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September 2019 update- I am slowly getting back into swaps. I’m currently preparing to hike up to Everest Base Camp this November. I am pretty stoked about that.

Currently looking for pen pals from anywhere. I would like is for us to send 1 or 2 letters by snail mail a month ~~~Please note all my swaps come from a pet friendly and smoke free 🏡 ~~~ **Ratings: I have 3 3’s. None of which are from 2019. I received one of them because I didn’t ask enough questions about the swap and I sent NEW stuff for a magpie art journal swap so I didn’t meet the requirements. The other 2 I had no control over because I sent my items and then our postal system went on strike and they were a week late. I communicated with both individuals but was given that rating. **

I NEVER FLAKE ON MY SWAPS. Please contact me if there is an issue

I am a single mom of four. I teach mixed media art to children ages 6-12 years old and work at a community centre. I love writing and have published a couple of books. I won first prize for one of my poems a few years ago and had one of my stories published in Chicken Soup for the Soul. I also love art journaling and photography. I have 2 cats and a dog. Art journaling is my favorite.

I've been keeping a journal since I was 13.

📚 Authors I like... 📚 Stephen King 📚 L.M. Montgomery 📚 Charlotte Gray 📚 Patricia Cornwell 📚 Margaret Atwood 📚 Sylvia Plath 📚 Charles Dickens 📚 J.K. Rowling 📚 James Patterson

I am sure there are others I can't think of at this moment.

Some of my fav 🍿 🎥 are: 🍿 Stand by Me Movie 🍿 Fried Green Tomatoes 🍿 A Christmas Carol 🍿 The Colour Purple 🍿 Gremlins 🍿 Anne of Green Gables 🍿 Goonies 🍿 One Magic Christmas 🍿 Scrooged (with Bill Murray) 🍿 Stand by Me 🍿 It (both versions)

I like mostly 📺 crime shows such as Dateline, Law & Order and Criminal Minds. I watch TV while I crochet or write. I don't usually sit down and watch a specific show.

My absolute favourite is art journaling. I have been doing it a few years now. I especially like things I find lying around, missing playing cards, using markers etc. I also put in stuff that I come across during my journey. For example if I go to a movie I will paste my ticket stub in my journal. Or if I get a really cool birthday card. My journal 📓 say a lot about me.

I also do a bit of crocheting. Mostly just scarves and baby blankets.

📓 I collect Cabbage Patch Kids from 1983-1985 📓 Strawberry Shortcake 📓 Anything with anchors 📓 Harry Potter (Harry, Hagrid, Dobby) 📓 Vintage Looking items and items with lace 📓 Maps (for art journal) 📓 Anything vintage

Beverages - peppermint tea, hot chocolate and apple cider :)

And snail mail, of course I love snail mail!!!

💥 I’m not a fan of reward or emoji stickers...

💥 I don't have any allergies

💥 Not a fan of glitter/sparkles

💥 Tourist post cards

🗺 Wish List 🗺 -stamped paper tags 🌎 -vintage items to put in art 📓 (Lace, tea dyed paper, old photographs) -vintage 📝 paper **-vintage playing cards ♠️ I especially like travel themed ones and Coca Cola ones (I collect these) -tabs for journals/note books 📖 -mini stencils 📚 -mini art journal with a few pages done by you :) 📖