HeidiJean

I'm a 36 year old female, NY native who now lives in Pennsylvania. I’m a labor and delivery/postpartum nurse.

I married my wonderful husband Aug 2020. We moved to PA in 2017, bought a house in 2020, and gave birth to our beautiful little boy, River, in September of 2022.

I love to do penpalling stuff (swapping, making FBs, looking for new swappers, and being a LLP), read, browse the internet, or just relax with a nice cup of coffee or tea, although my chances to relax are few and far between.

I love when people add comments to my rating... telling me something they particularly liked, or hey, something I could use some effort on.

*FBs, Sticker bags, Label bags, Goodie bags, and Lyrix. I especially love getting Lyrix and goodie bags because they're so rare, I think! I think I’ve seen maybe 2 lyrix in my 15 years of swapping!

*Anything relating to Hamilton the American Musical, or Lin-Manuel Miranda. I’m super obsessed. No, really... I have a Hamilton tattoo, in Lin’s handwriting.

*Labels are always welcome. They also don't need to be sticky- even on regular printer paper would be totally helpful, as I use those for label bags!

*Unusual teas- Never was much of a tea drinker until I joined up for swap-bot and got some really cool teas! MUCH better then lipton :) I am trying to drastically cut down on my caffeine intake, so caffeine free would be great!

*those little packets of powder that you put in a glass of water to make it flavored... I usually don’t drink water on its own, so these help me stay hydrated!

*Stickers... As odd as this may sound... please no holographic stickers! The texture freaks me out, lol. Also if you send loose stickers, please note that on the envelope so I can be sure to open it with care, instead of having a bunch of stickers fall onto my lap. If you forget to do so, no big deal :) Stickers are extra nice right now, since I use some pretty tape to close my envelopes with a sticker at the point since the covid outbreak.

*Animal related items (pigs, penguins, dogs, cats, frogs, and monkeys mainly. But any cute animal item I'm sure I'll love)

*Swap cards. Ya know, those things that say "you have rec'd a swap from HeidiJean" with a spot to write in the swap name and the date

*I LOVE TO READ, specifically fiction. If the swap is a smaller one, bookmarks are always more than welcome. My favorite author is Stephen King. If anyone has me for a swap, and wants to send a book, I’d love a copy of his book, “Rage.” (I’m laughing because even a poor quality copy goes for almost, if not more than, a grand!)

*Gum or candy, just not chocolate!

*Candles- especially anything Vanilla, cookie, fruit flavored. I tend to shy away from pine/floral scents, because if they're too strong I get a headache.

*Washi tape— especially now with the whole COVID-19 business, I’m using that to seal my envies for everyone’s safety :)

*Anything bath related.... wash clothes, bubble baths, lotion, wash, soap (no bar, unless it's home-made- those are awesome!), soaks. Again, I tend to skip over floral when shopping for myself. No bath bombs though, it deeply saddens me to say that they cause me to break out

*Chapsticks/lip gloss. I kinda have an addiction ;)

*I’m of the Catholic faith, I love wearing my veil to mass, and religious items are welcome

If you send me something I don’t like/can’t use, it’s not a huge deal, I just save it until I can find someone who will appreciate it :) But if you’d like to make me happy, please no...

*chocolate- I'm only a fan about two days a month ;)

*Yarn, I have no use for it.

*ribbon

*Anime; I never could get into it... sorry!

*Holographic stickers, as listed above in the "wishlist" section... I can't stand the feeling! [shudder]. Also bubble stickers- I have no use for them.

*Brads. I don't even know what these are...

*CONFETTI. I always get super frustrated when I open an envelope and get covered in glitter and/or confetti. If you're a confetti fanatic, and you feel as if you MUST include it, then please at least warn me on the envie :)

*Anything with tea tree oil in it. Apparently I'm allergic to it, and I get a rash :(

*I have a bunch of those ATC sized papers that are kawaii, I think? They look like mini memo sheets...? I usually pass them along... I’m never sure what to do with them...

*American Flag/USA/patriotic items

My PO Box WAS 5 min from my house until I moved 30 min away. Changing your swapping address is a hassle (it wouldn’t be a big deal if I didn’t have FBs, LBs, etc with my current PO Box on it!). I try to check my PO Box about once every week, week and a half. I can mail from my house so I can still send on time, but if I haven’t rated you, I wouldn’t sweat it! I ALWAYS rate, and I rate it the day I check my box. Don’t worry, every now and again I go through my unrated swaps, and if the send by date was more than 2 weeks ago, I’ll reach out!

If for any reason you have to pay extra postage, PLEASE let me know ASAP and I will 100% rectify the situation!