RE: my 3 ratings; once my partners received my swaps, which were either late or just not received, i asked if there was anything i could do to bring the rating up and I was told, no.

my name is irene, but just about everyone who knows me calls me reenie.

i was born in los angeles, california on december 24th to my parents, who divorced 18 months later. my mom was in the us navy for 12 years and we moved around a lot. i've lived all over the usa but am settled in the pacific northwest, specifically, washington.

i was married to a navy submariner for 16 years. we divorced in june 2015.

i lost my sweet baer-kitten in december 2021. he was 11 years old. my heart hurts everyday.

i adore snail mail, pen pals, reading, swapping (obviously), gardening, although I don't have a yard of my own, photography (i have a canon dslr, which i refer to as big daddy, and an instax), and journaling.

things i love:(for ideas) my mom. my friends, local and far away. disney. winter nights. disneyland. faeries. the magickal and mystical. bath & body works. christmas. manatees. greeting cards. twizzlers. cloudy, thunder-stormy days. fruit punch. the beach. amy brown's artwork. caramel apple lollies. glitter pens. stationery. snail mail. lilacs. barbie. butterflies. stila. mac. bonne bell. good luck bear. hydrangeas. candy-cane tootsie pops. starbucks. vanilla milkshakes. flip-flops. stickers. music. perfume. makeup

swap preferences: if you end up being my swap partner, here are some things you can take into consideration when sending. anyone who sends me packages of the gevalia cappuccino specials toblerone, anything with daim in it or cadbury jelly popping candy shells candy bars , old city/state starbucks cards, will forever be my bestest friend!

i would prefer to not receive any handmade items unless it's specifically related to my profile.

stationery: i like any and all sorts of notecards, postcards, and greeting cards.

• kawaii letter sets
• cute memo pads
• colored sharpies (med. point)
• greeting cards
• postcards
• gel pens
  i'd love the marbled gel pens, as i've been having a tough time finding them lately.
• stickers
  this includes sticker sheets & sticker sacks.

beverages: i love hot drinks, especially flavored hot chocolate, and unique or exotic teas. please do not send any dietary drink mixes.

• flavored hot chocolates
• plain hot chocolate
• coffee -tea; international teas are especially welcome

candy/sweets: i despise white chocolate, so please do not send it.

• starburst
• m&ms
• reese’s anything
• twizzlers
• jelly belly jellybeans
• swedish fish
• daim
• sour anything.

miscellaneous: just a handful of random things i'm always happy to receive.

• scrapbook paper
• any pretty papers
• paper doilies
• wrapping paper
• wrapping ribbon
• wrapping bows
• washi tape
• unused greeting cards
• bubble wrap pockets
• anything with faeries
• postcards
• postcrossing id number stickers
• instax picture frames
• bookmarks
• anything decorative for adding to my journal.

please do not send the following:

• white chocolate
• dietary drink mixes
• recipe cards
• religious items
• conservative/republican items
• toys
• eyelets
• beads
• gems
• buttons
• embroidery materials
• knitting materials
• atcs
• erasers
• potpourri
• linen or floral scented anything
• romance novels
• jewelry (handmade or store-bought)
• napkins/tissues/hankies
  i have an allergy to cigarettes, including the scent of them, so if you're a smoker, please make sure that the items you send do not smell like smoke.

everything else: i am not especially picky but i do detest anything that's obviously cheap. i love trying new recipes so please don't hesitate to send me printed versions of your favorites. mix cds are also welcome although i know we're not supposed to send them.

if you still have questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.

i love books. bookie-book-books. noms. i am an avid reader of just about everything, but historical fiction/non-fiction, specifically from the tudor- and elizabethan-eras, is often what i read most. i also enjoy reading mystery, fantasy, some science-fiction, and just about any kind of fiction. some favorite authors include anne rice, robin maxwell, margaret george, alice munro, juliet blackwell, amy tan, anne mccaffrey, mercedes lackey, marion zimmer-bradley, linda lay schuler, alison weir, octavia butler, chuck palahniuk, sue harrison, jean m. auel, wally lamb, isaac marion, jodi picoult, chuck palahniuk, and half a dozen others.

i loathe romance novels so please don't send them.

i am a keen collector of postcards. while i'm happy with most kinds of posties, i do have a few types that i would give you a heart for sending including:

• state maps
• disney; characters & parks
• monet, van gogh, renoir art
• paris
• austria
• greece
• flowers
• faeries

please, nothing cheap or tacky. please send me a postcard you would like to have in your collection.

i suppose you're no one on swapbot until you've been flaked on. and more than once. flakes seem to run especially rampant in the kawaii community, and a lot of my flaked swaps involve kawaii.

flakers:
- swapbotfool for the beauty wishlist
my list can be found on the swap page.
- MIZZb0obo0 for the hello kitty lovers
- lilpinkymaloof23 for the pick 6 kawaii items #1