Turnip74

Hello :) My name is Terry & I'm 45 yrs. old. I've been away from Swap-bot for awhile, some things at home & work just occupied my time but now I'm ready to get back in the swing of things and let my creative juices flow once again. I've been stressed out, (mostly because I keep everything to myself) and being creative helps relieve all that negativity. So, about me, I am still a Library Media Asssistant at an elementary school. I love reading (fave thing to do), making jewelry, and listening to all kinds of music. Any excuse to be creative is a good excuse for me. I enjoy creating ATC's, greeting cards & jewelry. I love learning new ways to be creative :) During the time I've been away from swapping, I've gotten married to the love of my life. November 2020 will mark our 2nd anniversary. He is my best friend, and blessed that he is patient with not only my book collections but my art & craft supplies, lol.

I still have an eclectic taste in music. Anything that starts my toes a-tapping is good to me. But my faves are The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Glenn Miller, Pink Martini, anything Zooey Deschanel sings, k.d. Lang, Feist, Reba, Nick Lowe, The Cure, Pearl Jam, Shakira, Gogol Bordello, Gypsy & the Cat, Chuck Mangione, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, anything K-Pop ......if I continue to list artists we'll be here a very long time, lol.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas, all the Agent Pendergast books by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Childs, Anita Blake series by Laurel K. Hamilton, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, all the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries by Alice Kimberley, Dirty Job by Christopher Moore,....so many more titles to write but I think I'd run out of space, lol.....I recently read the first Hunger Games book (due to a student imploring that I read it, so thank you Evan) and love it. My hubby recently bought me the trilogy as I only have the first book. I borrowed it from work and due to school closures during this quarantine I've been unable to check out the rest of the series.

I enjoy spending time making handmade greeting cards & jewelry which I usually make as gifts for friends & family. I also have fun creating ATC's and Inchies. I recently saw online that people are now creating Coins, ATC concept but a 2inch circle. I think I'll try that next.

My wishilist includes: ephmera, ribbon, cute or unusual paper, stickers, stationary, Sharpies, gel pens, beads, old photos, postcards, paint chip samples, anything Sanrio, nail polish, anything cat or bee related, old jewelry, dominoes (white ones), anything handmade, books, bookmarkers, recipe cards, your favorite recipe, teas, chocolates, candy that's from your area.