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I'm surprised I even have to say this but PLEASE.....

If you do not receive a swap from me PLEASE contact me BEFORE giving me a low rating so I can have a chance to resend.

It's only common courtesy to communicate with someone if you do not receive a swap from them. So if you don't have any common courtesy maybe you shouldn't be on swap bot. Keep this in mind: would you like it if someone gave you a low rating without contacting you first?

I live in a suburb of Salt Lake City, UT with my 2 cats. I am unable to work because of my disabilities. I'm on the autism spectrum. I also suffer from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I likely have ADHD and OCD but have not been diagnosed. I also struggle with my physical health. I experience chronic pain as a result of scoliosis and fibromyalgia, and I have a herniated disc in my neck. Dealing with all of that slows me down quite a bit, but I try to stay positive.

My interests include arts & crafts, reading, nature, traveling, gardening, going for walks, antiques, journaling and photography. I've always had an interest in the paranormal. I try to maintain a healthy skepticism about it. I love watching gymnastics and diving. I also enjoy watching track & field and weightlifting. I hate 'team' sports (such as football, basketball, soccer, hockey, etc.). I like all animals, but I LOVE cats! I only have 2 cats now. I had to have my beloved 16.5 year old cat euthanized in 2023.

I am an artist. I love drawing (pen/ink, colored pencils) and watercolor. I do a lot of abstract stuff, but also landscapes or flowers on occasion. I love making ATC's. It brings me joy to share my art with others and to see the creativity of people.

My favorite colors are black, blue and violet.

Spring and fall are my favorite seasons.

Lilacs, orchids and bleeding hearts are my favorite flowers.

Halloween is my favorite holiday.

I swap slams, TPC's, bags, and FB's/FS's. I swap most bags. But my favorite to swap are postcard bags, ATC bags, stamp bags, bookmark bags, and goodie bags.

Postcards: I mostly like ones from different countries, states and cities - especially multi view ones. Other themes I like are - Nature, National Parks, Animals, anything unique or unusual...or anything else relating to my likes and interests. I normally don't want religious stuff but I like postcards featuring cathedrals / churches with beautiful architecture.

Used Stamps

Banknotes/Coins

Ephemera: Such as maps, brochures / pamphlets, takeout menus, 'wanted' posters / flyers, autographs, old photos / letters / documents, etc.

Bookmarks

Kawaii: I like a lot of the Sanrio characters, Hello Kitty is by far my favorite though.

Stickers

Washi Tape

Stationary (any kind - fancy stationary, memo sheets, note cards, letter sets, or anything else one might use to write a letter.).

A: ATC's, Art, Aliens, Antiques

B: Butterflies, Beach, Botanical, Bookmarks, Banknotes, Black, Blue

C: Cats, Cacti, Coins, Civil Rights

D:

E: Environmentalism, Equal Rights

F: Flowers, Feminism

G: Gardening, Gymnastics

H: Hello Kitty, Halloween

I: Insects

J:

K: Kawaii

L: LGBTQ+ rights, Lilacs, Landscapes

M: Mountains

N: Nature, National Parks, New York City

O: Orchids, Ocean, Olympics

P: Postcards, Pink

Q:

R: Rainbows

S: Stamps, San Francisco, Social Justice, Succulents, Stickers, Stationary

T: Trees, Traveling

U: UFO's

V: Violet

W: Wildlife, Women's Rights, Washi tape

X:

Y:

Z:

I like most types of movies but horror & documentaries are my favorites.

My favorite horror movies include: Midsommar, The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, Poltergeist, Get Out, and the 'Paranormal Activity' series.

My favorite documentaries include: Grizzly Man, RBG, Won't You be my Neighbor, and anything by Michael Moore.

Some of my other favorites include: Jurassic Park, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Matrix, V for Vendetta, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, & Moonlight.

I love reality/documentary style medical shows. Among my favorites are - Bizarre ER, Trauma: Life in the ER, Paramedics, Nurses, Nightwatch and Mystery Diagnosis.

I also love true crime type shows such as Cold Case Files, American Justice, and Forensic Files.

I could go on and on, it's so hard to pick a few, but some of my other favorites are: Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, X-Files, Fargo, American Horror Story, South Park, Family Guy, Baskets, Moral Orel, All in the Family, ER, Unsolved Mysteries, Whose Line is it Anyway?, and I Love Lucy.

I enjoy most kinds of music. My favorites include: Green Day, Anhoni & The Johnsons, REM, Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Ray LaMontagne, Queen, Adam Lambert, Christine & the Queens.

I love non-fiction. I particularly like memoirs and anything relating to science in general (space specifically), social sciences, or medicine. I love anything about psychology, sociology, criminology, philosophy (ethics/morality specifically), feminism/women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, race/ethnicity/cultural studies, environmentalism, animal rights, and religion.

My 2 favorite books are 'Peaceful Warrior' by Dan Millman and 'Into the Wild' by Jon Krakauer.

Glitter: I mainly don't like lose glitter. If you're sending me something like an ATC and want to incorporate glitter somehow, that's fine as long as the glitter doesn't easily fall off.

Strong smells

Makeup

Jewelry

Religious stuff: If you're sending me postcards, I'm fine with ones featuring cathedrals.

Patriotic stuff

@Dundee36 for Postcard Swap #8; Mail Deadline: Mar 23, 2020.

@ScorpioRising29 for First Class Destash! 💌 #2; Mail Deadline: Apr 10, 2020.

@akebi for MEGA Touristy Postcard Swap USA #21; Mail Deadline: Apr 18, 2020.

@ScorpioRising29 for Stuff the Mailbox #23; Mail Deadline: Apr 22, 2020.

@BrokenBeautiful for Goodies Swap #2 ( Newbies Welcomed ); Mail Deadline: May 10, 2020.

@koneko02 for Bags, Bags, Bags, #7; Mail Deadline: May 15, 2020.

@Mailingmamma & @JohnSteinbeckPie for Stuff the Mailbox #24; Mail Deadline: Jun 3, 2020.

@puccagaru3 for June Journal Swap; Mail Deadline: Jul 4, 2020.

@lilycrespo27 for Stuff the Mailbox- Halloween Inspired; Mail Deadline: Oct 15, 2020.

@alwayslearning for list journal of lists; Mail Deadline: Nov 2, 2020.

@holymolar for Jumbo Christmas Card Swap; Mail Deadline: Dec 19, 2020.

@cjmadia for Personalized Picture Christmas Card Swap; Mail Deadline: Dec 20, 2020.

@Twink for 15 Label Bags Swap; Mail Deadline: Feb 19, 2021.

@jenred06 for Fellowship of traveling pocket journal #12; Mail Deadline: Dec 25, 2021.

@megan1230 FOR 100 bags - international #2; Mail Deadline: Jan 15, 2022.

@draco for 2x50 bags - international; Mail Deadline: Feb 5, 2022.

@kizzlets for Photo Journal USA; Mail Deadline: Feb 26, 2022.

@SterlingRose for Catbook 11; Mail Deadline: May 14, 2022.

@MailFromGeorgia for♻️Destash blank postcards #3; Mail Deadline: Jan 4, 2023.

@Hunnybee & @MeAndPea for Mega X-mas card + a surprise 2023; Mail Deadline: Nov 28, 2023.

@SunflowerRose for Adventures of the traveling postcard #121; Mail Deadline: Dec 10, 2023.

@amccracken109 for International Traveling Notebook - Round #13; Mail Deadline: Feb 12, 2024.

@AlyssaLynnWrites for HDHP ATC #10 - THEME Skeleton; Mail Deadline: Oct 31, 2024.

@chronicallym for USED postcards swap #31; Mail Deadline: Nov 9, 2024.

@Mystyne for USA: Holiday Card + ATC; Mail Deadline: Dec 14, 2024.