@@billyalarie929Not ridiculous at all. I'm not vegetarian but I do really hate handling or even seeing raw meat. I usually end up getting my husband to deal with that aspect of cooking. I appreciated being spared the momentary disgust.
PLEASE make merch that says “everything is great and I’m really nervous about it”! And I definitely feel the 95%/5% thing too. So glad it’s not just me!
"Feeding the wild card in productive ways" is a concept I absolutely needed thrown my way today, thank you. Seeing that you've uploaded a video always makes me so happy - I consider them micro-escapes to a place where I feel utterly seen, and they serve as a reminder that us human beings are so much more similar than we know. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us.
Jonas has helped me learn how to feed the 5% of my personality that wants to destroy me if left unchecked and, honestly, having a partner that helps me do that in a healthy way is so helpful. I used to let that part of me become the majority of me and it’s why I’ve run away from home so many times and loved so many places. Learning how to stay and still feel like I get to celebrate that 5% instead of resent it has done SO MUCH for my life!
Elyse, I was rewatching some of your older shorts and its SO COOL to see how much of your besutiful personality gets expresssed in your long form content. Like, the shorts were comedy gold but the long form is so deep and meaningful and vulnerable and relatable. Thanks for sharing the multi dimensional wonder of You with us. ❤
Hi, I'm an American who lives in Scotland now. I was born and lived in Tennessee for 30 years before moving here. I think one of the biggest differences that has brought less anxiety to my life is that every town and city here is set up for pedestrians. I've discovered that my most basic human instinct is to just walk out my door and go for a walk completely unnoticed because it's what lots of folks are doing. (I love seeing people just walking around. It always makes me think how great and unique we all are and makes me smile) Most towns and cities in the States are set up for cars alone. Having visited Tennessee recently for the first time in 5 years it brought my anxiety roaring back. Just the fact that I couldn't go anywhere under my own steam made me feel stuck and panicked even though I can drive and had a car. There is nothing better than just going for a wander, no driving needed. It changes my mood for the better every time 😊
1000000000% I can’t relate to this any more than I already do! For the three years I lived in Australia, in a tiny suburb right outside the city, I walked EVERYWHERE. For three years I was unmedicated and felt more mentally healthy than I had in a long time. I miss living somewhere walkable SO BADLY.
“Everything is going great and I’m nervous about it” is 100% me and you talking about Groundhog Day and the 5% of your self..omg I have been feeling like all of that lately! Including the running and the bra!! Thank you for the content. I was drawn to this video this morning and it was exactly what I needed. I needed to know I am not alone and my feelings are not absurd.
Elyse, you are the most publicly human human that I know of, and we are different in many ways, and yet I relate to almost everything you say SO MUCH. I guess I am trying to say: thank you for being you. You encourage me to believe that I can also be my full authentic self in public.
Hey Elyse, I've followed that pattern. I don't remember if it explained how to connect them, but I can explain what I did. I double crochet as normal starting from the long piece through the inside curve. Starting on the next stitch (after finishing the inside curve) do a double crochet, but before the last yo pull-through put your hook through the top of the above row. In crochet terms: yo, put hook through st, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops, put hook into corresponding stitch above, yo, pull through stitch and last 2 loops. Alternatively, you could do the double crochet by itself and then just slip stitch in the corresponding DC. They both make a small braid that sticks out on one side, but to me it's worth it to not have to go back and sew it together. Hope this helps! Your blanket is looking amazing!
Elyse, if you had a group on Goodreads, I would totally join. I think it would be really awesome to share the reading experience with you. Like a book club of the coolest people. Something to think about!
I’m gonna reach out to Goodreads and other platforms like it to figure out the best way to do this. I’ve been playing around with the idea of a Patreon book club just to keep everyone all in one place and keep it intentional! I’ve been trying to figure it out so SOMETHING of the sort is coming!
Pilot G2 Girlies unite! I have every color I could find, refill packs for all of them. It's all about the feel of the writing, and if you put your head down right next to it, just watching the ink flow out and make words.
Yes! I got one as a promotional item at a conference about 10 years ago and I've been buying refills for it ever since. I don't know what I would do without my G2 pen
Yes! They are my favorite pen too 🥰 I recently got the refills for a different type of pen I have from Pengems. It’s so much heavier😅 so now I know another thing I like about the actual pen. How lightweight it is!
I used to write with ALL THE COLORS in college and it was a very strategic note taking system I perfected over the course of many distracted years in high school 😂
Me and Jonas like to say “sweaty” and “sweatheart” instead of “sweetie” and “sweetheart” because we worked with a lot of high schoolers when we first started dating and seeing them text/write while spelling things wrong always made us laugh. This kid kept calling his girlfriend “sweatheart” via text and in the captions of his posts for months before Jonas finally told him he was spelling it wrong. 😂
This will probably not make sense, but you and your content validate everything about me and my life. Thank you for helping me feel more seen, less chaotic, and all of the things in between.
This makes total sense! I have a couple comfort UA-camrs that make me feel like i’m gonna be alright every time they upload something. So the fact that I might be able to to that for someone else makes me so happy 🥹
"So many things that I wanna do that I just kind of want to do none of them" REALEST OF REALS. I love you so much and although I am low-key terrorized by the amount of Big Lights being on in this video it shall never lessen my gratitude for your internet presence xoxoxo
I almost cut that out because I literally started crying SOOOO HARD while filming and I thought “this is *not* worth crying about Elyse you are absolutely going to cut that out.” And then I kept it in just in case anyone else felt that way, even one person! And HERE YOU ARE!
@@elyse_myers yes, I’M HERE!! 🙋🏻♀️ I’ve always felt that way about cities, as an introvert and creative it’s nice to be surrounded by the energy and possibilities. I don’t live in a city either so whenever I do spend time in one I have a mini existential crisis like “oh no, is this where I’m supposed to be?!” 😅 still trying to figure out how to fulfill that part of myself because moving to a city doesn’t logistically fit into my life right now. ANYWAYS thank you for being genuine and sharing 🤍 you always make me feel less alone!
That 95/5% split is so relatable. I have ADHD (and possibly autism) and l totally understand that five percent wild card. Plus that “I have a ton to do and I don’t want to do any of it” is me. 100%.
There is a link between hypermobility and being neurodivergent. Congratulations on 1 million. Thanks for being vulnerable, real and sharing the gift of you with us. You're a joy 💛 Loved your show and tell ☺️
Hypermobile is a WHOLE thing!! I recently learned that I am hypermobile and it helps link A LOT of the weird things that I have experienced medically. Not a good time! LOL I love where you verbalize all your requirements for your journals. I feel the same way about many things in life. I have a lot of notebooks and use them randomly and can't find the one I want when I need it, but always want to have one with me, because that is when I need to write something down. lol
I recently learnt about this from a friend of mine. I was like ooh that sounds like a fun thing and she said actually it's caused all kinds of issues for her
@@snoozyq9576 I always thought being flexible was a unique quality. Turns out it can lead to lots of other issues. I'm in a lot better 'shape' than many I read on Reddit. I don't have the symptoms many have. But in recent years, I have felt as if a hip or knee may dislocate (which is an issue hypermobile folks can have), having provided floor issues and lower back ones too.
Hi, Elyse! I’m sure you won’t see this, but I just felt I needed to tell you that I had a job interview this morning that I have been absolutely terrified for! I binged your videos over the weekend to help distract me from the anxiety and nerves, and seeing you persevere through your anxieties and fears really really helped and inspired me. I walked into that interview and reminded myself of something I’ve heard you say before.. “Just do it scared” and I did! And guess what!? I got the job!!!! So basically, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing with us the way that you do about the things you struggle with. I felt much less alone this weekend because of it and it helped give me the confidence to nail the interview! So keep going, you’re doing great things!!
Elyse Myers shields vegetarians, vegans and modest chickens at 7:15. 🤦♀️ That gold play ▶️ is SO well deserved! Pixelating is genuinely nice, but also very funny.😊 p.s. I just caught the extra “i” and missing “s” in Elyse. Sorry about that, Elyse.
@@stephenie44tbh it was more because it felt funny than anything else but I have such BIZARRE sensory issues that I’m sensitive to what might be a sensory issue for other people and it just felt right. And also somehow felt much funnier than it had any business feeling 😂
I've been having a similar anxiety period because things are actually going well, and I've achieved a few goals that I was thinking would take longer. It's been so weird to intellectually know that absolutely nothing is wrong while I'm in the midst of the worst anxiety I've had in ages, all because life is good. Thank you so much for sharing how you feel in a raw and beautiful way; it's so nice to know I'm not alone.
Followed later by immediately jumping up and leaving the room, still narrating, to show off perfect journals instead of displaying your own…only to forget and demo with your own. Maybe the most seen I could possibly feel.
SUPER normal! I feel that too.. delayed adolescence (for those of us that grow up too fast) is a real thing! It's smart to "feed" that part in small ways so it doesn't take over. (I actually *DID* shave my head at 37 because I didn't want to regret *not* doing it. Some things are gone, can't be recovered, only grieved. But if I can feel freer and more alive, without blowing up my actual life, it might be worth exploring)
@@vlong7112 I dyed my hair for years. Right before the COVID shutdown I got a buzz cut so my grey, silver, white hair could grow naturally. I’m so happy I made that decision it’s saved me a lot of money.
Its my birthday soon and Im going out tonight for that reason and I just wanted to let you know how much comfort your realness brings me. I feel bad and I feel bad for feeling bad bc I know everyone else wants me to have a good time and I want to have a good time. And I appreciate you cultivating this space where all of this isn't weird.
Omg my birthday is my least favorite day of the year simply because I feel SO MUCH PRESSURE to be happy and enjoy it but like honestly what I would enjoy more than anything is to be ignored and also for people to pretend like it isn’t my birthday so the day is normal but just like…a very successful NORMAL day. That is my bday wish every year and the more I allow people close to me to get to know me without making, the closer my birthday gets to being the dream birthday every year. YOU ARE TOTALLY ALLOWED TO FEEL ALL THESE THINGS. proud of you for celebrating and proud of you for recognizing that maybe you have absolutely no idea how to celebrate it. 😂🎉
@@elyse_myersthank you for putting in to words how I feel about my birthday! I genuinely love celebrating my people and making them feel seen and loved and celebrated all of the days, but especially on their birthday. And then there’s my day of birth…..I absolutely hate that day and get in to a cycle of judging myself for how down my soul feels on that day when rationally I know that all of my feels are valid and it’s truly okay to feel all the feels. Man, our brains send us tricky messages for us to decipher, but it’s sure nice having you and your community to help us decipher our brains and feels together ❤
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet - but addressing the really large crochet shirt thing, as a fellow crafter I have found that (especially more recently) there has been an attempt by pattern creators to be more size inclusive than "off the rack" clothing so while often the biggest size in a store will be an oversized fit on you (unfortunate what this says about traditional sizing), the biggest size in a pattern will often be larger than the bigger store sizes! For an easy "just remember one number" trick I'd measure the bust measurement on a shirt you have that you like the fit of and just find the size on a pattern that matches that number every time (most patterns for tops will use this number for sizing)! Not sure if that makes sense, but wanted to help!
I’ve never cared so much an out strangers bookshelves than when I tried to organize my own. I’ve watched an embarrassing amount of UA-cam videos on how people organize their books. 😂
Laughed, laughing, and still laughing. You are real, raw and right on. I loved this video so much, that I am going to watch it again. Keep going, you are amazing
Your crochet philosophy is how I quilt. Did we have a plan? Generally but then we thought their plan was stupid and we went rogue and now we’re here and whatcha gonna do? 😆 I don’t know but we figure it out!
This is one of my favorite videos of hers! It’s just so random and uninhibited, sincere and funny, and the editing really brought all of that out. It’s giving off slightly hypo-manic vibes and I am so here for it. 😂
6:00 - Re: the splits, I was about to comment about hypermobility and then you mentioned it. Definitely look into it if you haven’t - it’s not uncommon for neurodivergent people to also be some degree of hypermobile.
Everything about this is amazing! Congratulations!! Omg the splits! 😂 I was a gymnast and we all worked so hard to get splits even that good!! You have a great skill!
Thank you (genuinely) for the pen recommendation. As a fellow neurodivergent, I also have strong opinions about pens, and Pilot G2 is one of my go-to options so I know you can be trusted. Frixion pens are also excellent if you need semi-erasable.
Thank you, as always, for taking us along on this ride. Librarianship, therapy, and show and tell! I am a former librarian (once a librarian, always a librarian? tbd.). Spine-labeling the series in our library was one of THE most rewarding projects. Sometimes super annoying though: some books are crossovers and belong in two different series! Delightful for the reader, but where do you shelve it? The librarian in me cringes so hard though at you taking books into the sauna. …deep breaths… Last thing, I also sometimes feel like I have a split personality, with one portion loving my cozy house in a small town, and the other wanting to get sleeve tattoos and convert a bus and live as vagabonds. I don’t think it’s just us.
Yeah super relevant to be aware of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome as a possibility, awareness and personal practices of prevention such as not stretching too much [wasn’t trying to alliterate, it just happened] can be key. Most MDs are clueless about it so it requires independent research. Much love to all. ✌️
Oh my gosh congrats on 1 million! Your videos have been such a comfort to my anxious neurodivergent self, and I’m glad so many people have felt the same way through finding your channel. I wish you all the best, and it’s been so cool to see your journey through making this channel and working on your book, that’s just so insanely amazing.
I have seen a lot of relatable content on UA-cam, but your videos are by far the most relatable shit I've ever seen in my life (not to be weird). The f*cking distress over series book orders and the rainbow stickers as a solution that seems like a fantastic idea until you sit there for 20 minutes wondering if this is *actually* the best way to do it or if you're just effing it up more. Gurl.
Congratulations to over 1 million subscribers!! It was fun to watch your bookshelves getting organized. I use post it notes when I organize my books, too.
7:48 My husband had shoulder surgery many maybe like 6 years ago now. His scar looked much like yours at the beginning but now I can barely notice it. It will look much better after a while.
In you explaining yourself to us you somehow explain me to me too. I’m soooo grateful for that. That 5% radical thing was so true for me that my jaw was on the floor.
When you talk about your New York trip, I get it. I love where I live. I love my solitude. But when I travel, I feel like I still have one foot in the place I just left for a while after I come back. Travel me is more adventurous and willing to talk to random strangers. And I miss her when I’m home and too scared to talk to people. Plus exploring, eating whatever I want, and having lots of fun and no chores. That’s way more fun than regular life
Congrats on 1 million! As for the blanket, maybe slip stitch the middle together or crochet them together with a single crochet? I’m pretty new at crochet but I think that might work? ❤ I can’t wait to see it complete
Okay…I really am blown away that you literally described how it feels when you love a book so much and not wanting it to end. Cannot tell you how many books I’ve left in the ether because then they live in the most perfect place in my brain. Is this too much? Anyway, congrats on the mil!
Just started watching but I can relate to the title. When things are going well I always think “when is this all going to crash and burn all around me?” Because Lord knows it can and it has 😬
I relate to this so much! And I know it probably won't make sense, but even though you're just sitting and talking to me (which is great I love it!) you make me feel so motivated and to get my life together, because I want to get to where you currently are in life. Not in a pressure way, but I feel like our anxiety is pretty similar, at least from what you show on the Internet, and it feels so crippling and I let that control me and I just want to get to where you are that you do things. I have to remind myself that it's okay to do somethings, I don't have to do everything and the things that I do do don't have to be perfect. I don't know why I dumped this here, but basically thank you. Thanks for sharing little glimpses inside your brain
So i haven't made the lesbian bacon blanket? But I've veen crocheting for like 25 years and if the directions don't say how to join the strips, just wing it! I would personally either mattress stitch or whip stitch it together. But re-read the pattern because there's a good chance you just missed it ❤ I'm so proud of you for always being so authentic and real. Congratulations on A MILLION SUBS WHAAAAT those play buttons look great together!
Congratulations on 1 million 🎉 Your bacon blanket will attach using single crochet stitch. Also, I love your journals and said OOOOOoooo new perfect journals… then I remembered I have over 20 😂
PLEASE make the shirt that says “everything’s going great and I’m really nervous about it” I’d buy it in a heartbeat! Also reminds me of the song lyrics in Nervous by X Ambassadors
You are my neurodivergent spirit animal and I am so grateful that you exist.
Same. Thank you for putting words to the feeling I had after watching the video. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I’m so happy to be here with you! 😂♥️
AGREED!!! 💜🥰🫂 WORDED PERFECTLY!!!
That makes two of us! I couldn’t have said it any better :)
This is so beautifully said and true
I sometimes can’t believe other people like this exist along with me
I’d buy that shirt! “Everythings going great..I’m really nervous about it!”
Me too!!!
But, in all color.options so I don't have to worry I picked the wrong color lol
100% 🎉
Does Elyse currently have any merch? I’ve tried looking with no luck of an official merch shop!
Or a die-cut sticker!
"that HAS to be good enough" is highly relatable OCD content.
I have never related more to the "95% me vs 5% me" part 😊😊😊❤❤❤
When she said “I want to go live down by the river and also get a full sleeve tattoo” I said yes exactly! 😂
Truly! Let me dye my hair purple and run away to Italy tomorrow. Or... don't want to move from my comfy couch. There is no in between.
Agreed
Same😂😂🎉🎉
@@kateeblizzard7297so meee!! Oh my god 😮😮😅😅
I absolutely adore you for blurring the raw chicken.
Is it ridiculous to ask why this was important?
@@billyalarie929for me as a lifelong vegetarian, seeing meat is not fun especially when it still looks like the animal it used to be
@@billyalarie929Not ridiculous at all. I'm not vegetarian but I do really hate handling or even seeing raw meat. I usually end up getting my husband to deal with that aspect of cooking. I appreciated being spared the momentary disgust.
@@stellyz397 Same!!
I came to the comments to say the same 😂
PLEASE make merch that says “everything is great and I’m really nervous about it”! And I definitely feel the 95%/5% thing too. So glad it’s not just me!
YESSSSSS
"Feeding the wild card in productive ways" is a concept I absolutely needed thrown my way today, thank you. Seeing that you've uploaded a video always makes me so happy - I consider them micro-escapes to a place where I feel utterly seen, and they serve as a reminder that us human beings are so much more similar than we know. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us.
Jonas has helped me learn how to feed the 5% of my personality that wants to destroy me if left unchecked and, honestly, having a partner that helps me do that in a healthy way is so helpful. I used to let that part of me become the majority of me and it’s why I’ve run away from home so many times and loved so many places. Learning how to stay and still feel like I get to celebrate that 5% instead of resent it has done SO MUCH for my life!
As a librarian, the repeating of the alphabet to help order the books was so real. I do that more times in a day than anything else 😆
There’s a reason a lot of librarians are getting alphabet tattoos in an easily accessible location! 😁
Popping into the splits no stretching in jeans is probably the most impressive thing I've ever seen!
Just in case I could and just never knew I could, I tried .... I cannot
@@LostEveryMarblesammmme 😅😅😅
CONGRATULATIONS on 1m!!! That is incredible, but deserved. Came for the comedy, stayed for YOU. 🧡
Thank you so much!!
Elyse, I was rewatching some of your older shorts and its SO COOL to see how much of your besutiful personality gets expresssed in your long form content. Like, the shorts were comedy gold but the long form is so deep and meaningful and vulnerable and relatable. Thanks for sharing the multi dimensional wonder of You with us. ❤
This is so kind thank you so much!!!! I love making long form because I love getting to show all of me to people online!! ♥️
@elyse_myers ahhh thank you for replying. You made my night!
“Be casual about it”
Me: Never heard of her😂
Hi, I'm an American who lives in Scotland now. I was born and lived in Tennessee for 30 years before moving here. I think one of the biggest differences that has brought less anxiety to my life is that every town and city here is set up for pedestrians. I've discovered that my most basic human instinct is to just walk out my door and go for a walk completely unnoticed because it's what lots of folks are doing. (I love seeing people just walking around. It always makes me think how great and unique we all are and makes me smile) Most towns and cities in the States are set up for cars alone. Having visited Tennessee recently for the first time in 5 years it brought my anxiety roaring back. Just the fact that I couldn't go anywhere under my own steam made me feel stuck and panicked even though I can drive and had a car. There is nothing better than just going for a wander, no driving needed. It changes my mood for the better every time 😊
Scotland sounds good. I accidentally moved to a very pedestrian and dog friendly town. I love Annapolis. Living my best life at 76.
1000000000% I can’t relate to this any more than I already do! For the three years I lived in Australia, in a tiny suburb right outside the city, I walked EVERYWHERE. For three years I was unmedicated and felt more mentally healthy than I had in a long time. I miss living somewhere walkable SO BADLY.
I knew an exceptionally wonderful woman from Tennessee and hanging out somewhere with her in a place like Scotland would be brilliant.
That was such a jennamarbles vibe:
"I would like to thank you... and I would also like to thank me"...
“Everything is going great and I’m nervous about it” is 100% me and you talking about Groundhog Day and the 5% of your self..omg I have been feeling like all of that lately! Including the running and the bra!! Thank you for the content. I was drawn to this video this morning and it was exactly what I needed. I needed to know I am not alone and my feelings are not absurd.
Elyse, you are the most publicly human human that I know of, and we are different in many ways, and yet I relate to almost everything you say SO MUCH. I guess I am trying to say: thank you for being you. You encourage me to believe that I can also be my full authentic self in public.
This is so kind oh my gosh!!! Thank you!! 🥹
Yes! Books in a series SHOULD automatically have the number on it!
Yes! Omg trying to decipher the order of jrr Martin's game of thrones books....forget it
I'd buy that shirt ''Everything is going great (I'm having anxiety about it)'' lololol
Me too @elyse_myers
Same. I’ve had that convo with both my current and previous therapists.
Hey Elyse, I've followed that pattern. I don't remember if it explained how to connect them, but I can explain what I did. I double crochet as normal starting from the long piece through the inside curve. Starting on the next stitch (after finishing the inside curve) do a double crochet, but before the last yo pull-through put your hook through the top of the above row. In crochet terms: yo, put hook through st, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops, put hook into corresponding stitch above, yo, pull through stitch and last 2 loops. Alternatively, you could do the double crochet by itself and then just slip stitch in the corresponding DC. They both make a small braid that sticks out on one side, but to me it's worth it to not have to go back and sew it together. Hope this helps! Your blanket is looking amazing!
Kind of like a slip stitch, yeah??
@@elyse_myers yes!
"Paper! That's a great point...." lovely and hilarious transition, you are the best Elyse! :)
Elyse, if you had a group on Goodreads, I would totally join. I think it would be really awesome to share the reading experience with you. Like a book club of the coolest people. Something to think about!
Same!!
I’m gonna reach out to Goodreads and other platforms like it to figure out the best way to do this. I’ve been playing around with the idea of a Patreon book club just to keep everyone all in one place and keep it intentional! I’ve been trying to figure it out so SOMETHING of the sort is coming!
Pilot G2 Girlies unite! I have every color I could find, refill packs for all of them. It's all about the feel of the writing, and if you put your head down right next to it, just watching the ink flow out and make words.
They are my fave too!
Yes! I got one as a promotional item at a conference about 10 years ago and I've been buying refills for it ever since. I don't know what I would do without my G2 pen
Yes! They are my favorite pen too 🥰 I recently got the refills for a different type of pen I have from Pengems. It’s so much heavier😅 so now I know another thing I like about the actual pen. How lightweight it is!
I used to write with ALL THE COLORS in college and it was a very strategic note taking system I perfected over the course of many distracted years in high school 😂
“You’re never gonna find that, sweatheart” took me OUT
Me and Jonas like to say “sweaty” and “sweatheart” instead of “sweetie” and “sweetheart” because we worked with a lot of high schoolers when we first started dating and seeing them text/write while spelling things wrong always made us laugh. This kid kept calling his girlfriend “sweatheart” via text and in the captions of his posts for months before Jonas finally told him he was spelling it wrong. 😂
@@elyse_myers stop that is so funny 😭 it just got absorbed into your lexicon lol
This will probably not make sense, but you and your content validate everything about me and my life. Thank you for helping me feel more seen, less chaotic, and all of the things in between.
This makes total sense! I have a couple comfort UA-camrs that make me feel like i’m gonna be alright every time they upload something. So the fact that I might be able to to that for someone else makes me so happy 🥹
@@elyse_myersMay I ask who those comfort UA-camrs are?Thank you.
"So many things that I wanna do that I just kind of want to do none of them" REALEST OF REALS.
I love you so much and although I am low-key terrorized by the amount of Big Lights being on in this video it shall never lessen my gratitude for your internet presence xoxoxo
I feel the same way about literally everything in this video - down to the papermate pens 😊
HERE WE ARE! TWINS 👯♀️
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Make A Video On How You Annotate!
Well you just described my EXACT journal needs. Purchasing right this minute
OKAY WE’RE THE SAME THEN 😂
I really feel what you said about cities feeding your soul in a special way
I almost cut that out because I literally started crying SOOOO HARD while filming and I thought “this is *not* worth crying about Elyse you are absolutely going to cut that out.” And then I kept it in just in case anyone else felt that way, even one person! And HERE YOU ARE!
@@elyse_myers yes, I’M HERE!! 🙋🏻♀️ I’ve always felt that way about cities, as an introvert and creative it’s nice to be surrounded by the energy and possibilities. I don’t live in a city either so whenever I do spend time in one I have a mini existential crisis like “oh no, is this where I’m supposed to be?!” 😅 still trying to figure out how to fulfill that part of myself because moving to a city doesn’t logistically fit into my life right now. ANYWAYS thank you for being genuine and sharing 🤍 you always make me feel less alone!
That 95/5% split is so relatable. I have ADHD (and possibly autism) and l totally understand that five percent wild card. Plus that “I have a ton to do and I don’t want to do any of it” is me. 100%.
''a part of my soul is being resuscitated'' I relate to that so deeply. Thank you for putting it into words 🫂
There is a link between hypermobility and being neurodivergent.
Congratulations on 1 million. Thanks for being vulnerable, real and sharing the gift of you with us. You're a joy 💛
Loved your show and tell ☺️
I love your videos so much. They feel so cozy and personal.
Congrats on 1 mil, Love!
Hypermobile is a WHOLE thing!! I recently learned that I am hypermobile and it helps link A LOT of the weird things that I have experienced medically. Not a good time! LOL
I love where you verbalize all your requirements for your journals. I feel the same way about many things in life. I have a lot of notebooks and use them randomly and can't find the one I want when I need it, but always want to have one with me, because that is when I need to write something down. lol
Be aware of EDS [Ehlers Danlos Syndrome] if you’re hypermobile. Can be a good thing to know about and make sure you don’t have, fwiw ✌️
I recently learnt about this from a friend of mine. I was like ooh that sounds like a fun thing and she said actually it's caused all kinds of issues for her
@@snoozyq9576 I always thought being flexible was a unique quality. Turns out it can lead to lots of other issues. I'm in a lot better 'shape' than many I read on Reddit. I don't have the symptoms many have. But in recent years, I have felt as if a hip or knee may dislocate (which is an issue hypermobile folks can have), having provided floor issues and lower back ones too.
Hi, Elyse! I’m sure you won’t see this, but I just felt I needed to tell you that I had a job interview this morning that I have been absolutely terrified for! I binged your videos over the weekend to help distract me from the anxiety and nerves, and seeing you persevere through your anxieties and fears really really helped and inspired me. I walked into that interview and reminded myself of something I’ve heard you say before.. “Just do it scared” and I did! And guess what!? I got the job!!!! So basically, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing with us the way that you do about the things you struggle with. I felt much less alone this weekend because of it and it helped give me the confidence to nail the interview! So keep going, you’re doing great things!!
Congrats,Denise!!
Elyse Myers shields vegetarians, vegans and modest chickens at 7:15. 🤦♀️ That gold play ▶️ is SO well deserved! Pixelating is genuinely nice, but also very funny.😊
p.s. I just caught the extra “i” and missing “s” in Elyse. Sorry about that, Elyse.
Such a thoughtful edit!
It was sincerely appreciated. Felt like a way to be purposefully kind.
Modest chickens? More like squeamish chickens. That's a fairly gruesome horror movie scene for a chicken.
@@JonBrase True!
@@stephenie44tbh it was more because it felt funny than anything else but I have such BIZARRE sensory issues that I’m sensitive to what might be a sensory issue for other people and it just felt right. And also somehow felt much funnier than it had any business feeling 😂
I've been having a similar anxiety period because things are actually going well, and I've achieved a few goals that I was thinking would take longer. It's been so weird to intellectually know that absolutely nothing is wrong while I'm in the midst of the worst anxiety I've had in ages, all because life is good. Thank you so much for sharing how you feel in a raw and beautiful way; it's so nice to know I'm not alone.
The “could I get scissors yes but that would require me to stand up” Was so real 😭😭
Followed later by immediately jumping up and leaving the room, still narrating, to show off perfect journals instead of displaying your own…only to forget and demo with your own.
Maybe the most seen I could possibly feel.
SUPER normal! I feel that too.. delayed adolescence (for those of us that grow up too fast) is a real thing! It's smart to "feed" that part in small ways so it doesn't take over.
(I actually *DID* shave my head at 37 because I didn't want to regret *not* doing it. Some things are gone, can't be recovered, only grieved. But if I can feel freer and more alive, without blowing up my actual life, it might be worth exploring)
@@vlong7112 I dyed my hair for years. Right before the COVID shutdown I got a buzz cut so my grey, silver, white hair could grow naturally. I’m so happy I made that decision it’s saved me a lot of money.
Its my birthday soon and Im going out tonight for that reason and I just wanted to let you know how much comfort your realness brings me. I feel bad and I feel bad for feeling bad bc I know everyone else wants me to have a good time and I want to have a good time. And I appreciate you cultivating this space where all of this isn't weird.
Omg my birthday is my least favorite day of the year simply because I feel SO MUCH PRESSURE to be happy and enjoy it but like honestly what I would enjoy more than anything is to be ignored and also for people to pretend like it isn’t my birthday so the day is normal but just like…a very successful NORMAL day. That is my bday wish every year and the more I allow people close to me to get to know me without making, the closer my birthday gets to being the dream birthday every year. YOU ARE TOTALLY ALLOWED TO FEEL ALL THESE THINGS. proud of you for celebrating and proud of you for recognizing that maybe you have absolutely no idea how to celebrate it. 😂🎉
@@elyse_myersthank you for putting in to words how I feel about my birthday! I genuinely love celebrating my people and making them feel seen and loved and celebrated all of the days, but especially on their birthday. And then there’s my day of birth…..I absolutely hate that day and get in to a cycle of judging myself for how down my soul feels on that day when rationally I know that all of my feels are valid and it’s truly okay to feel all the feels. Man, our brains send us tricky messages for us to decipher, but it’s sure nice having you and your community to help us decipher our brains and feels together ❤
@@elyse_myers A very successful normal day is exactly the vibes I hope for! 😅 Thank you for the encouraging words!!🥰
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet - but addressing the really large crochet shirt thing, as a fellow crafter I have found that (especially more recently) there has been an attempt by pattern creators to be more size inclusive than "off the rack" clothing so while often the biggest size in a store will be an oversized fit on you (unfortunate what this says about traditional sizing), the biggest size in a pattern will often be larger than the bigger store sizes! For an easy "just remember one number" trick I'd measure the bust measurement on a shirt you have that you like the fit of and just find the size on a pattern that matches that number every time (most patterns for tops will use this number for sizing)! Not sure if that makes sense, but wanted to help!
Why am I so invested in how other people are organizing their bookshelves?? 😂
I’ve never cared so much an out strangers bookshelves than when I tried to organize my own. I’ve watched an embarrassing amount of UA-cam videos on how people organize their books. 😂
Because we love to be distracted from our own lives
Your videos, your candor and editing feel like an intimate, real life stand up routine, just not on stage. It’s definitely art that we’re watching.
I used to be a Pilot G2 person, but now I love Sharpie S-Gel 0.5, and Tomoe River paper. Yes!
Agree with numbering the series books!!
Laughed, laughing, and still laughing. You are real, raw and right on. I loved this video so much, that I am going to watch it again. Keep going, you are amazing
I related to EVERY SINGLE MOMENT of this video. I'm so glad it exists in the world. I'm so glad you're the amazing human you are. Thank you.
Your crochet philosophy is how I quilt. Did we have a plan? Generally but then we thought their plan was stupid and we went rogue and now we’re here and whatcha gonna do? 😆 I don’t know but we figure it out!
Ah the AuDHD struggle. I feel you about needing familiar comforts but I get so depressed and restless if I don’t switch something up regularly
This is one of my favorite videos of hers! It’s just so random and uninhibited, sincere and funny, and the editing really brought all of that out. It’s giving off slightly hypo-manic vibes and I am so here for it. 😂
Elyse, you deserve 1MillionMillion fans. You're genuine and we love you!
6:00 - Re: the splits, I was about to comment about hypermobility and then you mentioned it. Definitely look into it if you haven’t - it’s not uncommon for neurodivergent people to also be some degree of hypermobile.
Same! I heard her say she can do the splits without training and thought "uh oh, autistic, ADHD and now this? High risk for- oh"
AND DOING THE SPLITS IN DENIM!
Everything about this is amazing! Congratulations!! Omg the splits! 😂 I was a gymnast and we all worked so hard to get splits even that good!! You have a great skill!
Now I want to actually try and learn how to do a middle split! 😂
@@elyse_myers Those are the hardest!! I believe in you!!
The Midnight Library, one of my favorite books.
Thank you (genuinely) for the pen recommendation. As a fellow neurodivergent, I also have strong opinions about pens, and Pilot G2 is one of my go-to options so I know you can be trusted. Frixion pens are also excellent if you need semi-erasable.
Thank you, as always, for taking us along on this ride. Librarianship, therapy, and show and tell!
I am a former librarian (once a librarian, always a librarian? tbd.). Spine-labeling the series in our library was one of THE most rewarding projects. Sometimes super annoying though: some books are crossovers and belong in two different series! Delightful for the reader, but where do you shelve it? The librarian in me cringes so hard though at you taking books into the sauna. …deep breaths…
Last thing, I also sometimes feel like I have a split personality, with one portion loving my cozy house in a small town, and the other wanting to get sleeve tattoos and convert a bus and live as vagabonds. I don’t think it’s just us.
Oh, but I have to go Pilot G2 *07*. 05 feels too scratchy.
I haven’t even watched the video yet, just wanted to say I love seeing that you’ve posted something, you always bring me joy!
Thank you so much!
Of course! 💕😭
EDS baby. It's a thing. Oh! And CONGRATULATIONS!!!🎉 One million! Woot! Woot! And that shirt sounds perfect. 🥹
Yeah super relevant to be aware of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome as a possibility, awareness and personal practices of prevention such as not stretching too much [wasn’t trying to alliterate, it just happened] can be key. Most MDs are clueless about it so it requires independent research. Much love to all. ✌️
I could watch you do anything..youre so so funny. Congratulations, you deserve it❤️🇨🇦
9:17 I would buy that shirt!
As a librarian, I deeply enjoyed the beginning of this video 😊
100% those pens are THE BEST AND ARE NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH! Thank you for sharing my love for them!!
Elyse, The part where you are talking about your personality dynamic so so SO SO relatable. Thank you for being so open about this.
I would wear a hoodie with that on it in a heartbeat 💙 Thank you for putting yourself out there and helping so many people feel less alone 🙌💕
You bring me so much joy, thanks for being you.
this is my comfort place on YT, everything you have earned is so well deserved
Then 'weirder' you are, the more I love you and the more 'normal' I feel. Honestly, best content ever. Thank you for being you, with us ❤
Omgosh... you're so talented and creative. God bless you.
“There are so many things I need to do that I just want to do none of them.”
Yes.
dude the 'when something good happens i want to ran away from it as far as possible' explains so much for me actually wow
Oh my gosh congrats on 1 million! Your videos have been such a comfort to my anxious neurodivergent self, and I’m glad so many people have felt the same way through finding your channel. I wish you all the best, and it’s been so cool to see your journey through making this channel and working on your book, that’s just so insanely amazing.
I have seen a lot of relatable content on UA-cam, but your videos are by far the most relatable shit I've ever seen in my life (not to be weird). The f*cking distress over series book orders and the rainbow stickers as a solution that seems like a fantastic idea until you sit there for 20 minutes wondering if this is *actually* the best way to do it or if you're just effing it up more. Gurl.
CONGRATULATIONS, Elyse!!! Absolutely Deserved!! 💕❤️🌹👍
I laughed so hard at the censored raw chicken I almost fell down the stairs your sense of humor is absolutely amazing
Thank you for blurring the raw chicken. I’m glad someone gets it.
Congratulations, Elyse! I can’t think of anyone that deserves it more! 🍄🦋
Congratulations to over 1 million subscribers!!
It was fun to watch your bookshelves getting organized. I use post it notes when I organize my books, too.
This has just made me smile so much. So many things I’m sat here thinking “well that’s me”. Thank you Elyse!
7:48 My husband had shoulder surgery many maybe like 6 years ago now. His scar looked much like yours at the beginning but now I can barely notice it. It will look much better after a while.
In you explaining yourself to us you somehow explain me to me too. I’m soooo grateful for that. That 5% radical thing was so true for me that my jaw was on the floor.
The best part about things going well is that it gives you time to prepare for when it's not.
When you talk about your New York trip, I get it. I love where I live. I love my solitude. But when I travel, I feel like I still have one foot in the place I just left for a while after I come back. Travel me is more adventurous and willing to talk to random strangers. And I miss her when I’m home and too scared to talk to people. Plus exploring, eating whatever I want, and having lots of fun and no chores. That’s way more fun than regular life
Congrats on 1 million! As for the blanket, maybe slip stitch the middle together or crochet them together with a single crochet? I’m pretty new at crochet but I think that might work? ❤ I can’t wait to see it complete
Okay…I really am blown away that you literally described how it feels when you love a book so much and not wanting it to end. Cannot tell you how many books I’ve left in the ether because then they live in the most perfect place in my brain. Is this too much? Anyway, congrats on the mil!
Just started watching but I can relate to the title. When things are going well I always think “when is this all going to crash and burn all around me?” Because Lord knows it can and it has 😬
“That has to be good enough” is my motto
Thank you! Been having some rough brain days and chronic pains days and getting to witness these little AuDHD moments just really helped!❤🥺
I relate to this so much! And I know it probably won't make sense, but even though you're just sitting and talking to me (which is great I love it!) you make me feel so motivated and to get my life together, because I want to get to where you currently are in life. Not in a pressure way, but I feel like our anxiety is pretty similar, at least from what you show on the Internet, and it feels so crippling and I let that control me and I just want to get to where you are that you do things. I have to remind myself that it's okay to do somethings, I don't have to do everything and the things that I do do don't have to be perfect.
I don't know why I dumped this here, but basically thank you. Thanks for sharing little glimpses inside your brain
I love the stream of consciousness brain vomit commentary. It's like your rading my mind outloud.❤
5% seems to be the healthiest percentage ever. You're doing great.❤
The way you said it was sharp and immediately casually tossed it.
😂😂😂
i LOVE a book series with an ordered spine, and i completely get your struggle
So i haven't made the lesbian bacon blanket? But I've veen crocheting for like 25 years and if the directions don't say how to join the strips, just wing it! I would personally either mattress stitch or whip stitch it together. But re-read the pattern because there's a good chance you just missed it ❤ I'm so proud of you for always being so authentic and real. Congratulations on A MILLION SUBS WHAAAAT those play buttons look great together!
I tried slip stitching them together and it created a weird looking seam so I think I’ll just sew them together with yarn!
When in doubt I also just mattress stitch!
The stickers on series is so genius! We do that at the library sooooo why have I not thought to it to my own books, thanks Elyse!
I feel infinitesimally cooler knowing that Elyse and I use the same pen.
Congratulations on 1 million 🎉 Your bacon blanket will attach using single crochet stitch. Also, I love your journals and said OOOOOoooo new perfect journals… then I remembered I have over 20 😂
Pentel R.S.V.P fine point ... Can't write without it 😂
PLEASE make the shirt that says “everything’s going great and I’m really nervous about it” I’d buy it in a heartbeat! Also reminds me of the song lyrics in Nervous by X Ambassadors
YYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS that is the best brand of journal and i love love love grid paper i am obsessed
1. You are flawless and I love you. 2. Your sweaty passion for the red pen is giving me Billy Mays vibes 😂
Thanks for being you! You’re the best!