appledumplings

My name is Melissa and I am 23 years old, from Melbourne Australia! I am currently living in Geelong, Victoria with my mum at the moment. I was engaged for 3 years and living away from home, but things recently didn't work and so I have moved home for the time being.

I have a beautiful little 1 year old puppy named Abbie, who is a tiny little fluff ball and who absolutely adores everyone! She loves attention and she loves giving everyone little puppy kisses in return. :D

I work full time.. or did.. since moving back to Geelong I am not working just right now. It's the first time since I have started working that I haven't had a job, and in a way, it's kinda relaxing! But now I am getting bored and want to jump back in there. I am just waiting for a good opportunity to come along.. and it will... soon hopefully. :)

I love to bake things, and I also love cooking in general. I found out about a year and a half ago, that I could actually cook pretty well, and I am always so proud of my little creations! I love baking treats and giving them to my friends along with a present at Christmas time and things like that. :)

I have a lot of likes and a few dislikes, which I'll go into more further down the page. But basically, I love all things kawaii, especially Pucca, Sanrio and Hello Kitty things. I just love cute stuff in general, and I usually drive people crazy with my cluckiness over it. hehe

I also love candy and chocolates and would love to trade for some of the things we can get here in Australia!

I'm not very crafty.. I love and appreciate the beautiful hand made things people can make, and I am jealous because I am definitely not the crafty type!

I do try scrapbooking though, and even though my creations aren't anything spectacular, they make me smile, and I guess that's the whole point to making these creations.

I love music from many genres... I do have some faves however... Missy Elliott, Amy Winehouse, One Republic, Rihanna, Faith Hill, Christina Aguilera, Jewel, Missy Higgins, Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys, Timberland, Panic! At The Disco, Limp Bizkit, Justin Timberlake, Korn, Gnarls Barkley, The Veronicas, My Chemical Romance, Robbie Williams, T-Pain, Fallout Boy & Pink I guess R&B and Urban is what I would listen to the most, but that being said, I love pop, rock & alternative also.... basically anything that is in the charts at the time I will mostly like. :) I like 80's and 90's songs too!!

Biographies, true crime & crime fiction.. mostly true crime, however at the moment I have been getting into some amazing biographies of everyday people who have had amazing (and sometimes sad) lives.

Saw (series), Nightmare on Elm St, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Batman Begins (As well as all the other Batman movies), Disney movies & all of the Pixar movies.

Dexter, To Catch A Predator, Gossip Girl, Murder, Robot Chicken & basically anything on the Crime/Investigation network, Law & Order, Oprah, Dr. Phil, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Biggest Loser, Big Brother, Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance?, Robot Chicken, Spongebob Squarepants, Rich Bride Poor Bride, American/Australian Idol, WWE (Raw & Smackdown), Cheaters.. anything that's trashy + reality I am likely to watch.

• Scrapbooking
• Handmade journals (Haven't done any, but would like to)
• Cooking & baking

I live in Australia, which is known to have rather strict quarantine laws (the link is: http://www.daffa.gov.au/aqis/mail/cant-mail)

Pleasssssse do not send me the following, because chances are I will not receive them - and I would love to make sure I get your mail untampered with!

• no seeds or nuts
• no tea or coffee
• no wooden items
• no plant matter, including soil and straw
• no live or dead animals or animal parts
• no fruits and vegetables

Please check out that link before sending me anything! =)

My Dislikes

• earings (i don't have my ears pierced!)
• diddl & san-x... i like all other kawaii and cute things however.
• clowns
• porcelain dolls (i'm not a doll kind of girl)
• coffee flavoured/scented items
• anything religious (i am not religious)
• colours - flouro, overly dark colours (greys, olive, maroon etc)
• body lotions/creams/soaps (i have plenty!)
• anything political
• sci fi & fantasy (really not into it)
• gold jewellery (doesn't suit me)
• picture frames
• hankies/handtowels

Things I collect/love:

• Hello Kitty
• Sanrio characters
• Korean & Japanese stationary sets
• Kawaii food & drink characters (cupcakes, toast, milk etc)
• Disney characters (Disney in general)
• Pixar characters & memorabilia
• Pucca
• Anything that is Japanese/Asian and cute (Kawaii).
• Betty Boop
• Cosmetics
• Lip Glosses
• Funky jewellery
• Kawaii stationary sets
• Recipes (I would love to recieve your favourite recipes or traditional recipes from your country)
• Cookbooks or cooking magazines

Things/Shapes/Objects that I like:

• stars
• hearts
• anything handmade (i like paper crafts the most & anything plush!)
• jolly rancher (skull & crossbones)
• polka dots
• cosmetics
• mix cds

Favourite Colours:

• pink (top fave colour!)
• silver
• blue
• purple
• aqua
• yellow
• chocolate brown (with baby blue, aqua or pink looks the best!)

Favourite scents:

• chocolate
• coconut
• strawberry
• cherry
• cookies & cream
• vanilla
• berries
• candy (toffee, fairy floss etc)
• cinnamon
• anything fruity or sweet

Patterns and Fabrics:

• cute prints (kawaii type things)
• bright colours
• polka dots
• stars
• jolly rancher (skull & crossbones)
• hearts
• character prints (disney, pucca, hello kitty)

Sizing: I am very picky with my clothes, so would prefer to not receive any clothing at this time! However for panty raid swaps, I am an Australian size 16!

Jewellery:

I do not have any piercings, and I don't wear any gold jewellery. I love costume jewellery.. plastic beads, necklaces, bracelets, rings etc! And I also love anything silver and simple. :)

Sweets/Candy/Chocolates:

• I love all chocolate except dark chocolate.. chocolate is a vice I have and I prefer it over candy.
• I love candy except for any licorice, coffee flavoured, coconut, nuts, and sour. Fruity, sweet candy is especially welcome!
• I'd love to try sweets from all around the world. :)