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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 Hi everyone, I'm feeling much better (18 weeks today, yeah!!!) and I'm going to try to catch up with my swaps ASAP. I had one of them angeled and will be working on the other 2. I'm so sorry for the incovenience.

I'm a 34 year old therapist who enjoys reading, writing, journaling, and crocheting. I've been married for 9 years, no kids yet, but trying! We have 2 cats that we spoil rotten. Oliver is 9 and Baby is 7.

Things I like: handmade cards

yarn

crochet patterns

anything having to do with cats

dolphins

whales

strawberries

roses

stationery (kawaii)

memo pads

envelopes

cute pens

recipes

hot chocolate mixes

scented soaps

small coin purses

chinese and japanese crafts

origami paper

vintage magazines

journals

tea

miniature tea sets

I like everything but I love 80's music since I grew up in that era. I also LOVE classical music. I also listen to Latin music (70's,80's Spanish pop), flamenco, zarzuela, and Arab music mystifies me. I think it's beautiful.

I love to read true crime but I'm also a big history fan. I like reading about psychology, social work, history, memoir, biography, and some mystery. Right now I'm reading "Mao: The Untold Story" by Jung Chang. Pretty good so far. History, is by far, my favorite subject aside from psychology. One of my favorite authors is Augusten Burroughs. That man rocks my world. His books are hilarious but tragic at the same time.

I like foreign films a lot. I also like horror, thriller, and drama. One of my favorite movies is "Training Day" as well as "Vanilla Sky". I loved "Hotel Rwanda", "Lovers", "Pan's Labyrinth", "The Last King of Scotland", "The Orphanage", "Rosemary's Baby", "Un Chien Andalou", "Farewell My Concubine", "Raise the Red Lantern", "The Child I Never Was"

I mostly watch news channels and Court TV. I LOVE Court TV (Now TruTV). I also like the history channel, A&E, Biography channel, PBS, anything documentary. Right now, Rick and I have gone on a reality show kick. We cannot miss "The Real World", "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila", and that stupid show "The Search for Elle Woods" on MTV. It's like a car wreck, you can't help but look.

Crochet, crochet, crochet. I'm a newbie at it, but I do enjoy it.

I am Catholic and would love to swap any religious items such as rosaries, prayer cards, small statues, saint cards, Pope John Paul memorabilia, etc...... In other words, anything related to the Catholic religion. I am devoted to St. Therese of Liseux (aka The little flower). Anything with her image or anything related to her would be greatly appreciated and I will love you for life. =)Please know that I do not impose my religion or beliefs on anyone. This is just something I enjoy. I am VERY open-minded about other religions and respect everyone's beliefs. In fact, I would love to learn more about the Wiccan religion.

My husband and I are PASSIONATE about animals. We absolutely love and adore them. We donate to various animal welfare causes. I'm passionate about the rights of the mentally ill. I work as an individual therapist with the adult mentally ill and see how stigmatized they are on a daily basis. I'm passionate about reading. MY GOSH, I can't live WITHOUT books in my home. In fact, my home is a disaster because of all the books, but it's hard for me to part with any of them. I'm passionate about the environment. My hubs and I are working hard in changes the things we do so we can protect the environment.

Well, swapping has become a hobby of sorts for me, aside from the fact that I've met some wonderful people here (Puchita is my favorite!). Anyway, please, please, please if a swap doesn't arrive, PM me before rating me. One of my swaps got lost in the mail and my partner was extremely kind and PM'd me before rating me. I will be eternally grateful for that. I would hate to give a 1, however if I haven't received anything and you don't reply to my PM's, then I'll be forced to do this, as it's only fair.