jadestrick

(am back from haitus! ready to swap! :)

i am a proud mom of three (2 girls, 12 and 9 and a little boy 4 years old), living in washington state--i am perfectly located near a large city (portland or), the beach (an hour away), mtns, (an hour or so), and high-desert/farmland (two hours). i LOVE to travel.

I have two bachelors, (degrees, not men lol :) one in behavioral psychology working with children who have autism and one in sociology so I love hearing about the diversity in the world. My middle daughter struggles with dyslexia and dysgraphia so we spend a lot of time trying to adapt our written/read language to a form she will understand.

i like most 80's, some country, no rap-some alternative. favorite artists include pink, chris isaak, tracy chapman, blue october-depends on moods i guess.

do not watch much tv...but love my dvr so when I do watch it is on my terms. Love haven, mom, mindy project, and vampire diaries

i am eager to try some new crafts, i used to do a lot of stamping and scrapbooking, decoupage, paper crafts, love food, so me and kids try to get creative with desserts or food gifts, photograpy and creative writing are personal hobbies of mine

am pretty happy with just about anything :), (and while store-bought is good, i really enjoy homemade items)

colors: am going through a red/orange phase but decorate with a lot of green. (blue for baby zach! :)

food: no food allergies-with candy, i prefer milk chocolate over dark, no sour gummies (my children enjoy it though), i prefer tea over coffee but do enjoy a cup o joe every now and then. favorite non-chocolate flavors are vanilla, and orange, and blue-berry! no black licorice.

embellishments: am a scrapbooker so love it all, pretty ribbons, unique items such as skeleton keys, hinges, etc

collect: red poppies, tasteful outhouses, and just re-did kitchen in grape/wine/italian theme so always looking for ideas/items for that.