Lealie

2023 September I'm in the hospital since the beginning of the month and am not able to open my mail. My family is sending out the stuff I finish here for me :).

Mail services information: our mailbox currently gets emptied 1-2 times per week still. But the good news is that I receive mail more than once per week once again :)!

Languages: English, Deutsch, 한국어

I love love looove playing tabletop rpgs. And board games. And card games. And computer games. And science fiction. And fantasy. And reading. I'm a geek.

I am in my thirties and share my flat with a black cat who is somewhat anti-social. But she's the cutest cat. Like all cats.

I am an avid herbal (+fruity) tea drinker (for tea swaps there's more info below). I do not consume caffeine - even as teas.

I'm a feminist, pansexual, and agnostic.

⟨ Some more stuff I like: ⟩

• Things with a purpose
• Things with more than one purpose that can fulfill all their purposes well
• Good Excel sheets
• Reading
• Cats
• Everything ATC related

➤ Letters & Notes

• I enjoy reading random tidbits of information. The thing that just pops into your head. "Huh"-moments.
• Recycled stationery (NOT trash - either stationery made of recycled materials or pages which might have had another purpose once but are beautiful to look at, eg: calendar pages, wrapping paper)
• handmade cards and notes - I will never downrate for receiving handmade even if the swap says store-bought

➤ Tea

• fruits and herbs
• no caffeine [green/black/white..]
• during the warmer months I drink the leaves from plants I grow on my balcony

➤ Reading

• Science fiction and fantasy (and romance)
• I don't like bad endings. I need my endings happy or at least satisfactory. Therefore I tend to read the last few sentences before I read a book.
• My absolute guilty pleasure books are Nalini Singh's Psy/Changeling/Trinity books.
• I have phases during which I binge webtoons and/or fanfiction (... DM/HP Auror Partners)

➤ Art

• Landscapes
• Flora & fauna
• Fantasy
• Art nouveau
• Colorful portraits
• Rain
• Joy > melancholy
• Weather phenomenon
• Space phenomena

≠ I don't want to put down any dislikes - because if it's important to you or you like it then I'd love to learn about it.

⟩⟩ Let's be honest here: my decorating style is more on the minimalistic side - I love washi tape and small drawings, but I'm just not that crafty and only sometimes use accent stickers.

I mend my own clothes (if they're fixable).

I enjoy painting and started making cards and postcards after joining swaps here but my craft level & style is on the more minimalistic side.

I am now apparently addicted to ATCs. Thank you, dear swap-bot community, for bringing this joy into my life! (May 2023 update)

I will not downrate for handcrafted cards / notecards even if the swap specifies store-bought! :)

If you count cooking as a craft then that's my #1. Mostly vegetarian meals. There are some nostalgia dishes that I cook from time to time which I include meat - but only well-sourced meat. I prefer salty foods over sweet foods most of the time. If you have a recipe that you just love - I'd be happy to give it a try!

My personal belief is that everyone who puts time into handcrafting a swap deserves a heart. I love all of you for the effort and time you put in to bring artsy joy into my life!

I check "sent" once I come home after putting the swap into the local mailbox. Please be aware that my mailbox doesn't get emptied daily.

I will rate you as soon as I've received and opened your mail. If there's a problem I'll contact you and try to find a solution before rating a low score.

Please contact me if there is a problem with my swap or you haven't received anything a few weeks after I checked "sent". I'll be happy to send something again if it doesn't arrive or didn't fulfill the requirements.