Going to slow down on swaps for a while after all swaps have been received and rated.. (thinking of leaving SB or passing this account to my daughter when she turns 18 on October)

Hello there! I am a mother of two. Just doing this for the sake of my daughter. My daughter, Joelle Abigail [named after me; aka Abby] writes my letters, postcards for me, for my fingers sometimes ache.

I live in the Philippines. I work in a local government agency(Department of Trade and Industry). I am not a talkative type of person, so maybe I'll keep this short.

A Born Again Christian

Wednesday is the Day that I drop my mail. The post office is far away from my place.

I like Christian Songs especially those from Hillsong, MercyMe, Aaron Shust, and Jeremy Camp. Music of the 70s. Filipino / Original Pinoy Music

The Bible

Particularly I read magazines about business, health, housekeeping.

• Bookmark Envie
• Sticker envie
• Selection of Kawaii Memos
• stamps! starting to collect them
• Postcards - naked or in an envie, also like non-touristy,fabric, kawaii, and handmade, and single views
• stickers - especially kawaii ones, deco stickers, handmade stickers
• lettersets/stationery
• bookmarks - all kinds
• journals/notebooks,
• ATCs
• souvenirs from different countries,
• key chains/ key rings
• military cute things ,
• colored/glitter pens,
• memo pads,
• friendship books
• decotape,
• anime/kawaii,
• die cuts
• scrapbooking materials/embellishments,
• button pins,
• unused postage stamps,
• cute/colorful socks (not toe socks) - size 7-8
• blank note cards,
• cute erasers
• chocolate (white),
• coloring books and crayons,
• ladies handkerchiefs,
• cute/cool bandanas,
• tea bags - especially flowering/blooming teas
• cute address books,
• shampoo and cologne samples,
• cute brads,
• gift tags,
• magnets,
• shoelaces with designs
• handmade envies
• ribbons
• address labels
• sticker sacks(kawaii) - I can't find them here
• paper tape - same as sticker sacks
• rubber/clear stamps
• hair accessories
• pretty paper/ paper kits
• rub-ons
• cute pens
• cute badges
• beads
• paper napkin w/ design
• posters
• character plastic envelopes
• trading cards
• marble magnets
• postcard books

I WANT TO TRY:

• altered tin cans
• ATCs
• Inchies
• Dotee
• Whimsy jars
• Matchboxes

CHARACTERS I LIKE (and Abby)

• Anime Characters ( for Abby) - Any famous shoujo and romance anime character.
• Winnie the Pooh
• Monokuro Boo
• Lisa Frank
• Tarepanda
• Afro Ken
• Cinnamoroll
• Any Sanrio Character
• Pucca
• Spongebob Squarepants
• Chibi Naruto/Death Note

HEARTS I easily give hearts to people who made me WOW. Once I see something that she has put effort and made me amazed, it's an automatic wow. My daughter also tells me to give hearts to mail art and random extras, especially when she receive from someone on a swap.

• non Christian stuff ( no rosaries as well, please)
• recipe cards
• smoke, horror, gory stuff
• dotee
• edible plant seeds
• smoke
• Halloween

• Coffee in any form
• Currency Notes/Coins
• Gambling Devices
• Liquids/Glass/Fragile Items
• Lottery tickets, circulars, or advertisements relating to lotteries.

are prohibited in my place.

03/31/10 - First time to receive a matchbox from @pandessa 02/22/10 - First time to receive a video postcard in mail from Scotland. Thank you Mhairi @doublesided

02/19/10 - First time to host a swap that was inclhttp://www.swap-bot.com/account/edit.php?personaluded in the top swaps. #4

02/17/10 - First time to receive an ATC. 02/13/10 - First time to receive FBs. 01/31/10 - I made my first ATCs, and first attempt on matchboxes. I felt so happy after I made one. New addiction.

01/24/10 - Ever heard of paper clay art? Search for it in the Internet, and be amazed on how one can turn paper into colored art. ONLY in the Philippines. (I think) Preparing myself for private swaps in Asia. I know there are only few people from that continent who uses Swapbot.

01/22/10- Got the biggest amount of mail - 6.

01/20/10 - Got my first tag from dstny2001, first letter from Denmark, and first journal from US.

01/04/10 - 01/05/10 Praise God! Got my tags and swaps all sent except for three new ones. Spent P969.00 for that one; biggest amount I've spent on sending envies.

01/02/10 Okay, Praise God. I was able to buy items for my swaps and tags. Going to mail them on January 4,2009. May He provide the postage stamps.

Just finished the Happy Mail; and 5 of my tags. Going to send them by batch.

12/31/2009 To all my partners in the swaps - I'm going to be a little delayed in sending the items. I send them out one by one.

To all who've tagged me - Going to send them in the next year; maybe in the second to third week.

The post office will resume their operations in January 4, 2010.

It would please me if the following state map postcards be written and stamped, and sent from the state itself :D

• Alabama

• Alaska (bobogrl) - Thanks for this RAK!

• Arizona

• Arkansas

• California (essosb from Postcrossing)

• Colorado

• Connecticut

• Delaware

• Florida (thanks Kathy - Mapcard PC Swap #3)

• Georgia

• Hawaii

• Idaho

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Kentucky

• Louisiana

• Maine

• Maryland (Thank you Tracey/ ArtTeachToBe)

• Massachusetts

• Michigan [Thank you Colleen! (choke - RAP)]

• Minnesota (Thanks Meredith/manders2282)

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Montana

• Nebraska

• Nevada

• New Hampshire

• New Jersey

• New Mexico

• New York (revolutionaries from Postcard Tag)

• North Carolina

• North Dakota (Thank you Hazel via FB)

• Ohio (received from susieq11 - R.A.P.)

• Oklahoma

• Oregon

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• South Carolina

• South Dakota

• Tennessee

• Texas

• Utah

• Vermont

• Virginia (receivedfrom Tinker60 via Random Postcard Swap #5)

• Washington

• West Virginia

• Wisconsin

• Wyoming (ladyrn - Thanks for this one! From the AFOMFT Postcard Tag)

• I've Got What You Want Tag @grandmabear - waiting for a baggie of twirly clips,turn mounts. etc, and the I'm Irish green ribbon, full roll(RECEIVED); @grandmabear - sending her 5 Philippine Postcards and some leftover scrapbooking supplies/embellishments(SENT)

• Pick Two! Tag @allmylove - waiting for Variety of stickers and postcards(RECEIVED); @Turtle17 - going to send postcards and handmade stickers(SENT)

  @kaleh - sending 4 Philippine postcards and a small profile surprise(SENT); @pandessa - waiting for the matchbox and assorted tags(RECEIVED)

  @bjohnston67 - waiting for the 4 small Harry Potter rubber stamps with some Harry Potter stickers and 2 novelty notepads and 2 new bookmarks (RECEIVED) ; @Libbybear - going to send a cute orange monkey cellphone charm and a bookmark with a friendship bracelet.(SENT)

• Postcards Tag @newrule - waiting for View of Cameron Highlands' tea plantations(RECEIVED) @rainbowafterrain81 sending a random postcard(SENT)

• Mailbox Nourishment > Pick Two Tag @maryhassound - Going to wait for the 5 scrapbooking papers and the 20 loose stickers(RECEIVED) @BDooBs - sending 3 random postcards and some leftover embellishments/map/stationery sets(SENT)

• Pen, Postcards, or Pad Tag @glaeken - waiting for pair of socks @tkoufus - sending 10 winnie the pooh chipboards and 3 Christian bookmarks(SENT)

• Swap Tag @jkdawn - envie of stickers (RECEIVED); @weatcrayons - sending candies(SENT); @hourglasslake - receiving 1 yard of Hello Kitty grosgrain ribbon(RECEIVED) @pianoheart - sending one cellphone charm(SENT)

• Tag You're It! @dstny2001 - waiting for 4 note cards w/envies(RECEIVED); sending @vanessavh the Winnie the Pooh chipboards(SENT)

• cheap postage - pay it back tag @jkdawn - sending something(SENT); receiving something from @PansySuz

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SPECIAL THANKS to:

@doublesided - for angeling my swap in "2010 Postcard swap#1 -January; I love my angel.

@arielrobin - for sending a RAK (Twilight ATC) to my daughter, and for the twilight necklace.♥

@jkdawn - for sending the fbs and the notecards.. showering hearts for you

@preslarb - for angeling the Inspirational Quote PC

Non Raters: * @CountryWoman - Merry Christmas E-card 2009 - EDITED

• @CharmyKitty - #9 Happy Mail Global

Waiting for:

@takinghearts - Postcards Tag @WestMichiganGuy - postcard

Flaked By: @imburton - postcard swap (kawaii) Currently looking for an angel..

@PansySuz - Cheap Postage Pay It Back Tag in the main forums..

@glaeken - The tag in the Pen, Postcards, or Pad group.. pair of socks (She's in hiatus)

@mellyrose89 - 2010 Postcard swap #1- January (angeled by @doublesided

@piotrekl19 - 2010 Postcard swap #2 - February (to be angeled by @angiesparkle

@ewescrap - she's having personal problems, and I understand her situation - (angeled by @preslarb