synchrodoll

Hi! I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany...I'm an avid synchronized swimmer and love things such as learning new languages, traveling, writing, collecting stickers, reading, etc. etc.

UPDATE: I gave birth to a healthy and beautiful little girl on July 22, 2010. :o) I'm a new mommy and am realizing how much effort it takes to be a mom! I guess you don't understand how much your mom did for you until you become a mother yourself :o)

I hope to get involved in some simple swaps soon (postcards / stickers). :o) Receiving post will be nice during my maternity leave until September 2011.

UPDATE: October 2011 Well, I decided to not go back to work and be a stay-at-home mom. I'm very happy and fortunate that I was able to make this decision! I just need to try and be frugal with my money and wisely budget. Anyone interested in 1:1 trades for stickers (unicorn & vintage 80's ones especially), please let me know!

I reuse packaging and envelopes when I mail items out.

I also pledge to rate the day I receive a swap!

If you have any questions or problems, please just send me a message and will get back to you as soon as I can. I'm a very honest person and do make sure that I send out each swap on time. In the case where I am late, I also inform my swap partner beforehand. I send all of my swaps and would never cheat someone out of their share. Please take into consideration that I am 6 - 9 hours ahead of people in the US and 7 - 10 hours behind people who are in Australia / New Zealand, but I will respond to you within a day.

Most everything! I love being exposed to new music, I'm a very open person!

I enjoy reading all sorts of books. Book recommendations are always appreciated.

I appreciate independent sorts of films but also enjoy blockbusters. I have a tendency to really like films that put other people (and past boyfriends) to sleep...for example: 1. Harold and Maude....2. Watership Down...3. Somewhere in Time....4. Birth...etc. etc. etc...

I enjoy and miss American television! Reality t.v., documentaries, comedies, anything. I also like British t.v. as well. With German television, I usually like to watch their comedy skit shows, shows like "Wetten Dass" and "T.V. Total" and their documentaries are pretty good.

I first started creating crafty sorts of things when I was 7 (sewed my first felt Christmas ornament), my grandma taught me to use the sewing machine when I was 11. Since that time though, I really didn't do much with sewing, besides the occasional clothing tear repair, sewing a button that fell off or creating a synchro headpiece for my competitions. With Swap-Bot, I've been able to get back into creating for fun and have sewed stuffies, my first Dotee and made Whimsey Jars.

Other things I enjoy sewing / creating are things such as handmade bracelets and hair accessories. Hope to finish a t-shirt quilt which I have put off for years!

Since sending larger packages from Germany takes too long (a birthday present to a friend in the US once took 3 months to arrive!!! :o( ). I'm only interested in trading items overseas that can be sent at the "Letter Rate", which means any size letter or padded envelope. Within Europe, sending packages is fine with me. The German Post is surprising, some items sent internationally can arrive in 5 working days, some items take a few weeks, please be patient because I send all my swaps. In the case where an item has not been received, please contact me before rating so we can work something out, thanks! :o)

Please just look at this list as a general idea of what I would like to receive, it doesn't mean that I would not like or appreciate something that is not on this list!

Favorite colors: blues, greens, magenta, burgandy, royal purple (however, I like all colors)

• packages created and sent with TLC :o)

• cute stickers (modules - from those sticker strips like Sandylion or Mrs.Grossman)

• anything kawaii

• glass beads (medium sized, about 1 cm or larger, that could be used to make bracelets with) & spacers

• funky, odd, unique postcards (no writing or stamps on the back)

• stamps from your country on the envelope you send me :o)

• postcards from cities (with a friendly message and a cancelled stamp on the back :o) )

• Fruitstripe gum - non-sugar free (anyone sending me this gets an automatic heart....oh how I miss this gum)

• anything Snoopy

• unicorns & pegasus themes :o)

• handmade items are always appreciated! I've received some cool handmade things so far via Swap-Bot!

• travel sized body lotion / cream or lipgloss

• Any Canadian swapper who sends me Clodhoppers will automatically get a heart too! I love them! If I lived in Canada, they would be a regular part of my daily diet!

NOTE: Although I like cute stationary / envelopes & notecards / envelopes, I've received so much from all the nice swappers here, that I won't be needing anymore for awhile, thanks!

I'm not really picky :o) However, I'm not interested in receiving the following things...

• stickers of this sort....loose stickers, cars or boyish themes, Panini, advertisements, handmade, stickers from trading card packages, teacher stickers or stickers just cut out of a larger module trying to pass off as a small module

• teas (I have plenty at home and find that the best teas I've had are from here)

• plastic beads

• chocolates with chili flavor, raisins or marzipan, white chocolate

• bad quality stickers (meaning...don't send me dirty, bent, previously used stickers or stickers from various sources that are just all stuck together on a sheet, please...).

• make-up

• regular sized body lotion / cream - I have tons of it at home that I haven't used yet!

• scrapbooking items...I don't do scrapbooking so don't have much use for this.

• Diddl stuff....I've been surrounded by it since I've been living in Germany all this time. It's o.k. but not my thing.

• anything broken, junky or not new / unused condition

• cat hairs! (I like cats, but don't appreciate their hair on my stuff)

• things that smell musty or like they come from a smoker's home (one time, I bought some stickers from ebay that smelled like they'd been sitting in a damp basement for 20 years....gross).

PEOPLE WHO NEVER RATED ME:

• Simple Stationery Swap #2 (KatZep64) I sent this out twice because she claimed to have never received it...spent 6 EURO each time! And it turns out now she is partially suspended, total waste of money.

• We Luv Surprises (iThaleia) This was also sent twice because the first time, the package was returned to me. Another big waste of time and money. She's also been suspended.

• ~P~ is for...Dotee (RedRobbin) I sent this on September 6th and this user is now partially suspended.

• i love sticker sheets...3 (stacirose) I sent this out on September 9th, never received a rating, contacted the person who I sent this to twice but have not received either a rating or a response. I'm not sure what the deal here is, but I've given up on trying to get a rating for this.

PEOPLE WHO FLAKED ON ME:

• Taste of your country 2! (kawaii1989) She promised to send this, but then disappeared. She claims that I rated her "unfairly" on her profile, although I don't see how rating a person a "1" for receiving nothing is unfair? An angel would be great for this :o)

• Random Sticker Mix for Everyone! (planter) This person obviously shouldn't even be swapping if they can't handle the basic requirements of sending something! Check out her profile to see her nice collection of 1's! Angeled by MissU

• Belly Dancer Dotee Swap - International (Fanniky) She mentioned being in an accident, but have not heard back from her since. Angeled by madamegooseberry

PEOPLE WHO FLAKED ON SWAPS I HOSTED:

• Get To Know Me and My Town! Internatl. Penpal Swap (blackbirdsings)

A VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ALL YOU FLAKERS....

Calling someone a "flake" or a "flaker" is just a nice way of saying you are a thief and a liar. If you sign up for a swap, and do not follow through on your commitment, yet receive something out of it, that's just like stealing. We ALL have lives here on Swap-Bot and have to learn to balance all of our commitments in life. If you cannot handle being fair and playing your part, then don't sign up!!!!