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If you can't send out a swap to me on time, don't stress. Just let me know and keep me updated. I'm a patient person and NEVER rate anyone down for lateness - only for not sending at all. The idea is to have fun, not stress!

I know people like to send extras to get hearts. Thank-you! I'm sure I'll like whatever you send. Though, I'd like to make some suggestions for what I'd enjoy most. I have plenty of craft items and don't need anymore. I'm trying to minimize the amount of "stuff" I have. If you want to send extras, maybe consider sending something related to the swap or consider supporting one of the charities I've listed.

I'm 30, a homemaker living in Portland, OR with my spouse/partner. We've been married over 5 years, and we've been together over 8 years. We have one son, who was born January this year. We have a black and white cat named Kitty and some hermit crabs.

I'm an introvert have very little social activity. I spend my time with family, on Facebook, or with spiritual activities.

I'm a positive person who enjoys life and tries to accept situations as they are. This is a long-term growing process.

I try to keep my life simple. I don't have cable, don't engage in a lot of mainstream culture and don't keep track of the latest drama in the news. I've found this is what's best for me. So to some it may seem I "live under a rock."

Due to time and clutter, I'm really only doing spiritual swaps. And I am doing only one at a time, except maybe an e-mail swap.

If you are assigned to me in a swap, feel free to donate to one of these in lieu of the swap for about the cost of the swap and I'll give you a 5 with a heart.

• Heifer International (Vegetarian/Vegan options available)
• Bead for Life Donation option under "How to help" or check out their store. I wouldn't mind anything from their store in lieu of a swap either.

Religion is my thing in life - my biggest passion and most swaps I do will be religious. I'm religious but open-minded and accepting of other faiths or those who do not choose to have religion a part of their lives.

I'm Gnostic. My main spiritual influence is Sophia. I like Christian Gnosticism, but also love seeing Gnosticism in Norse mythology. (For those who don't know: Christian Gnosticism is different from mainstream Christianity)

I know Gnosticism isn't well known. So if it's a religious swap where you are customizing it for me, please ask questions if you need to. I really don't care if it's not a surprise.

Please avoid:

• Proselytizing/Witnessing/Attempts to change my faith - Not going to work and will only make the swap less enjoyable for me.
• Anything that is disrespectful, implies inferiority of other beliefs, or implies a person must be of that faith.

• Sulamith Wulfing
• Crows and ravens
• runes
• Odin
• Wolves
• Nature
• Solid color silhouetted trees, plants, and birds.
• Amish/Mennonite. My ancestors were Amish.
• inspirational quotes. I have an entire journal I dedicate to quotes, poems, lyrics, and prayers that I've collected over the years.
• Japanese watercolors and Japanese calligraphy.
• snails, slugs, crabs and just about anything that has eye stalks. I think creatures with eye stalks are the cutest things.
• kawaii: mamegoma, nyanko, kerori, and nagomimakuri.
• Kosh from Babylon 5
• ocean animals and other aquatic animals. (favorites are hermit crabs, orcas, and rays.)
• warrior women - Éowyn, valkyries, etc.
• mythological/spiritual creatures/beings: dragons, fairies, angels, nature spirits
• Japanese luck cats.
• frogs, turtles, and other aquatic animals.
• Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke).
• I love the sun!!!

• yellows and oranges (my current obsession)
• all shades of blue.
• natural colors: browns & greens
• fun combinations. Since I was a kid, I've obsessed over really good color combinations and would organize anything colorful (like crayons) into group of 3 good matching colors. Yes, I was a strange kid.

• Sulamith Wulfing
• Becky Kelly
• Nikki McClure
• Brush Dance

There's not a lot of things I don't like, but there are a few:

• Attempts to convert me to another religion. I am where I belong.
• Racist things
• Anything gory
• Anything negative or bitter in tone.
• Modern war/violence themes (guns, etc.)
• Patriotic things (I love my country, but flags are gaining a different meaning in our culture)
• spooky or scary things.
• Skulls
• Frida Kahlo (I never got into her artwork)
• Disney (with the exception of Sorcerer Mickey, who I will always love! and other Fantasia themes)
• Anything anti-GLBT

Food sensitivities and dislikes:

• Caffeine: It makes me reaction odd emotionally. Please no caffeinated coffee or tea.
• Chamomile: It has a similar effect as caffeine for me. Please no chamomile tea.
• Gum: makes my jaw ache.