rascal seems to be seeing better today. This has happened in the past, where a few days go by and it seems like he can barely see anything and he trips going up or down stairs and has to go extra slow and sniff and stare, then a few days later he's happy and trotting along and normal.
50 to 55 minutes, the peach pie recipe said. It'll only need to cook for 50-55 minutes, it said.
It's been an extra half hour and it's finally browning and the filling is bubbling.
It's been an extra half hour and it's finally browning and the filling is bubbling.
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
50 to 55 minutes, the peach pie recipe said. It'll only need to cook for 50-55 minutes, it said.
It's been an extra half hour and it's finally browning and the filling is bubbling.
It's been an extra half hour and it's finally browning and the filling is bubbling.
Today is one of those so low energy/migraine/whatever other undiagnosed neurological stuff is going on days that I feel like I can do nothing but sit and watch TV and mend stuff.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Today is one of those so low energy/migraine/whatever other undiagnosed neurological stuff is going on days that I feel like I can do nothing but sit and watch TV and mend stuff.
I've been trying to do more mending and have now fixed 2 kids' pants, 1 of my husband's shirts, and darned a hole in one of my socks. Will the repairs hold? Only time will tell.
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I've been trying to do more mending and have now fixed 2 kids' pants, 1 of my husband's shirts, and darned a hole in one of my socks. Will the repairs hold? Only time will tell.
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
I binged the 2nd season Hazbin Hotel after rewatching the 1st season and ... it didn't feel the same. The 1st one was so character driven, and this one was like, "We're gonna throw all the characters out the window and they won't act like themselves."
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I binged the 2nd season Hazbin Hotel after rewatching the 1st season and ... it didn't feel the same. The 1st one was so character driven, and this one was like, "We're gonna throw all the characters out the window and they won't act like themselves."
Rascal couldn't see my hand signal for sit. Or he was being stubborn until I put a treat under his nose. Or both. I don't know. He doesn't get joy looking out the window anymore. I feel so sad for him. I played the piano bc he seems to like that. Gonna walk him even though the house is dilapidated.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rascal couldn't see my hand signal for sit. Or he was being stubborn until I put a treat under his nose. Or both. I don't know. He doesn't get joy looking out the window anymore. I feel so sad for him. I played the piano bc he seems to like that. Gonna walk him even though the house is dilapidated.
Maybe Rascal just needs glasses. Where would I even get him glasses? Would he keep them on?
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Maybe Rascal just needs glasses. Where would I even get him glasses? Would he keep them on?
Sigh...something else I've noticed about Rascal is when he comes in the room and I say, "Hi, you," his ears perk up and he looks back and forth until he finally locks onto my position.
Our poor puppy. He's such a good boy. The bestest. I just hope we can be the bestest for him.
Our poor puppy. He's such a good boy. The bestest. I just hope we can be the bestest for him.
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sigh...something else I've noticed about Rascal is when he comes in the room and I say, "Hi, you," his ears perk up and he looks back and forth until he finally locks onto my position.
Our poor puppy. He's such a good boy. The bestest. I just hope we can be the bestest for him.
Our poor puppy. He's such a good boy. The bestest. I just hope we can be the bestest for him.
He just tripped going downstairs and got two of his toenails crossed and luckily I was able to uncross them but I need him to trust me to trim them we have not treated him right I am so sorry. He hasn't let me touch his nails to trim them since I trimmed that dew claw.
How I know my dog is going blind: he is much more clingy. When going around me, he rubs up against my leg like a cat to know precisely where I am. I have to make noises so he can find his treat, even when I'm holding it in front of him. He's missing my hand cues when doing tricks.
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
He just tripped going downstairs and got two of his toenails crossed and luckily I was able to uncross them but I need him to trust me to trim them we have not treated him right I am so sorry. He hasn't let me touch his nails to trim them since I trimmed that dew claw.
How I know my dog is going blind: he is much more clingy. When going around me, he rubs up against my leg like a cat to know precisely where I am. I have to make noises so he can find his treat, even when I'm holding it in front of him. He's missing my hand cues when doing tricks.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How I know my dog is going blind: he is much more clingy. When going around me, he rubs up against my leg like a cat to know precisely where I am. I have to make noises so he can find his treat, even when I'm holding it in front of him. He's missing my hand cues when doing tricks.
I'm in first off-day funk again. First day in a week of a nearly full-night's sleep, so I should feel better instead of worse. But I feel so jet lagged. It's like this every time. I know I should wake at the same time every day, but the kids just won't go to bed at 7 pm for me to get sleep.
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'm in first off-day funk again. First day in a week of a nearly full-night's sleep, so I should feel better instead of worse. But I feel so jet lagged. It's like this every time. I know I should wake at the same time every day, but the kids just won't go to bed at 7 pm for me to get sleep.
This is every morning. School starts in 15 min. He needs to finish getting ready. It will take 5 minutes to get in the car and 5 minutes to get to school.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is every morning. School starts in 15 min. He needs to finish getting ready. It will take 5 minutes to get in the car and 5 minutes to get to school.