Aleesha

Hello from Minot, ND! My name is Aleesha, I am 45 years old, been married to my husband for 22 years and have a stepson (28) & son (21). I am patiently waiting to one day become a grandma - LOL, so in the meantime I baby our 2 dogs, Millie & Cooper! I have worked for our city government for 19 years - the last 12 have been as a GIS Coordinator. I love my job - making interactive maps for the public is very satisfying to me and also making maps for internal use by all departments to help them analyze assets. When I'm not working, I love to be crafting. Lately I have been obsessed with sticker TPC's, cardmaking and ATC's, but I enjoy all kinds of paper crafting and journaling. I am obsessed with die cuts and clear stamps. I love Pinterest and YouTube - I spend entirely too many hours on each.

I have been penpalling for several years as well and enjoy swapping crafty letters with my pen pals.

I love receiving scenic/touristy postcards of your hometown and I'm still trying to fulfill my collection of naked postcards from all 50 states. I have been doing Post Crossing for a few years as well.

If I'm not crafting, I enjoy reading (Thrillers), doing jigsaw puzzles, diamond painting, genealogy, and watching all kinds of tv! I enjoy decorating for all holidays and seasons, and Halloween is my favorite.

If you want to know more about me, please feel free to ask. I look forward to swapping with you all, and if you're interested in a private swap just let me know.

Also, if my packages or letters arrive with postage due, please contact me and I will make it right! Our post office is horrendous and I only have half hour lunches which don't allow me enough time to stand in land and wait for someone to help as the lines are often very long. I try my best to get it right using their guide system, but if I get it wrong, I am more than happy to send you postage to compensate :)

I love most music, but my favorite would definitely be pop rock. Some of my favorite artists are Post Malone, Miley Cyrus, Lizzo, Sam Smith, & Daughtry. I love 80's music as well and older stuff such as Credence Clearwater, Stevie Wonder & Conway Twitty!

I read mostly thrillers. My favorite authors are Freida McFadden, Mark Edwards, Tarryn Fisher, and Jennifer Hillier. Occasionally I like to try other genres, and I haven't found a Colleen Hoover book I haven't absolutely loved yet! I'm always looking for bookmarks :)

I love action movies. Bruce Willis is my favorite actor - Die Hard is my all-time favorite movie. I also like Jason Statham and Kevin Costner. I also enjoy Melissa McCarthy when I need a good laugh. Some of my all time favorites are: Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, The Goonies, Tombstone, and The Expendables.

There might not be enough space here to list all my favorite shows!!! I've been a Days of Our Lives fan for about 30 years. I like to watch, The Resident, The Good Doctor, Chicago Med, Fire & P.D, New Amsterdam, The Masked Singer, 9-1-1, 9-1-1 Lonestar, Station 19, Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, and anything true crime (Dateline, 20/20, First 48, Forensic Files, etc...).

I enjoy:
ATC's
Card making
mini albums
Pocket letters
journaling
DIY crafting
paper crafts

Please note that I really don't need any extras and they are not necessary for me to give a heart rating. I really don't have a lot of room to store more stuff, but if you would like to send something, I would appreciate the following:

• Stickers/Vinyl Stickers (not reward stickers)
• Postcards (naked or blank)
• ATC's
• A doodle from you to add to my journal
• Real photos from the city you live in (i.e. an art sculpture, a favorite restaurant, a park, etc)
• Any type of happy mail I can add to my Happy Mail Binder

Themes I like are:
* birds
* owls
* butterflies
* dragonflies
* bees
* dogs
* cats
* sloth
* pandas
* flamingos
* fox
* llamas
* unicorns
* florals
* gnomes
* Holiday themed stuff
* Smurfs

If you are from a state listed below, I would LOVE a naked touristy type postcard to help complete my 50 state collection, otherwise I like most all postcards. Please no homemade postcards or nudity though. I love Zazzle cards and don't mind them even if the swap says No Zazzle cards! I do prefer they are sent naked (written & stamped), but I don't mind non-touristy blank ones as well as I send them to seniors to help brighten their day. State Postcards I still need:
* Delaware
* Idaho
* Iowa
* Kentucky
* Rhode Island
* South Dakota
* Utah