Elisa
@elisawantstowrite.bsky.social
Medical lab technologist. Mom of two boys and a silly old dog, wife of a wonderful man. Likes to pretend I can do all the crafts. The outdoors are my sanctuary. She/her
Today is a good day for Rascal. I didn't ugly cry at work, and came home straight after the work Christmas party, and immediately took Rascal for a walk, and he was so happy afterwards that I got his treats out and he was so happy he got on his hind legs like a dog 2 years younger.
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today is a good day for Rascal. I didn't ugly cry at work, and came home straight after the work Christmas party, and immediately took Rascal for a walk, and he was so happy afterwards that I got his treats out and he was so happy he got on his hind legs like a dog 2 years younger.
Thank you to those who donated to or shared Rascal's GoFundMe. We were able to offset the cost of the ultrasound, and we will use the rest for whatever pain management or end-of-life costs we need. Whatever is left will go to the Humane Society of Utah.
Here is one of my favorite photos of Rascal.
Here is one of my favorite photos of Rascal.
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Thank you to those who donated to or shared Rascal's GoFundMe. We were able to offset the cost of the ultrasound, and we will use the rest for whatever pain management or end-of-life costs we need. Whatever is left will go to the Humane Society of Utah.
Here is one of my favorite photos of Rascal.
Here is one of my favorite photos of Rascal.
The cookies. They're nice and soft, just the way I like them! I used old brown sugar, so there are some unincorporated sugar crystals left behind, but not as many as I thought there'd be.
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The cookies. They're nice and soft, just the way I like them! I used old brown sugar, so there are some unincorporated sugar crystals left behind, but not as many as I thought there'd be.
Kidlet's ornaments. He did my angel that I had plans for (sob).
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Kidlet's ornaments. He did my angel that I had plans for (sob).
It's been emotionally hard on me thinking about Rascal. I got the gumption up to take him for a walk, do zoomies with him after, and play the piano for him.
I'm not sure about the piano (he whines audibly when I play violin, so I know he hates that), but he really enjoyed the walk and zoomies.
I'm not sure about the piano (he whines audibly when I play violin, so I know he hates that), but he really enjoyed the walk and zoomies.
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's been emotionally hard on me thinking about Rascal. I got the gumption up to take him for a walk, do zoomies with him after, and play the piano for him.
I'm not sure about the piano (he whines audibly when I play violin, so I know he hates that), but he really enjoyed the walk and zoomies.
I'm not sure about the piano (he whines audibly when I play violin, so I know he hates that), but he really enjoyed the walk and zoomies.
Rascal is so skinny from above. And I'd noticed it was easier for us to put his collar on. I thought it was just because we finally found the right amount of food and were getting better at not giving him table scraps and also trying to walk him more.
Didn't realize it was bc a tumor is eating him.
Didn't realize it was bc a tumor is eating him.
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Rascal is so skinny from above. And I'd noticed it was easier for us to put his collar on. I thought it was just because we finally found the right amount of food and were getting better at not giving him table scraps and also trying to walk him more.
Didn't realize it was bc a tumor is eating him.
Didn't realize it was bc a tumor is eating him.
He just will not let us realize he's in pain.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
He just will not let us realize he's in pain.
I've been trying to do more mending and have now fixed 2 kids' pants, 1 of my husband's shirts, and darned a hole in one of my socks. Will the repairs hold? Only time will tell.
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I've been trying to do more mending and have now fixed 2 kids' pants, 1 of my husband's shirts, and darned a hole in one of my socks. Will the repairs hold? Only time will tell.
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
(I hope so. I hope they're ugly but functional)
A pic of my sad boy looking towards the window.
Am I crying? Yes, I'm crying.
Am I crying? Yes, I'm crying.
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A pic of my sad boy looking towards the window.
Am I crying? Yes, I'm crying.
Am I crying? Yes, I'm crying.
This is every morning. School starts in 15 min. He needs to finish getting ready. It will take 5 minutes to get in the car and 5 minutes to get to school.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is every morning. School starts in 15 min. He needs to finish getting ready. It will take 5 minutes to get in the car and 5 minutes to get to school.
Aurora borealis! Kid 2 got scared of the not-normal red sky, so we didn't stick around long enough for our eyes to properly adjust. Though it does look redder in the photo (night sight mode on my phone), the sky definitely had a maroon tint. Or magenta. I am bad at color names.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Aurora borealis! Kid 2 got scared of the not-normal red sky, so we didn't stick around long enough for our eyes to properly adjust. Though it does look redder in the photo (night sight mode on my phone), the sky definitely had a maroon tint. Or magenta. I am bad at color names.
Behold! The first thing I've made with fingering yarn! A washcloth! The flexee loom worked great, but I messed up on binding it off, so had to take my project off the yarn and use a tiny crochet hook to pick up dropped stitches, put it on size 2 knitting needles, and then bind it off.
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Behold! The first thing I've made with fingering yarn! A washcloth! The flexee loom worked great, but I messed up on binding it off, so had to take my project off the yarn and use a tiny crochet hook to pick up dropped stitches, put it on size 2 knitting needles, and then bind it off.
I wanted to share the costumes I made for my kids, so here is a photo of my kids, with the background scribbled out per my husband's request.
2 ghosts with large black eyes and large black mouths.
2 ghosts with large black eyes and large black mouths.
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I wanted to share the costumes I made for my kids, so here is a photo of my kids, with the background scribbled out per my husband's request.
2 ghosts with large black eyes and large black mouths.
2 ghosts with large black eyes and large black mouths.
There are a ton of suds. But luckily, since my washer has a load sensor and thus didn't fill the basin entirely with water, it's not overflowing.
September 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There are a ton of suds. But luckily, since my washer has a load sensor and thus didn't fill the basin entirely with water, it's not overflowing.
I guess I can still draw if I have a model and time. Copied from a picture I found online.
(I also did my right-hand for fun after my brother mentioned drawing with his non-dominant hand)
(I also did my right-hand for fun after my brother mentioned drawing with his non-dominant hand)
September 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I guess I can still draw if I have a model and time. Copied from a picture I found online.
(I also did my right-hand for fun after my brother mentioned drawing with his non-dominant hand)
(I also did my right-hand for fun after my brother mentioned drawing with his non-dominant hand)
Either the reporters in this fictional newspaper are terrible at their job, or I am not good with predicting headliner stories, but no way is a murder a smaller story than an accidental house fire.
Also, who still had paper newspapers delivered in 2017? It was already the digital age by then.
Also, who still had paper newspapers delivered in 2017? It was already the digital age by then.
September 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Either the reporters in this fictional newspaper are terrible at their job, or I am not good with predicting headliner stories, but no way is a murder a smaller story than an accidental house fire.
Also, who still had paper newspapers delivered in 2017? It was already the digital age by then.
Also, who still had paper newspapers delivered in 2017? It was already the digital age by then.
I still have to mend the rest of this pair of shorts (it's literally falling apart at the seams, but I love them. They're so comfy), but I have successfully made my pocket a pocket again instead of a tunnel (which I constantly dropped my phone through).
September 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I still have to mend the rest of this pair of shorts (it's literally falling apart at the seams, but I love them. They're so comfy), but I have successfully made my pocket a pocket again instead of a tunnel (which I constantly dropped my phone through).
I have started making a cotton washcloth with my new adjustable fine gauge loom. My goodness, I forgot how slow knitting in any form is, doubly or triply slow with thinner yarns.
But also, I may actually make socks now. It shouldn't be too hard to convert patterns or find them for looms.
But also, I may actually make socks now. It shouldn't be too hard to convert patterns or find them for looms.
September 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I have started making a cotton washcloth with my new adjustable fine gauge loom. My goodness, I forgot how slow knitting in any form is, doubly or triply slow with thinner yarns.
But also, I may actually make socks now. It shouldn't be too hard to convert patterns or find them for looms.
But also, I may actually make socks now. It shouldn't be too hard to convert patterns or find them for looms.
My husband is gonna see this and I want to say: My Love, I love you.
BUT he doesn't know how to load a dishwasher to its fullest extent, to make the most effective use of its space so that there are fewer left over.
I just...
Sigh.
The big white bowl is from this morning.
BUT he doesn't know how to load a dishwasher to its fullest extent, to make the most effective use of its space so that there are fewer left over.
I just...
Sigh.
The big white bowl is from this morning.
September 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My husband is gonna see this and I want to say: My Love, I love you.
BUT he doesn't know how to load a dishwasher to its fullest extent, to make the most effective use of its space so that there are fewer left over.
I just...
Sigh.
The big white bowl is from this morning.
BUT he doesn't know how to load a dishwasher to its fullest extent, to make the most effective use of its space so that there are fewer left over.
I just...
Sigh.
The big white bowl is from this morning.
We bought some shelves for our storage room since they tore out our other shelves post-flood (we wanted them to so we could fit more than a size 10 can on a shelf). But the shelves are metal grating, and you have to balance things just right.
I was gonna buy liners, but remembered we have boxes.
I was gonna buy liners, but remembered we have boxes.
August 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We bought some shelves for our storage room since they tore out our other shelves post-flood (we wanted them to so we could fit more than a size 10 can on a shelf). But the shelves are metal grating, and you have to balance things just right.
I was gonna buy liners, but remembered we have boxes.
I was gonna buy liners, but remembered we have boxes.
Looking on Amazon, I found all these choices. The most expensive was a single $13 gown. All the others were 3-packs or 4-packs for around $20-25.
So the church can't even claim it's going for just barely production cost. I know Amazon is lots of sweatshop stuff, but so is church garments.
So the church can't even claim it's going for just barely production cost. I know Amazon is lots of sweatshop stuff, but so is church garments.
August 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Looking on Amazon, I found all these choices. The most expensive was a single $13 gown. All the others were 3-packs or 4-packs for around $20-25.
So the church can't even claim it's going for just barely production cost. I know Amazon is lots of sweatshop stuff, but so is church garments.
So the church can't even claim it's going for just barely production cost. I know Amazon is lots of sweatshop stuff, but so is church garments.
I have to add an amendment: it does look like there are buttons at the shoulders. But they're so worried about the CGI MANNEQUIN WITH GRAY "SKIN" being immodest that there's a CGI shirt under it and I can't tell where fabric and skin would be in other photos.
August 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have to add an amendment: it does look like there are buttons at the shoulders. But they're so worried about the CGI MANNEQUIN WITH GRAY "SKIN" being immodest that there's a CGI shirt under it and I can't tell where fabric and skin would be in other photos.
The cotton jersey is also one of the scratchiest garment fabrics you can get, only to be outdone by the mesh garments. I do not envy anyone wearing that, especially because you can infer they're medically fragile and may have delicate skin.
Also, this has no other medical care necessary holes.
Also, this has no other medical care necessary holes.
August 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The cotton jersey is also one of the scratchiest garment fabrics you can get, only to be outdone by the mesh garments. I do not envy anyone wearing that, especially because you can infer they're medically fragile and may have delicate skin.
Also, this has no other medical care necessary holes.
Also, this has no other medical care necessary holes.
Every so often, I check the LDS store's site to see if the sleeveless g's are available. This showed up in there today, and holy crap: look at that price! $20 for a bedsheet toga with sleeve holes that ties on the side.
The next highest price item is a one-piece g at just under $10/pair.
The next highest price item is a one-piece g at just under $10/pair.
August 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Every so often, I check the LDS store's site to see if the sleeveless g's are available. This showed up in there today, and holy crap: look at that price! $20 for a bedsheet toga with sleeve holes that ties on the side.
The next highest price item is a one-piece g at just under $10/pair.
The next highest price item is a one-piece g at just under $10/pair.