NancyKz

Hi, I'm Nancy! I'm 38, married, and childless by choice. Well, married and childless by choice, apparently I have no say in the 38 thing. I'm a freelance wine and copy writer. My husband and I live in southern Vermont with two dogs and a cat. We like to host exchange students and for our next adventure we'll take on is hosting a Fresh Air Fund kid this coming summer.

All swaps are marked as "sent" upon popping them in the mail but I live in a rural area with no set pickup time so if I put something in my mailbox Wednesday there's a good chance it won't get picked up until Thursday. Same with going to the post office - I mark it as the day I go even if the pickup won't be until the next day.

If you are expecting something from me and it's late please contact me - I'm usually early on my swaps so if you haven't received it chances are there is a problem.

If you're running late just let me know - despite my personal neuroses about deadlines I'm very chill ;o)

Mail art, card making, pocket letters, creative planning.

I'm not much of an artist or very crafty but I love writing letters and making cards and mail art.

Special Topics In Calamity Physics, The Giver, The Secret History, The Little Prince, Fortress of Solitude, Please Ignore Vera Dietz, As She Climbed Across The Table, The Hottest State, Ethan Frome.

I like indie, foreign, and documentary films. I generally don't like movies that most people like which is not intentional and for which I catch much grief. For example, I think "Good Will Hunting" is one of the worst movies ever made. My husband may have considered not marrying me because of this and my friend, Michael, always looks at me and says, "It's not your fault!". I just don't get it. My two very favorite movies are "Amalie" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" (and I just realized that that would be an insane mashup so I put them in quotes). I won't list the rest of them.

Jim Croce, Lobo, James Taylor, Ingrid Michaelson, Christine Kane, Jenny O., My Morning Jacket, Deathcab For Cutie, Midlake, Fleet Foxes, Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, Morrissey, Portishead, Charlatans UK, Stone Roses, Alannis Morissette, Ani Difranco, Sarah MacLachlan, Hem, Dawes, Low Anthem, Iron & Wine, Budos Band, Taylor Swift, M. Ward, Avett Brothers, Band of Horses, Nouvelle Vogue, Spandau Ballet, Gers Pardoel, Post Modern Jukebox, Jose Gonzalez, The Cranberries, Lisa Loeb

Current: The Americans, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Amazing Race, Pretty Little Liars.

Over Now: Dexter*, Lost*, The Killing, The Following*, Twin Peaks

My favorite show of all time is Seinfeld.

*The endings of these show make me want to punch someone in the face.

Serial, Missing Maura Murray, Limetown, The Black Tapes Podcast, The Message, Mysterious Topics

1. Please do not send me religious items. The only exception is if we're penpals - then I want to know all about your faith if it's a part of your identity but for regular swaps let's keep it secular.

2. I appreciate EVERYTHING that is sent to me whether it's home made, picked up at the dollar store or repurposed. I have an album of my letters divided by person and I love it.

3. I'm a minimalist and don't like to have a ton of stuff. Because of this, I often reuse items in my card making/mail art endeavors. The best thing I can get is a letter in a cool envelope - love mail art! There are, of course, two exceptions...

4a. When it comes to envelope art, letter writing, card making, etc. I can't get enough supplies!

4b. I LOVE Lush - if you have a lush near you and treat yourself and the spirit moves you, ask for a free sample and pop it my way. I'll totally be your best friend :)

1. I love getting recipes. If you send me a recipe I am going to make it, take pictures of it, and send you a detailed account of everything from what music I listened to while making it to the wine I served with it.

2. My older dog will sniff out even the best packaged food and get to it, destroying anything in her path. Unfortunately she is on a crazy restricted diet, too. If you really want to send me a treat, please just message me ahead of time - this way I can be prepared to immediately open it and put the food someplace secure.

3. If you are an international swapper I'm sending to and there is something you want that you can't get in your country (ie. Peanut Butter Oreos), just let me know - I love sending things people are really itching for even when they are totally unrelated to the swap.

4. I love when people include a little note about themselves even if the swap doesn't require it. Tell me your weird quirks or what you had for breakfast or how you never wear matching socks. Tell me about the best cat you ever had or your favorite blanket or the street in your town you avoid because no one ever pays attention to the stop sign. I'm a collector of things about people (comes with being a writer).

I love the outdoors... I hike and geocache as much as I can (at least a week if not more). Rainy days, sunny days, snowy days... nature is awesome. Whether it's swimming with the dogs in the summer or tromping through snow in the winter the outdoors totally feeds my soul.

Paper crafts are my favorite - mail art, pocket letters, card making.

I have and LOVE a Create 365 Happy Planner. It's a great way for me to keep my life in an accessible, easy, color-coded format that opens and lies flat. That is huge to me. It doesn't take much.

I don't like bananas. At all. The smell, the taste... blech. Just thinking about bananas makes me gag.

I don't expect anyone to seek out these things but in case you are looking for inspiration... these are the items on my wish list:

.Washi Tape - especially 70's whimsical designs .Cool buttons .An Embossing marker .Ephemera, especially heavier stuff made of cardstock or similar materials .Anything map themed .Anything public transportation themed .Pretty papers .Mechanical pencils, especially fat ones .Le Pen pens .Planner goodies .A gently used arc punch .Anything from Lush