lilychouchou

Nov 29 - I will be sending my last due swap out on Monday. I still have a couple of angeled swaps due out, which I will try and get out as soon as possible. After that I will be taking a break from SB for a while. I have been struggling with health and personal problems for a couple of months now and really need to take time out to resolve things. If I owe you something from a YGM/WTA game, I will sort these out in January.

I'm 45 and I live with my husband, Alan, and our 3 children in Bedford, UK. I took my children out of school a few months ago, and so now spend a lot of my time home educating them, which I really enjoy. I love getting things through the post. I am very interested in all things Asian, especially anything to do with Japan, China, Korea and Thailand. I collect anything at all from these countries. I love learning about other cultures, reading fiction, watching East Asian films, cooking, making things when I have time and spending time with my children.

My favourite colours are red, orange, turquoise, electric blue and purple.

I don't have a lot of time to listen to music these days, though I was in a couple of bands (not very good ones!), when I was younger. At the moment I love Muse, White Stripes and The Strokes. I would always be happy to receive compilation cds, as I am always happy to discover new music. I especially like indie. I am also intererested in hearing more Japanese music. I really love Bump of Chicken and would love to hear more.

My favourite writers are Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto, Philip K Dick, Steve Erickson, Liz Jensen and lots more!

I mostly watch East Asian films these days. Some of my favourites are Survive Style Five, A Bittersweet Life, Oldboy, Kikujiro, Eureka, Shinobi, Harmonium in my Memory, Welcome to Dongmakgol, Tell Me Something, Public Enemy and lots of others! My favourite non Asian films are Deadman, Donnie Darko, Sweeney Todd, Nightmare Before Christmas, Fight Club, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Frida, Amelie, Italian for Beginners, Abre Los Ojos (open your eyes), The Day the Earth Stood Still, War of the Worlds (both versions!) and I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of any at the moment! If anyone has any East Asian films they can copy for me, that would make me very happy. Check first to see what I have already though.:)

I don't watch much television, as I'm just really into films. I still love and watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as we have all the boxsets, and I also love Dr Who and Torchwood. I have also recently discovered Heroes, which I love.

I like making things, though don't get much time. I sometimes make bead jewellery, and I have just started to collage. I also make a lot of things with my 2 daughters. I'm hoping to make some paper soon, as I really love handmade paper.

I love trying different kinds of foods and am very interested in foods and recipes from other countries. I love chocolate (except dark chocolate) and I especially like trying different kinds of chocolate from around the world. I recently discovered Finish candy which I love. Also the salty liquorice. I'm not vegetarian, but I generally prefer vegetarian food. I also like trying alsorts of different flavour teas (especially fruit,herbal or anything unusual). My favourite tea is Chai, and I would like to try as many different kinds as I can. I just bought myself a little one person teapot and would really love to get some different kinds of loose tea to try in it. Also I love really nice flavoured coffees, but only filter, as I am allergic to instant coffee! I also like anything coffee flavoured!

I have just started collected souvenir magnets from around the world. I especially like 3D ones.

My favourite way to de-stress is in the bath. I love scented bath things, though only the natural ones, without all the nasty chemicals. My favourite scents are lavender, rose, vanilla, chocolate, coconut, cherry, almond and orange.

I collect buddhas and anything related to buddhism. I am very interested in it and will probably take my interest further some day. I hate any kind of intolerance, be it religious, racial or any other kind.

I am an Aquarian and tend to be a little eccentric at times! I love anything that is different or interesting.

I am just getting interested in all the crafts on here. I love making and also receiving ATCs. I am always happy to get supplies to make them. Also completely addicted to matchboxes, which I also love making and receiving. Just started making dotees, and I love to see ones that other people have made. I would also like to learn about Japanese crafts, especially amigurumi, so any info (magazine pages etc) would be gratefully received.

I have just figured out what morsbags are and I would really love to receive one of those.

My 11 year old son has been getting very into Manga lately. I borrowed Death Note from him and am now really into it. We have also seen the first film and really want to see the other two. I would love anything connected to Death Note.

I want to find out more about witchcraft/paganism, so anything connected with that would be appreciated.

Likes: Anything with beads on, anything Japanese, anything Kawaii, ephemera, any craft supplies, shiny and glittery things, pens, morsbags, altered tins, anything interesting for collage, amigurumi, stuffies, food with faces, chococat, mamegoma, hanari tofu, cactus pups, cinnamorol, Afro-ken, Onigiri, whimsey jars/mini whimsy jars, Mexican Day of the Dead, anything bento (just started collecting!), altered bottlecaps, shrines (would love to see one of these), FQs, stationary, Frida Kahlo, wicca, goddess, Death Note, getting letters, info on other countries, anything Asian, buddhas, kawaii, stationary, fabric, Johnny Depp, stickers, stash tea, souvenirs, Tim Burton, robots, postcards, mountains, David Lynch, volcanoes, moon, snow, sunsets, jewellery, beads, art deco, art nouveau, non fiction books, unusual fiction, chocolate, bath stuff, candles, address book, notebook, handmade paper, keyrings, magnets, tea (fruit, herbal or chai, loose or in bags), food from other countries, coffee (not instant), souvenirs from other countries, Pocky, Asian snacks, recipes, craft supplies (see above), matchboxes, dotee, ATCs, anything handmade, dragonflies, beetles, daisies, sunflowers, jade, amber, crystals.

If I haven't rated you, then for some reason I have forgotten (probably because my husband has been messing about with my "rating pile". I never mind if anyone PMs me to check, I can be disorganized (with the help of my husband), so I will always rate if you remind me. I am trying to rate straight away now, or at least keeping things out of my husbands way, but I think I might have missed things in the past. I hate not getting rated, it just seems so ungrateful, so I really don't want to do the same to anyone else. If I haven't rated you then please remind me! :D

How I rate : I always give hearts if it is obvious that love has gone into the thing you have made or the thing you have chosen for me. There do not have to be extras for me to give a heart. :)

TAGS AND GAMES ~

Sent:

rbeforee - Beads for Outkast tag

Working On:

Riacabral1983 - Random Envie

If you are not on this list and you think I owe you something, PM me. If you have tagged me and not PM'd me I may have missed it.

TAGS I AM WAITING FOR. This doesn't mean they are late, this is just for my records, so I can keep track. :)

Forum Taggers -

Honeya9705 - Themed PIB

Friends ~

Kthanxbye -ATC or APC PIB

Swaps I Have Been Flaked On ~

Private Chocolate Swap with Katiebelle - this was for a large package of chocolate. This is now being angeled by Pahasiga. :) Huge thanks to Pahasiga, who sent me a huge package of Latvian and Estonian chocolate for this!

UK only Profile Surprise - Crystalcat

Happydollmaker - Alien Dotee Doll

KittyKat - Mini Whimsey Jar - UK only, angeled by host - debbiesw

Rhayne7 - Medusa Dotee Doll