“You have to be so careful about who you share your excitement with and who you share your dreams with because you could say it to the wrong person…” I felt that deep in my soul Elyse 😭 Thank you for sharing just yourself with us girl. Your humor, your wisdom, your brilliance. Just thank you. 🩵
I’m still working on this! It’s really hard when you’re someone that is prone to oversharing but I’m trying to apply more filters when it comes to big dreams!
@@elyse_myersI don’t really believe in oversharing, only unprepared reactions. We should all be able to be our authentic selves at all times (as long as we’re being kind) without worrying about someone’s triggered reaction. This means being able to freely speak (kindly) as well. A secure person won’t take the shared info as a threat. Everyone’s responsible for their own emotions. There are lots and LOTS of people who love everything you share. 🤘 Stay open!
ok but can we talk about how FANTASTIC OF A WRITER ELYSE IS????? thank you for sharing your excitement with us - I can’t wait to read even more of it 😊
Elyse, my dad passed away a month ago and your clock story brought tears to my eyes and a little bit of grief and peace to my heart. I’m so glad you shared it with us. ❤
Love the Woobles collab and "you are a good maker." I don't think that's going to run through my head quite as often as "you are not in danger. You are not going into battle. You are crocheting" but it's a close second.
I found out at 67 that I have ADHD. I also found your tutorial of the retro daisy. I've made 5 retro daisy " anxiety blankets" where the anxiety is my own. Thank you sweetheart , thankyou❤❤❤
Elyse, I just want to say thank you. Having a video from you feels like a tiny gift for me as a busy, tired mom. I wait until my kid is asleep to cozy up on the couch and watch your videos. I love seeing how your mind works, how you build worlds and imagine stories. As a very analytical engineer, my mind doesn’t work that way, and I love that. I love how different the human mind can be. Thank you for the snippets of a world that isn’t mine. Elyse, keep going. The world doesn’t deserve you, but it needs you. ❤
I deeply resonate with the bit about being careful or mindful about who you share your dreams with. Some people intentionally and, often times, unintentionally can discourage you from them. I’ve learned that over the last 2 years. Not everything needs to be shared.
I struggle with this so much and even though my head knows it, my instinct is to over share with anyone that will listen because I trust people without any forethought. I’m still working on this and it’s so difficult!
Crochet also saved my life! I was in a deep depression and couldn't find joy in anything, let alone be any good at things I used to do. Crochet was the one hobby that pulled me back to reality.
@jackielowrey3032 That's what all of my hobbies are, but crochet was the one that clicked my brain back on. I physically couldn't do any of the others for some reason. I even had a hard time with crochet at first. I couldn't remember how to do the simplest stitches.
@ShinyNickelBlades This hits me on a deep level. I have been going through a really hard time, and reading and crocheting has pulled me out of the dark.
You are so inspiring. Truly. I stopped writing for similar reasons, and now my motto is “let’s make it happen!” YOU are a good maker. You bring such positivity, authenticity, and inspiration to literally thousands of people.
16:17 Years ago I wanted to be a life coach and I met with a coach to see if he thought I’d be good at it. Before I left that day he said, “you’re a great life coach”. Don’t underestimate the power of your words. That carried me for years.
Elyse, this video quite literally felt like the inside of my brain so much so that it was almost scary 😂 from the ACOTAR reactions to the sensory haircut to what crochet means to you…I know we are internet strangers, but I’ve never felt as seen and understood as I do when I watch your videos ❤️ btw I LOOOOVED THE CLIQUE SERIES!
Can you love somebody you’ve never met? Your light, your spirit, your essence fills a part of my soul that rarely get spoken to. Thanks for being a friend! Can’t wait to learn to crochet- will be ordering chili immediately! 🩷
I write. I've written all my life. Got some short stories published and got paid for them. Got some poems published in anthologies. I have a whole chapbook ready to go to a contest and it's due by Jan 7. And I just can't. It's too scary to put myself out there again. Sometime, I don't know when, I lost my voice. The one I use to create with words. I barely open google docs anymore. It's like i don't even want to look. So I'm really proud of you actually finishing a book and being excited about publishing it, and starting a whole nother book! You always arrive on my YT just when I need to hear whatever it is you are going to say.
Someone, somewhere needs to read what you write. Your feelings are valid. Your thoughts are valuable. You have something important to say. Is it important to you? Or to me? The answer is yes, to both. Thank you for sharing this much, so far. I appreciate these sentiments *SO MUCH* and relate on many levels. Cheers! 😊
That story was sooo good! You wove such a wonderful picture of the two clocks and the time they kept. I love the sound of your voice as you read to me. I could listen to so many stories in your voice .. thank you Elise 💗
I just want to say thank you for being so authentic, even when the internet is a scary place to be authentic. I just picked back up knitting for the first time in years, and I'm pretty sure it's because I discovered your channel and started watching your videos while out sick from work! It's not going to be anything fancy, just a simple rib knit hat with chunky yarn, but it should still be cute and just making it is cheering me up. There's no pressure for me to make it perfect, and I think that's beautiful in and of itself. I've always wanted to just do things for the joy of doing them, but I always feel so pressured for it to be perfect, or else I feel like it was a waste of supplies and therefore money. I feel like life has been so hard this last decade, and I feel like I lost a lot of myself during that time, and now I've been trying unmask and find myself and do more of what brings me joy, because what other purpose were we put here for? Seriously, thank you for putting yourself out there to be discovered by others who can relate to you. I know plenty of other people have said this, but you are such a beautiful human being! Much love from northern California
I am 65 a first time crocheter! Keeps me busy and saved my retired life. Thx so much for the collab with woobles. I saw your animal and got it immediately. Love you Elise! Keep doing good things.❤
I am so excited for a new vlog! The story was so beautiful. I had to keep pausing to think about it. Also, I literally squealed when I saw your collab with Woobles. I can't wait for my kit to come in. Thank you for being a great maker, Elyse. Your art matters.
O.M.G. 27:02 GIRL!!! Please, please, please I'm begging you...make that little Timekeeper story "egg" into a book, then a series. Oh please, oh please, oh please!!! You sucked me into that world and left me there...I have questions, so many questions. It is so damn good my dear. It begs to be more. I'M begging for it to be more. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I loved the timekeeper story!!! Elyse, you are so very talented and so wonderful. I am blessed to have found you and your videos! Congrats on Chili and your "you are a great maker" hook!! Well, deserved acknowledgement!❤❤
I want to be Elyse Myers when I grow up. Sometimes after watching your videos it's like walking out of the movie theater when you were younger after seeing a movie and being like "I guess this is my personality now." Except this isn't a great time for that to be happening to me because I'm editing my next youtube video and (again) having an entire identity crisis... so I guess I'm changing my whole niche now. haha. No. But seriously, it's really beautiful to see how you move in the world and with your creativity, always a reminder of being true to yourself and building a life with you and your authenticity in the centre. Wow.
I wasn’t going to buy any more Woobles kits for awhile UNTIL your collab came out and I was immediately like, Add to cart.” ❤ I can’t wait to crochet him!
Just did my panic haircut this week... Due to heat, high humidity, too fat for my favourite pants, heavy hair bun headaches....laaargggh 😮🤯 so basically waist length to shoulder length, followed by hmmmm should i shave my head 😮🤔🧐🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🇦🇺🙃
That's part of the reason I decided to try a complete buzz cut 4 years ago. I can't ever imagine going back to my long hair, because it looks way better (on my head) and because it's soooooooooo comfy and easy and it's a built in stimming toy to rub over a freshly buzzed head
Elyse, you are a gift to the universe, I don't know you personally but then again I feel as if I don't have to to know that you're my favorite person. Your short story was fantastic, and I LOVED hearing you read it. Listening to you, I thought how amazing it would be for you to narrate other stories/books. Your voice is so soothing and emotionally beautiful. Your existence makes the world a better place, and your videos make my mind a better place. I've dabbled with crochet and I really want to love it, it's just hard starting as a beginner and I don't want it to be another ADHD task that I begin and quit. Im going to go purchase Chilly The Frog when I can financially (I hope it's not gone by then!), and he will sit on my desk and remind me of one of my favorite things you've ever said, "Take up space, and be proud of the space that you are taking up, because its really important space and I'm going to need you to stay there and take it up, just as largely as you can. You matter." Hearing you say that in my mind has gotten me through so many dark moments and you'll never know what that means to me. You're a beautiful human, Elyse. From the bottom of my heart, thank you💜🐸
I’m pretty sure I’m getting your Wooble for Christmas and I have every intention of putting the bag in a special Place. You are the reason I started to crochet and it’s changed my mental health. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Okay, first, why do I tear up every time I watch one of your videos? Second, I love crochet, too, and I have to have your hook. Third, Nebraska's trash cans are just wrong! I'm from Orange County, CA, and our cans are: blue=recycling, green=yard waste, brown=trash. Omaha, get it together! 😂
You’re so radiant and contagiously joyful! I know we all have rough not radiant not joyful days, including you of course, but I just can’t help but get swept up in your joy and excitement in this video. Thank you for being unapologetically and transparently you…on the best and not best days. You’re SO loved!!!
I cannot explain why or how, but your story hit me so profoundly that it is hard to put into words. Thank you for sharing; you are an excellent storyteller. I cannot wait to read your first book and those future fiction stories you must tell. I have re-listened to that section of the video several times now. I will be processing your story for a long time. Truly, thank you.
Listening to you talk about crochet is how I feel about knitting. It pulled me out of a horrific battle with ppd/ppa. I have a knitting related semicolon tattoo. The top dot is a ball of yarn, and the comma is the knitting. I love your content so much. I feel so much less alone in the world knowing that there are people like me out there. ❤
That sounds like the coolest tattoo ever! I'm glad knitting has helped you so much. I recently got back into knitting and it's helping a lot with my seasonal depression.
What a beautiful short story! I am also looking forward to ordering your new crochet kit. I just started crocheting a few months ago and your kit looks like just what I need to continue my crochet quest. You remind me of me when I was younger. "Oh the places you will go!"
Thank you Elyse ❤️ I love writing and creating a story someone can disappear into...creating characters people want to know more about. Every time I jump back into a story I'm working on, I doubt myself. Hearing you talk about writing reminds me, I can and should do it!
Immediately ordered Chilly for my 15yo daughter who is just learning to crochet and struggling, but she loves Elyse’ content and I want her to have the hook with those words! So good. 🐸
I loved your story, Elyse! And I love my Chilly the Frog! He came last week ❤️ When your books are published, you've got to narrate the audio versions 😊
I bought 4 Woobles Chilly kits, for me and my 3 young adult daughters as Christmas presents! will be so fun to bond over a new crafty obsession together! Thanks Elyse!
You are SO very talented! Thank you so much for being very venerable and sharing your writing with us. I loved your short story. If that is any indication of what is to come then I cannot wait!!!❤❤❤
Glad I stayed alive to witness this UA-cam video. Grateful you shared your good news, life savers, creative writing that is you ... and it was a beautiful day this afternoon outside. I passed through it in my fluffy pajamas and enjoyed the snow on my sandled toes as my hair absorbed the sun and my face enjoyed the " being aliveness" as the breeze passed by me as I directed myself to the car to take my two daughters and myself home after eating my Christmas gift of love that was lunch at The Dragon restaurant in Ogden, Utah. I hope you hear the pages of my thoughts that appear in the words left out of this text. Thank you for being brave and living well. Your hair is looking beautiful. ❤😊
Your short story about the clocks at the end was *beautiful!* 👏🤩 ... And thank you for recommending The Lost Bookshop before too 💗 I also recommend The Lost Apothecary if you haven't read it already.
Your short story is wonderful. You are such a creative writer. I learned to crochet with Woobles. I was making cat toys for my rescue kitty. I have since moved on to shawls, cardigans, beach cover-ups, and so much more. Crochet is very soothing for me. I live it so much. I may have to get your Wooble kit. 😊
Your brain and mine are kinda twins! It says the same sort of things! Your hair comment - when i found out my husband was sleeping with my friend, i felt a need to shave my head! I didn't then, but have done so twice since we separated. I tried to raise money for Balding for Dollars and donated my hair to be made into wigs for kids with cancer. It became a powerful act for me and I'm aiming to do it again in April '25 (one of my daughters had cancer when she was 10 and she still has her wig from a generous donor xox). Crochet has save my life over and over! I struggle to get out of bed sometimes, but don't feel so guilty if I've made something whilst struggling! I loved your clock story. Thank you for being amazing xox
6:40 OMG.... If I had one of those I might go back to physical books. Well, maybe not. The instant gratification of buying and reading a Nook Book is amazing.
Wow, Elyse! Congrats on your collab, I’m inspired to pick up crochet again, starting with your woobles pack! I really enjoyed the TIME KEEPER’s clocks. Wouldn’t that make a sweet children’s book perhaps? Thank you for sharing!
Awe yay!!! Just got home from work and I see this wonderfully relatable and hilarious content, soooo very happy. Love you Elyse thank you for this uplifting video 😂
When I was younger, I learned not to share my excitement at all from my family. It took me years into my marriage to realize you can and should share your excitement and enthusiasm for something. You just need that safe person ❤️ I still really struggle with that tho today
I'm sorry to hear your family couldn't provide you a safe space while growing up. It's great you found it in your partner instead :) I hope the joy of being able to share joy becomes more and more familiar to you, and wish you all the best! ❤
I verbally cheered for you upon hearing about the novel-to-be!!! Thanks for being you and a parasocial friend to me and many others. And I loved your short story!
i am so incredibly excited to make my chilly the frog! my mom tried to teach me to crochet when i was younger but i couldnt get into it, said i didnt have the patience for it for years (started with granny squares) but my mom got us woobles kits to work on together (the fox, bear, bunny, and hedgehog) a couple months ago and ive been hooked (hah) ever since, making other little animals and christmas gifts. i needed something to do with my hands and it ended up being an amazing hobby that im in love with
18:47 crochet therapy 🧶❤ people ask me how I have time to crochet while homeschooling all my kids. I say it’s my therapy and I neglect housework to have crochet peace when I need it. 19:48 amazingly well done Elyse. And you change all of our lives in the best way❤
Omg! I loved your story so much! I would surely buy it, read and re-read again and again if I could. I wish I were a better writer so I could properly express how great a writer I think you are! You seem to be born for everything that you do. You are such an inspiration to many. Thank you so much!
Friend, the whole thing about it the hair and not having a panic attack… I NEED this as a reel so I can send it to SO many girlies. We identify and agree.
Yea thanks for making me cry holy shit, you need to publish that short story or make it like a sad adult children’s book or something! I loved it, amazing.
I enjoyed "all" you shared about books today and how those memories led to gems. I love your short story and having you read it out loud. Thank you. (I figured you were in all those layers because of the ice storm we had in Papillion yesterday! Going to get the mail was dangerous!)
Don't let anyone stop you from going for your dreams! I met a young, local author at a Christmas market last week and she wrote a trilogy before graduating high school and needless to say I bought them all to support her and I'm sure they'll be a great read. If you want it, go for it! Also, dumb for the rubbish bins. We have black-rubbish, blue-recycling, green-yard waste/organics
I’m currently finishing up a crochet project for my mom while watching this. So touching to hear how crochet has helped you! I agree with what you said about giving my hands something to do, and something to make. And I’d also add it’s such a fun way to bless friends with gifts as well!
My son asked for the Woobles penguin for his 10th birthday the other day and then he started it on his own and haaaaated it hahaha! We’ll restart it and learn crocheting together. I can’t believe you’re collaborating with them, how fun.
I need to start writing again. I loved your short story!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! It is making me even more excited for your book to come out and the fiction ones in the future!!
I've been crocheting for a couple years but only small stuff like blankets and beanies, I've tried little animals but have a hard time. I've seen those woobles, but now i have a reason to buy one! Thank you, I'm excited to give it another shot and have my own little Chilly!
Crochet saved my life as well. PPA and PPD went untreated and was full blown depression and anxiety. Crochet pulled me out of it too. It pulled me out enough for me to finally get medical help. Still crochet every day
You ARE BEAUTIFUL, and you have amazing writing. You are an amazing writer. Loved your short story and can’t wait for your book to be released. Congratulations on your collab with Wobbles
I feel like I'm watching an educational video on neurodivergency and I'm kinda living for it. It's giving me good feels. Like i just want to jump into the video and say hi I'm J and my favourite mug has a cat on it 😅
I'm completely the opposite about wearing clothes. I only want to wear a T-shirt, panties & either shorts or sweat pants, preferably shorts with an elastic waist. I do want my hair short, the easiest to fix & still look somewhat nice. I don't want to have to put on makeup, I want my makeup tattooed on and that's it. I'd be completely happy wearing this kind of clothes, hair & tattooed makeup! Goals! ❣️
0:58 dude! I’ve shaved my head more than I bc e because of this. Also every time I get my period my body is so uncomfortable I have the impulse to cut my hair off. BUT I’ve been fighting the compulsion for 2 years and my hair is longer than it’s ever been and I love it!!! So grateful to my past self for forbidding cutting my hair again 😂❤ love you Elyse !
I loved that clock story very much 🖤 I cried at the end for sure, your way of creating a world is so beautiful and I can't wait to read more of your words, Good Maker
I loved that story, Elyse! You got all that from a picture, just amazing. Love, love, love it. Let me know about this book you'll be publishing next year! I love the way you write. Also, I am glad you never let that guy stop you from writing whatever you desired writing even if there was a decade pause. ❤ I've been wanting to write a book, my parents and a close friend have been encouraging me to over time because I have so much life experience. I never thought so, but I might do what my friend suggests and brainstorm on paper first as I'm a visual person and see where it takes me.
“You have to be so careful about who you share your excitement with and who you share your dreams with because you could say it to the wrong person…” I felt that deep in my soul Elyse 😭 Thank you for sharing just yourself with us girl. Your humor, your wisdom, your brilliance. Just thank you. 🩵
Yes, all of this ^^^^^^^^^
I’m still working on this! It’s really hard when you’re someone that is prone to oversharing but I’m trying to apply more filters when it comes to big dreams!
@@elyse_myersI don’t really believe in oversharing, only unprepared reactions. We should all be able to be our authentic selves at all times (as long as we’re being kind) without worrying about someone’s triggered reaction. This means being able to freely speak (kindly) as well. A secure person won’t take the shared info as a threat. Everyone’s responsible for their own emotions. There are lots and LOTS of people who love everything you share. 🤘 Stay open!
Yes!!!!
@@JaymMetzger well said!!
ok but can we talk about how FANTASTIC OF A WRITER ELYSE IS????? thank you for sharing your excitement with us - I can’t wait to read even more of it 😊
Thank you so much!!! 🥹❤️
She shares "a short story" but wouldn't it make an amazing kids book??
"I want to enjoy outside without being outside" is always how I feel
Elyse, my dad passed away a month ago and your clock story brought tears to my eyes and a little bit of grief and peace to my heart. I’m so glad you shared it with us. ❤
😭❤️ I’m so so so sorry for your loss Linsey. I’m so grateful the story resonated with you!
We ALL hate Tamlin! Welcome to the club Elyse! SOOOO happy you’ve read ACOMAF & that you GET IT NOW GIRL! ❤😂
Absolutely passed away when that edit note popped up 😂
I’ve been waiting for this vlog!! lol
Love the Woobles collab and "you are a good maker." I don't think that's going to run through my head quite as often as "you are not in danger. You are not going into battle. You are crocheting" but it's a close second.
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I found out at 67 that I have ADHD. I also found your tutorial of the retro daisy. I've made 5 retro daisy " anxiety blankets" where the anxiety is my own. Thank you sweetheart , thankyou❤❤❤
Oh this is so amazing!!!! I’m so glad you were able to make something and have fun doing it!!! ❤❤❤
"I want to enjoy outside without being outside." I have never identified more with a statement.
Elyse, I just want to say thank you. Having a video from you feels like a tiny gift for me as a busy, tired mom. I wait until my kid is asleep to cozy up on the couch and watch your videos. I love seeing how your mind works, how you build worlds and imagine stories. As a very analytical engineer, my mind doesn’t work that way, and I love that. I love how different the human mind can be. Thank you for the snippets of a world that isn’t mine. Elyse, keep going. The world doesn’t deserve you, but it needs you. ❤
Are you me? The only difference is I’m curled up in bed, and only because my leg is hurting.
Yes! I also watch Elyse when my baby naps (on me 😅) and it’s my favourite part of the week ❤
I deeply resonate with the bit about being careful or mindful about who you share your dreams with. Some people intentionally and, often times, unintentionally can discourage you from them. I’ve learned that over the last 2 years. Not everything needs to be shared.
I struggle with this so much and even though my head knows it, my instinct is to over share with anyone that will listen because I trust people without any forethought. I’m still working on this and it’s so difficult!
@@elyse_myersIt is! I’ve gotten a little better but its still a struggle.
Crochet also saved my life! I was in a deep depression and couldn't find joy in anything, let alone be any good at things I used to do. Crochet was the one hobby that pulled me back to reality.
Yes!!!! 😭❤️
Hobbies that occupy your mind and hands are perfect!
@jackielowrey3032 That's what all of my hobbies are, but crochet was the one that clicked my brain back on. I physically couldn't do any of the others for some reason. I even had a hard time with crochet at first. I couldn't remember how to do the simplest stitches.
@ShinyNickelBlades This hits me on a deep level. I have been going through a really hard time, and reading and crocheting has pulled me out of the dark.
@@phoebeweiler1994 Hang in there and stick with it. I'm glad it's helping. ❤️
Thank you for helping me be mentally okay when I'm really not feeling okay ❤️
I’m so honored I can do this for you! 😭😭
@elyse_myers you do so much for me and millions of others just by being you ❤️ thank you
Yesss💙💙
Elyse, you are an extraordinary storyteller. Thank you for sharing your stories. I'm excited about all of your books to come.
You are so inspiring. Truly. I stopped writing for similar reasons, and now my motto is “let’s make it happen!” YOU are a good maker. You bring such positivity, authenticity, and inspiration to literally thousands of people.
16:17 Years ago I wanted to be a life coach and I met with a coach to see if he thought I’d be good at it. Before I left that day he said, “you’re a great life coach”. Don’t underestimate the power of your words. That carried me for years.
Elyse, this video quite literally felt like the inside of my brain so much so that it was almost scary 😂 from the ACOTAR reactions to the sensory haircut to what crochet means to you…I know we are internet strangers, but I’ve never felt as seen and understood as I do when I watch your videos ❤️ btw I LOOOOVED THE CLIQUE SERIES!
Can you love somebody you’ve never met? Your light, your spirit, your essence fills a part of my soul that rarely get spoken to. Thanks for being a friend! Can’t wait to learn to crochet- will be ordering chili immediately! 🩷
Such a perfect short story, Elyse…your words deserve to be heard!❤
I write. I've written all my life. Got some short stories published and got paid for them. Got some poems published in anthologies. I have a whole chapbook ready to go to a contest and it's due by Jan 7. And I just can't. It's too scary to put myself out there again. Sometime, I don't know when, I lost my voice. The one I use to create with words. I barely open google docs anymore. It's like i don't even want to look. So I'm really proud of you actually finishing a book and being excited about publishing it, and starting a whole nother book! You always arrive on my YT just when I need to hear whatever it is you are going to say.
Someone, somewhere needs to read what you write. Your feelings are valid. Your thoughts are valuable. You have something important to say. Is it important to you? Or to me? The answer is yes, to both.
Thank you for sharing this much, so far. I appreciate these sentiments *SO MUCH* and relate on many levels.
Cheers! 😊
Please write a book!! No fear!!
Just go for it. 🤍🌻
Thank you so much for sharing the story you wrote. Your smiling face when you finished reading… radiant. 😊
i love this woman so goddamn much omg thank you for posting and giving me something worth while
Thank you for taking the time to share your story, The Timekeepers Clock, with us! 💕
It’s such a joy to see you feeling proud of your creations 😊
That story was sooo good! You wove such a wonderful picture of the two clocks and the time they kept. I love the sound of your voice as you read to me. I could listen to so many stories in your voice .. thank you Elise 💗
I just want to say thank you for being so authentic, even when the internet is a scary place to be authentic. I just picked back up knitting for the first time in years, and I'm pretty sure it's because I discovered your channel and started watching your videos while out sick from work! It's not going to be anything fancy, just a simple rib knit hat with chunky yarn, but it should still be cute and just making it is cheering me up. There's no pressure for me to make it perfect, and I think that's beautiful in and of itself. I've always wanted to just do things for the joy of doing them, but I always feel so pressured for it to be perfect, or else I feel like it was a waste of supplies and therefore money. I feel like life has been so hard this last decade, and I feel like I lost a lot of myself during that time, and now I've been trying unmask and find myself and do more of what brings me joy, because what other purpose were we put here for? Seriously, thank you for putting yourself out there to be discovered by others who can relate to you. I know plenty of other people have said this, but you are such a beautiful human being! Much love from northern California
I am 65 a first time crocheter! Keeps me busy and saved my retired life. Thx so much for the collab with woobles. I saw your animal and got it immediately. Love you Elise! Keep doing good things.❤
I am so excited for a new vlog! The story was so beautiful. I had to keep pausing to think about it. Also, I literally squealed when I saw your collab with Woobles. I can't wait for my kit to come in. Thank you for being a great maker, Elyse. Your art matters.
THANK YOU so much!!! 😭❤️
I love the "You are a good maker" message. Congrats on your collab with Woobles!
O.M.G. 27:02 GIRL!!! Please, please, please I'm begging you...make that little Timekeeper story "egg" into a book, then a series. Oh please, oh please, oh please!!! You sucked me into that world and left me there...I have questions, so many questions. It is so damn good my dear. It begs to be more. I'M begging for it to be more. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I loved the timekeeper story!!! Elyse, you are so very talented and so wonderful. I am blessed to have found you and your videos! Congrats on Chili and your "you are a great maker" hook!! Well, deserved acknowledgement!❤❤
I want to be Elyse Myers when I grow up. Sometimes after watching your videos it's like walking out of the movie theater when you were younger after seeing a movie and being like "I guess this is my personality now." Except this isn't a great time for that to be happening to me because I'm editing my next youtube video and (again) having an entire identity crisis... so I guess I'm changing my whole niche now. haha. No. But seriously, it's really beautiful to see how you move in the world and with your creativity, always a reminder of being true to yourself and building a life with you and your authenticity in the centre. Wow.
I wasn’t going to buy any more Woobles kits for awhile UNTIL your collab came out and I was immediately like, Add to cart.” ❤ I can’t wait to crochet him!
I realized my panic haircuts were sensory related, and I was just not paying attention to how much it bothered me to be weighted down by long hair.
This is so accurate 100% yes. Like the overstimulation of going through a hard time + feeling hair on my neck was all together way too much
My currently touches me all the time and I hate it.
This is why, when my hair is long, it's always always always pulled back in either a braid or a ponytail.
Just did my panic haircut this week... Due to heat, high humidity, too fat for my favourite pants, heavy hair bun headaches....laaargggh 😮🤯 so basically waist length to shoulder length, followed by hmmmm should i shave my head 😮🤔🧐🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🇦🇺🙃
That's part of the reason I decided to try a complete buzz cut 4 years ago. I can't ever imagine going back to my long hair, because it looks way better (on my head) and because it's soooooooooo comfy and easy and it's a built in stimming toy to rub over a freshly buzzed head
Elyse, you are a gift to the universe, I don't know you personally but then again I feel as if I don't have to to know that you're my favorite person. Your short story was fantastic, and I LOVED hearing you read it. Listening to you, I thought how amazing it would be for you to narrate other stories/books. Your voice is so soothing and emotionally beautiful. Your existence makes the world a better place, and your videos make my mind a better place. I've dabbled with crochet and I really want to love it, it's just hard starting as a beginner and I don't want it to be another ADHD task that I begin and quit. Im going to go purchase Chilly The Frog when I can financially (I hope it's not gone by then!), and he will sit on my desk and remind me of one of my favorite things you've ever said, "Take up space, and be proud of the space that you are taking up, because its really important space and I'm going to need you to stay there and take it up, just as largely as you can. You matter." Hearing you say that in my mind has gotten me through so many dark moments and you'll never know what that means to me. You're a beautiful human, Elyse. From the bottom of my heart, thank you💜🐸
I’m pretty sure I’m getting your Wooble for Christmas and I have every intention of putting the bag in a special
Place. You are the reason I started to crochet and it’s changed my mental health. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I am SO honored to have been a part of your journey, thank you! 😭❤️
Omgosh, the emobossing stamp from Jonas! How thoughful and sweet. I love how excited you are about it. ❤
Okay, first, why do I tear up every time I watch one of your videos? Second, I love crochet, too, and I have to have your hook. Third, Nebraska's trash cans are just wrong! I'm from Orange County, CA, and our cans are: blue=recycling, green=yard waste, brown=trash. Omaha, get it together! 😂
You’re so radiant and contagiously joyful! I know we all have rough not radiant not joyful days, including you of course, but I just can’t help but get swept up in your joy and excitement in this video. Thank you for being unapologetically and transparently you…on the best and not best days. You’re SO loved!!!
"You have to be so careful who you share your excitement with, and who you share your dreams with.."💯
I cannot explain why or how, but your story hit me so profoundly that it is hard to put into words. Thank you for sharing; you are an excellent storyteller. I cannot wait to read your first book and those future fiction stories you must tell. I have re-listened to that section of the video several times now. I will be processing your story for a long time. Truly, thank you.
I love that Elyse can tell right away instead falling in love with Tamlin. Love her for this. A sweet pure bean. ❤
The sweetest of all the beans 🥰
Loved it! You’re a fantastic writer/author!
Listening to you talk about crochet is how I feel about knitting. It pulled me out of a horrific battle with ppd/ppa. I have a knitting related semicolon tattoo. The top dot is a ball of yarn, and the comma is the knitting.
I love your content so much. I feel so much less alone in the world knowing that there are people like me out there. ❤
That sounds like the coolest tattoo ever! I'm glad knitting has helped you so much. I recently got back into knitting and it's helping a lot with my seasonal depression.
@christa4098 that's wonderful that knitting is helping you too! Sending love to you!
What a beautiful short story! I am also looking forward to ordering your new crochet kit. I just started crocheting a few months ago and your kit looks like just what I need to continue my crochet quest. You remind me of me when I was younger. "Oh the places you will go!"
Thank you Elyse ❤️ I love writing and creating a story someone can disappear into...creating characters people want to know more about. Every time I jump back into a story I'm working on, I doubt myself. Hearing you talk about writing reminds me, I can and should do it!
Immediately ordered Chilly for my 15yo daughter who is just learning to crochet and struggling, but she loves Elyse’ content and I want her to have the hook with those words! So good. 🐸
I loved your story, Elyse! And I love my Chilly the Frog! He came last week ❤️ When your books are published, you've got to narrate the audio versions 😊
AHHHHH!!!!!! Omg I hope you love Chilly!!!! And I will definitely narrate it!! I’m so excited for that process!
I bought 4 Woobles Chilly kits, for me and my 3 young adult daughters as Christmas presents! will be so fun to bond over a new crafty obsession together! Thanks Elyse!
Very cool that you got a crochet collab! Shame it had to be woobles but I’m happy for you all the same.
Why’s it a shame? Not judging just asking.
what an endearing video and to top it off such a sweet short story!! thank you Elyse, time spent with you is time well spent. ❤
You are SO very talented! Thank you so much for being very venerable and sharing your writing with us. I loved your short story. If that is any indication of what is to come then I cannot wait!!!❤❤❤
Beautiful story - your love of it and pride in it is justified.
Thank you for sharing your joy and this lovely story. It was the perfect bed time story to send me off to sleep
Glad I stayed alive to witness this UA-cam video. Grateful you shared your good news, life savers, creative writing that is you ... and it was a beautiful day this afternoon outside. I passed through it in my fluffy pajamas and enjoyed the snow on my sandled toes as my hair absorbed the sun and my face enjoyed the " being aliveness" as the breeze passed by me as I directed myself to the car to take my two daughters and myself home after eating my Christmas gift of love that was lunch at The Dragon restaurant in Ogden, Utah. I hope you hear the pages of my thoughts that appear in the words left out of this text. Thank you for being brave and living well. Your hair is looking beautiful. ❤😊
So glad you are here.
LOVED your short story! Beautiful to listen to, and a tragic, but wonderful resolution!! BRAVO!! ☮️❤️☀️🎄
Your short story about the clocks at the end was *beautiful!* 👏🤩
... And thank you for recommending The Lost Bookshop before too 💗 I also recommend The Lost Apothecary if you haven't read it already.
Your short story is wonderful. You are such a creative writer.
I learned to crochet with Woobles. I was making cat toys for my rescue kitty. I have since moved on to shawls, cardigans, beach cover-ups, and so much more. Crochet is very soothing for me. I live it so much. I may have to get your Wooble kit. 😊
Perks of being a wallflower is my absolute favorite!!!
Thank you for bringing so much light to my day🥹🥹
Your brain and mine are kinda twins! It says the same sort of things! Your hair comment - when i found out my husband was sleeping with my friend, i felt a need to shave my head! I didn't then, but have done so twice since we separated. I tried to raise money for Balding for Dollars and donated my hair to be made into wigs for kids with cancer. It became a powerful act for me and I'm aiming to do it again in April '25 (one of my daughters had cancer when she was 10 and she still has her wig from a generous donor xox). Crochet has save my life over and over! I struggle to get out of bed sometimes, but don't feel so guilty if I've made something whilst struggling! I loved your clock story. Thank you for being amazing xox
6:40 OMG.... If I had one of those I might go back to physical books.
Well, maybe not. The instant gratification of buying and reading a Nook Book is amazing.
Wow, Elyse! Congrats on your collab, I’m inspired to pick up crochet again, starting with your woobles pack! I really enjoyed the TIME KEEPER’s clocks. Wouldn’t that make a sweet children’s book perhaps? Thank you for sharing!
Awe yay!!! Just got home from work and I see this wonderfully relatable and hilarious content, soooo very happy. Love you Elyse thank you for this uplifting video 😂
Your short story blessed my heart.
Sheer poetry
Sitting here crocheting some Christmas gifts while I listen to you read. I really hope you'll share more writing with us because that was lovely.
When I was younger, I learned not to share my excitement at all from my family. It took me years into my marriage to realize you can and should share your excitement and enthusiasm for something. You just need that safe person ❤️ I still really struggle with that tho today
I'm sorry to hear your family couldn't provide you a safe space while growing up. It's great you found it in your partner instead :) I hope the joy of being able to share joy becomes more and more familiar to you, and wish you all the best! ❤
Beautifully written and read...what a story! There may be tears in my eyes and a story my heart. Thanks for sharing. And now I need a wooble.
👏👏👏👏👏 what a beautiful story! Keep up the awesomeness 👍 Thank you for the inspiration 💚 You are truly appreciated
I verbally cheered for you upon hearing about the novel-to-be!!! Thanks for being you and a parasocial friend to me and many others. And I loved your short story!
i am so incredibly excited to make my chilly the frog! my mom tried to teach me to crochet when i was younger but i couldnt get into it, said i didnt have the patience for it for years (started with granny squares) but my mom got us woobles kits to work on together (the fox, bear, bunny, and hedgehog) a couple months ago and ive been hooked (hah) ever since, making other little animals and christmas gifts. i needed something to do with my hands and it ended up being an amazing hobby that im in love with
What a great short story! keep writing!! Can't wait for your book 📙🙂😊
That is a very beautiful story. You are full of wonderfulness!
18:47 crochet therapy 🧶❤ people ask me how I have time to crochet while homeschooling all my kids. I say it’s my therapy and I neglect housework to have crochet peace when I need it.
19:48 amazingly well done Elyse. And you change all of our lives in the best way❤
Loved that clocked story! And I got goosebumps from that letter you received.❤️
Elyse, this story was inspired and written incredible. Never stop being a maker!❤
Omg! I loved your story so much! I would surely buy it, read and re-read again and again if I could.
I wish I were a better writer so I could properly express how great a writer I think you are! You seem to be born for everything that you do. You are such an inspiration to many. Thank you so much!
I hope when your books become audio books, you are the reader ! Your voice is so calming to listen too
Friend, the whole thing about it the hair and not having a panic attack… I NEED this as a reel so I can send it to SO many girlies. We identify and agree.
So happy the vlog is BACK!
The way you talk about crocheting is how I feel about flower farming! It brought me back to life!
Yea thanks for making me cry holy shit, you need to publish that short story or make it like a sad adult children’s book or something! I loved it, amazing.
Elyse i’m cryin in the club about clocks 😭❤️ you are a good maker. and you are a good writer. you are good.
I feel I grow my hair as a protection due to insecurities and expectations and feel freed once I cut it and it's not weighing me down so much
I love to see you excited! And I love the story!
Thank you thank you!
THE CLIQUE SERIES!!! Absolutely changed my life.
Ummm whaaaat. That short story was so cool/amazing/heartwarming/emotional and I loved it! Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️
I enjoyed "all" you shared about books today and how those memories led to gems. I love your short story and having you read it out loud. Thank you. (I figured you were in all those layers because of the ice storm we had in Papillion yesterday! Going to get the mail was dangerous!)
Don't let anyone stop you from going for your dreams! I met a young, local author at a Christmas market last week and she wrote a trilogy before graduating high school and needless to say I bought them all to support her and I'm sure they'll be a great read. If you want it, go for it!
Also, dumb for the rubbish bins. We have black-rubbish, blue-recycling, green-yard waste/organics
The advice about sharing your excitement is YES! Elyse. I want that as a TED talk!!!!! 📣📣📣
And ohhhh the mental health journey of your making is exactly the point of making. I’m so happy you found Woobles!
I’m currently finishing up a crochet project for my mom while watching this. So touching to hear how crochet has helped you! I agree with what you said about giving my hands something to do, and something to make. And I’d also add it’s such a fun way to bless friends with gifts as well!
My son asked for the Woobles penguin for his 10th birthday the other day and then he started it on his own and haaaaated it hahaha! We’ll restart it and learn crocheting together.
I can’t believe you’re collaborating with them, how fun.
I need to start writing again. I loved your short story!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! It is making me even more excited for your book to come out and the fiction ones in the future!!
I've been crocheting for a couple years but only small stuff like blankets and beanies, I've tried little animals but have a hard time. I've seen those woobles, but now i have a reason to buy one! Thank you, I'm excited to give it another shot and have my own little Chilly!
Crochet saved my life as well. PPA and PPD went untreated and was full blown depression and anxiety. Crochet pulled me out of it too. It pulled me out enough for me to finally get medical help. Still crochet every day
You ARE BEAUTIFUL, and you have amazing writing. You are an amazing writer. Loved your short story and can’t wait for your book to be released. Congratulations on your collab with Wobbles
I feel like I'm watching an educational video on neurodivergency and I'm kinda living for it. It's giving me good feels. Like i just want to jump into the video and say hi I'm J and my favourite mug has a cat on it 😅
You are the coolest, funniest, most talented person that I follow. I love how real you are. It’s inspiring. Thank you for sharing yourself with us ❤
I'm completely the opposite about wearing clothes. I only want to wear a T-shirt, panties & either shorts or sweat pants, preferably shorts with an elastic waist. I do want my hair short, the easiest to fix & still look somewhat nice. I don't want to have to put on makeup, I want my makeup tattooed on and that's it. I'd be completely happy wearing this kind of clothes, hair & tattooed makeup! Goals! ❣️
0:58 dude! I’ve shaved my head more than I bc e because of this. Also every time I get my period my body is so uncomfortable I have the impulse to cut my hair off. BUT I’ve been fighting the compulsion for 2 years and my hair is longer than it’s ever been and I love it!!! So grateful to my past self for forbidding cutting my hair again 😂❤ love you Elyse !
I loved that clock story very much 🖤 I cried at the end for sure, your way of creating a world is so beautiful and I can't wait to read more of your words, Good Maker
I loved that story, Elyse! You got all that from a picture, just amazing. Love, love, love it. Let me know about this book you'll be publishing next year! I love the way you write. Also, I am glad you never let that guy stop you from writing whatever you desired writing even if there was a decade pause. ❤ I've been wanting to write a book, my parents and a close friend have been encouraging me to over time because I have so much life experience. I never thought so, but I might do what my friend suggests and brainstorm on paper first as I'm a visual person and see where it takes me.