Aumonae

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12/26/23

Profile has been updated; please check it out!

I have been struggling with knee pain for several years now. It was so bad on the 14th of December or so that my Surgeon told me he was doing a total knee replacement on the 19th. Had a few headachy moments along the way but made it to the goal date.

Recovery has been difficult, at best. TONS of hope though. I have to believe that the massive swelling in the entire leg will gradually lessen! I have to believe that I will have to use pain pills of any kind less and less until I'm down to ZERO pills!

For this reason, I will be taking a small break/slow down on swapping through SB. There are a couple series that I now host that will be later in the month of January, once I have my recovery under better control. If you need me or have any questions you can still just message me as I get alerts to messages.

Hope everyone had a fabulous Holiday Season and have an auspicious start to the New Year!

My Post Office is experiencing a staffing shortage right now. Some weeks we get all the mail we're supposed to get on a daily basis, other times we get mail once or twice a week.

For this reason I am switching my mailing address for swapping to the following:

Rachael Hectus
P.O. Box 19709
Denver, CO 80219

Please know that as soon as I receive an item from you, I will let you know via a PM, page comment, or rating. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Please note that I am unable to print at the moment, especially digital downloads. I prefer physical products... just in case there may accidentally be something like digital papers on my Etsy Wishlist. I am sometimes fooled by a listing.

I have a 1 rating from a few years ago. I tried to reach out to make the rating at least a 3, but the person hasn't been on Swap-bot since the time of the swap. I am not a flaker!

For bath, beauty, and incense items as part of a swap, please review the following as they are the only things I want/need/will use:

• shower steamers

• bath bombs

• body butter

• face masks (not scrubs)

• sugar scrubs for the body not face

• backflow or stick incense (have holders)

And preferred scents include:

• any kind of lemon- including lemongrass

• any kind of orange

• any mix of watermelon

• jasmine (love this scent)

• sandlewood

• spearmint mixes

• cherry blossom

• musks

• lavender mixes

• dragon's blood

• earthy scents

• nag champa

• Buddhist temple scents

• pumpkin mixes

• vanilla mixes

• apple mixes

• items/scents intended for men (for hubby)

SCENTS NOT WANTED:

• patchouli

• clove

• rose

• birthday cake

• unicorn

• fairy

• any kind of linen or rain scents

Thank you so much for reading!

I send all my swaps on time and am willing to resend if it isn't received in a timely manner. I mark as sent when I put it in a pickup container, the mailman takes it, or I take it to the Post Office. Life happens, and mail gets lost from time to time. Just communicate with me. I rate my partners as soon as received and look forward to leaving friendly feedback. That's half the fun!

I'm married to the love of my life and ever so grateful he is alive! He almost died several times between May 2022 and January 2023. He took until April 2023 to completely and totally heal from the experience.

My husband and I (and our remaining dog) are grieving the loss (07/03/2023) of our 14 year old Lhaso/Shitzu mix, Cookie Tank. He was a wonderfully faithful companion. We are spending extra quality time with our 9 year old Besingey, Osey (short for Osiris Anubis Hectus), as he is missing his buddy. They were very close.

I am disabled and dealing with my own health issues keeps me busy. I struggle with CPTSD in addition to my physical difficulties. I am active in therapy and work closely with my Psychiatrist.

During the spring and summer months I love to garden and grow container flowers and produce. I used to have a black thumb, but this last year (2022), I did pretty well at keeping everything alive and even thriving. I'm a huge lover of nature and try to partake of her beauty as often as I'm able.

I'm not very religious in the sense of church politics and such, but I am profoundly spiritual. I refer to myself as having a higher power and leave it at that. I don't force my views or beliefs on others and appreciate the same courtesy extended to me. I do love relevant Bible verses, Buddhist teachings, knowledge of nature, and such. I don't subscribe to messages of hate or discrimination. There's just not enough time given to us, as a species, to waste any of it on anything but unity, peace, and goodwill.

However, I am a hard fast Libertarian. I love my country and appreciate our Military. I am a staunch supporter of the Constitution and am always grateful for the rights afforded me.

I am fairly laid back about swaps I receive and enjoy most anything done with love and care- very easy to please.

Halloween/Samhain is my absolute favorite holiday and I love to do crafts themed in that vein all year round. I am especially fond of Nightmare Before Christmas. Tim Burton ROCKS! But he is second to my hero Guillermo del Toro. I have seen everything he's done!

I enjoy EVERY type of music except rap/jazz. I'm more into mood and feeling when it comes to what I listen to. I am fond of discovering new music so welcome input.

Different artists I'm fond of includes:

Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Il Volo, Sarah Brightman, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Pink, Ennio Morricone, Enya, The Eagles, Ray Stevens, Weird Al Yankovic, The Fray, Andrea Bocelli, Imagine Dragons, Tori Amos, Meatloaf, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Dido, and many, many more.

I'm more about the melody and lyrics than I am the actual group or singer. I may only like one single song by an artist for this reason. I'm the farthest thing from a fan girl you can get!

I have always been a voracious reader of fiction. Lately I have discovered non-fiction and am eager to discover what's out there. I like narrative stories of things that actually happened. My all-time favorite author is still Dean Koontz and I have recently gained a great fondness for Ryan Holiday.

I took a long break from reading around 2020 and am finally feeling a pull to start again in 2023.

I love it all; ATCs, die-cuts and stamps, washi tapes, handmade journals (think junk journals), journal pages, folios, flipbooks, mail art, cloth "stuffies" (dolls and stuffed creations), letters, tea swaps, handmade envelopes/pockets, and ephemera swaps, to name a few.

Additionally, both I and my husband collect used postage stamps. International ones are the greatest treat, but we collect them all. Hubby is an actual collector and I use them for crafting (duplicates).

I love private swaps where both parties more readily get what they want.

In swaps that involve gifts, I adore: (no Dollar Store- unless specified by swap)

accessories for medium length hair

charms of any kind

interesting 6x6 or 12x12 papers (double-sided whenever possible)

anything with Marvin the Martion

anything Tim Holtz

anything Nightmare Before Christmas

anything by Guillermo del Toro

anything Dexter related

anything Halloween themed

pretty, large silk scarves

interesting coffee mugs

medium to dark roasted whole bean coffee (no Starbucks)

books written by Ryan Holiday or Dean Koontz

metal dies (and matching stamps if able)

fat quarters (or larger) of fabric

crafting decorative paper books of any size

pretty or interesting tea cups

interesting tea pots

large scented candles

cat toys for a kitten

treats for a 9 month old kitten

tough dog toys (we have a chewer)

dog bully sticks

Good N Fun triple kabobs for dogs

shape or edge punches for crafting

cool or unique Chess sets (or just the pieces)

large diffuser

essential oils for diffusers (no patchouli)

Aquaphor lotion

Euceryn Very Dry Lotion

Walmart nightgowns with pockets (size 3X)

medium size doggie t-shirts/ jerseys

unique or interesting flavor loose tea or bagged tea

non bandana handkerchiefs

non bleached regular sized coffee filters

blank journals/junk journals

beaded or fabric lanyards for reading glasses

fancy or unique bookmarks/thongs

breath mints/Altoids (cinnamon) in any kind of tin

pretty and/or unique letter sets

glass, metal, and stone beads

Sterling silver or surgical stainless steel earrings and/or necklaces

Themes I adore are:

Halloween- my all-time favorite is Nightmare Before Christmas. Also: monsters, demons, ghosts, general spookiness, Phantom of the Opera, graveyards, Day of the Dead, skulls, cute pumpkins, Ichabod Crane, vampires, mummies, some creepiness

Egyptian- anything and everything

aliens- cute and mildly scary

vintage- 1950's and before, nature, people, animals, Smokey the Bear, medical instruments, architecture, law enforcement, photos of people and groups, vehicles and aircraft, letters and invoices

abstract art- especially background papers

animals- dogs, cats, babies, birds, exotic, geckos/lizards, bears (anything from grizzly to koala), tropical fish, cute, imaginary, mice, ferrets, most insects, spiders, squirrels, skunks, deer/elk

music- everything but rap/jazz, individual notes, scales, sheet music, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Nine Inch Nails, 80's, 90's, 70's, (see above likes)

movies/ TV shows- Dexter, Criminal Minds, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, Twilight movies, Boardwalk Empires, British Cop serials, true crime shows on the True Crime network, Big Bang Theory, Chicago Fire, NCIS (all of them), Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Wagontrain, Have Gun Will Travel, The Arrow, The Flash, (almost every Marvel show made), The White Queen, The Spanish Princess, Ghost, The Nutty Professor, Princess Bride, Monsters Inc, Driving Miss Daisy, Phenomenon, Disney and DreamWorks movies, The Witcher, The Last Witcher, docudramas, documentaries

holidays- non-religious, absolutely anything and everything Halloween (except gratuitous violence or gory)

dark- brooding and moody, gothic

steam punk- really enjoy this genre

futuristic- Sci-fi and anything tech related

garden- Mary Engelbrite, English gardens, forest, fairies, whimsical, tropical, wild, individual flowers

monochromatic- this can be difficult which is why I like it

patriotic- anything and everything that relates my pride and gratitude to be an American

medical- nursing, surgical, general

My dislikes include overly cutsie, babies/children, most Sanrio, religious, political, excessive gore, and activism, to name a few.

I DO NOT WANT cheap stickers (teacher, reward, or kids), no puffy or foam stickers (no foam anything ever), perfumed lotions, makeup, food (unsolicited), adverts, googly eyes, candy (unsolicited), instant/ground or decaf coffee(ever), religious pamphlets (ever), or magazine pages/images (unsolicited).