I appreciate independent sorts of films but also enjoy blockbusters. I have a tendency to really like films that put other people (and past boyfriends) to sleep...for example: 1. Harold and Maude....2. Watership Down...3. Somewhere in Time....4. Birth...etc. etc. etc...

My recent favorite movie genres:

• Generation X

• Dystopian

• Steampunk

• Paranormal love stories - for example, the Twilight series, Let Me In, Warm Bodies...

Hi! I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany...I'm a formerly avid synchronized swimmer (can't find the time now!) and love things such as learning new languages, traveling, writing, collecting stickers, reading, etc. etc.

I'm a mom to two children - my beautiful little girl that was born on July 2010 and my precious baby boy who was born on November 2013. Since becoming a mom, I've learned how much effort it takes to be one! I guess you don't understand how much your mom did for you until you become a mother yourself :o)

• I reuse packaging and envelopes when I mail items out.

• I also use notecards only to protect the swap, I never write in them because I figure that you can then use them again, either for another swap or for a letter :) When sending me a swap, if you could do the same, that would be awesome!

I pledge to rate the day I receive a swap!

I also pledge to not send you any CRAP! I always really carefully read my partners' profiles and try to only send items I think they would like and use. If I'm having trouble getting a swap together, I ASK my partner what they might also like. I would really appreciate it if my swap partners would do the same, thanks!

If you have any questions or problems, please just send me a message and will get back to you as soon as I can. I'm a very honest person and do make sure that I send out each swap on time. In the case where I am late, I also inform my swap partner beforehand. I send all of my swaps and would never cheat someone out of their share. Please take into consideration that I am 6 - 9 hours ahead of people in the US and 7 - 10 hours behind people who are in Australia / New Zealand, but I will respond to you as soon as I can! I'm usually only logging on when my kids are asleep, if I haven't passed out with them.

I enjoy and miss American television! Reality t.v. (Survivor, The Amazing Race), documentaries, comedies, anything. I also like British t.v. as well. With German television, I usually like to watch their comedy skit shows and their documentaries are pretty good. Other than that though, I really don't enjoy German television. :o(

Most everything! I love being exposed to new music, I'm a very open person!

At the moment, I'm not doing any crafts...hardly any time for it with my little ones! However, I first started creating crafty sorts of things when I was 7 (sewed my first felt Christmas ornament), my grandma taught me to use the sewing machine when I was 11. Since that time though, I really didn't do much with sewing, besides the occasional clothing tear repair, sewing a button that fell off or creating a synchro headpiece for my competitions. With Swap-Bot, I've been able to get back into creating for fun and have sewed stuffies, my first Dotee and made Whimsey Jars.

Other things I enjoy sewing / creating are things such as handmade bracelets, bookstrings and hair accessories. Hope to finish a t-shirt quilt which I have put off for years!

I enjoy reading all sorts of books. Book recommendations are always appreciated.

Since sending larger packages from Germany takes too long (a birthday present to a friend in the US once took 3 months to arrive!!! :o( ). I'm only interested in trading items overseas that can be sent at the "Letter Rate", which means any size letter or padded envelope (up to 500g, which is about 1 lb.). Within Europe, sending packages is fine with me. The German Post is surprising, some items sent internationally can arrive in 5 working days, some items take a few weeks, please be patient because I send all my swaps. In the case where an item has not been received, please contact me before rating so we can work something out, thanks! :o)

NOTE TO MY AMERICAN SWAP PARTNERS:

Shipping from the US to Germany can be very expensive! Therefore, I am only interested in swaps that can be sent cheaply from the US. You can send up to 1 oz. with ONE Global Forever stamp! Use a greeting card & envelope to send items (rather than a puffy mailer) and it should be very reasonable :)

I appreciate independent sorts of films but also enjoy blockbusters. I have a tendency to really like films that put other people (and past boyfriends) to sleep...for example: 1. Harold and Maude....2. Watership Down...3. Somewhere in Time....4. Birth...etc. etc. etc...

My recent favorite movie genres:

• Generation X

• Dystopian

• Steampunk

• Paranormal love stories - for example, the Twilight series, Let Me In, Warm Bodies...

I’ll like anything you can send that doesn’t cost you much to ship! For example...

• Cute stickers (modules - from those sticker strips like Sandylion or Mrs.Grossman) or sticker sheets

• Vintage 80's stickers - sheets or even

• Kawaii memo sheets (loose, any size, shape, character or brand - I don't use them, just like collecting them!)

• Sticker flakes

My favorite Kawaii character is Gotochi Kitty, otherwise known as Regional / Local Hello Kitty.

I like pretty much all Japanese Kawaii and love being introduced to new styles / characters

• Jewelry making supplies like lobster clasps, wire for making beaded bracelets, earring hooks (silver-toned), earring head pins (silver or gold-toned), or those small silver crimp beads for the ends of bracelets / necklaces

• Embroidery thread, any color at all

• Postage stamps from your country on the envelope you send me :)

• Decorated envelopes - I love seeing your creativity! It's all going in my Swap-Bot smashbook :o)

POSTCARDS

I'm the Group Founder for "Free Postcards 'R' Us' which is a postcard group for people who enjoy sending and receiving free postcards (handmade, freebie / ad, upcycled notecards & greeting cards, cardboard packaging, etc.)

I love receiving naked (written on, not in envie postcards). If at all possible, please use different stamps, rather than the standard Global Forever stamp. I love US stamps and would love to see more of the variety that is out there!

If anyone wants to send me any interesting blank freebie / ad postcards, I'd be happy to take them. Either for myself or to use in swaps!

Topics you could write to me about (just ideas off the top of my head here....)

• Your favorite movie
• Describe the view from your window at home
• Tell me about a funny / nice / interesting / sad / frustrating thing that happened to you recently
• Tell me about a typical day in your life
• Where have you traveled to and what are some of your favorite places in the world
• Do you believe in reincarnation? If so, what do you think you were in a past life?
• If not, what historical figure or past culture do you feel a strong interest in and why?
• Have you ever seen synchronized swimming and if so, what do you think of it?

THEMES

• Snoopy

• Pegasus / Unicorns

• Matryoshkas

• Kokeshi dolls

• Synchronized swimming, for example, vintage books, or magazine clippings, or postcards, sometimes you even see synchro stamps from different countries. I also collect synchronized swimming pins.

FOODS

• Kool-Aid (I can’t find it in Germany)

FAVORITE COLORS

blues, greens, magenta, burgandy, royal purple

MISC. ITEMS

Things I don't mind receiving if you are having trouble figuring out what in the world to send me:

• Handmade envies

• Cute Band-Aids

• Loose Stickers (cute)

• Stretchy cord / leather cord for making bracelets

• Girl Scout Badges / Fun Patches

I enjoy and miss American television! Reality t.v. (Survivor, The Amazing Race), documentaries, comedies, anything. I also like British t.v. as well. With German television, I usually like to watch their comedy skit shows and their documentaries are pretty good. Other than that though, I really don't enjoy German television. :o(

I'm not interested in receiving the following things...

• Scrapbooking items...I don't do scrapbooking so don't have much use for this.

• Embellishments - I don't need them, please don't send them to me!

• Sewing supplies (like fabric, thread, etc.) because I have no time for this.

• Stickers of this sort....cars or boyish themes, Panini, advertisements, handmade, stickers from trading card packages.

• Bad quality stickers (meaning...don't send me dirty, bent, previously used stickers or stickers from various sources that are just all stuck together on a sheet, please...).

• Please no Scrapbooking / 3D Stickers!!! (You know...Jolie's brand, or any sort of cardboard sticker with a little foam sticky circle on the back...). I just like flat stickers that I can put in my photo album. (Stickos brand is perfectly fine, as long as the design doesn't look like scrapbooking stickers.)

• Teas (I have plenty at home and find that the best teas I've had are from here)

• Rubber stamps - I don't use these, better to send stuff like this to someone else.

• Book pages...I have absolutely no use for these.

• Recipe cards

• Chocolates with chili flavor, raisins or marzipan, white chocolate

• Make-up

• Jewelry - it's not that I don't like it, but since my daughter's birth, I don't wear it.

• Diddl stuff....I've been surrounded by it since I've been living in Germany all this time. It's o.k. but not my thing.

• ATCs - I'm not really interested in them unless you make pretty amazing ones :o)

• Anything broken, junky or in crappy condition

• Cat hairs! (I like cats, but don't appreciate their hair on my stuff)

• Things that smell musty or like they come from a smoker's home (one time, I bought some stickers from ebay that smelled like they'd been sitting in a damp basement for 20 years....gross).