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Jillemina

Jillemina
Date Joined: April 19, 2020
Last Online: February 13, 2025
Birthday: May 12
Country: United States

About Me

I'm a mother, wife and nature lover.

After working 21 years in a local elementary school, my time is now my own. And I have filled every minute of it.

I have two incredible volunteer jobs ever! During the summer months I am a trail guide at Timpanogos Cave National Monument. And I love it! Spending days hiking the trail and talking to those who are on an adventure is amazing. You can check it out here: https://www.nps.gov/tica/index.htm

During the colder months I volunteer at the Thanksgiving Point Butterfly Biosphere working with the entomologist and horticulturists to help the butterflies thrive. It is peaceful, beautiful and humid. LOVE! You can check it out here: https://thanksgivingpoint.org/experience/butterfly-biosphere/

I try to spend as much time as possible outdoors. Hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, swimming, pretty much anything! I volunteer as a leave no trace trainer and love to teach and educate others on the importance of respecting our beautiful land.

I love deserts, beaches, forests, all of it! Being outside centers and balances me. You will always find me with a rock, shell or leaf in my pocket. I can't help it!

I have been married to the most wonderful man for 33 years and have 4 children, ages 29-21 and two sweet grand babies! Life is good!

I am an eternal optimist. I try to always look for the good in situations and people.

Likes

Embroidery Floss (all colors)

New stamps

Crafting

Sunshine

National Parks

Bees and butterflies

Rocks and minerals

Washi Tape (all colors and patterns)

Hiking

Anything nature related (plants, animals, minerals)

I love all colors!

Everything, I'm not picky. I just appreciate the time it takes to mail something. If it makes you smile, most likely it will make me smile.

In Conclusion

Letters are my favorite part of swaps. I love reading about the lives of others.

Tell me about your favorite hobby or your favorite food.

Tell me what makes you happy or what frustrates you.

Tell me what you did yesterday or what you hope to do tomorrow.

Tell me anything.

Happy SWAPPING!

Ratings

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Comment: Very interesting! The closest national park to me is the Monongehela National Forest, which is mostly forest land, with some town within it. However, the US Navy has a site high up in that mountain area where they had radio surveillance of theAtlantic ocean in WW 2. My uncles who lived in Elkins, WV, hunted deer there. I believe the small patch of virgin forest land left in WV is in the Monongehela but I'm not sure...if not in it, close to it.
Gwillisinc rated for BL~Butterfly Clusters~US on Feb 13, 2025
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Comment: Very nice! I found ATCs before I found Swapbot- then needed a place to get rid of them- so here we are! Never been to Grand Canyon- but still believe I will. Love the butterflies!
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Comment: Hello Jill ! I received your swap today with your such nice note and 20+ stickers. I very much enjoyed looking through the stickers and reading your note. I loved them! Thank you for bringing a smile to my face. Esp. having to deal with the death of my husband. Which he passed New year's Day (2025). It's not been easy for me at all. I took a little over a month off for grieving. I had to make myself come back to swap-bot. But I'm glad I did, so keep my mind off my husband's death. Take care and be safe. Oh, I enjoyed reading your nice note. Sounds like you're pretty busy with your volunteering. I'm sure it's very rewarding for you. 😀
Response: Thank you for the lovely response. YOU are the reason I do swapbot. I love bring a little bit of joy to someone's day. I know I get joy when I have a special envelope in the mailbox. Peace be with you.
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Comment: Thanks for such a great selection and such an interesting note!
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Comment: Thank you Jill for the nice note and the pocket full of stickers!
grammypammy rated for SI ~ Washi Samples Swap on Feb 8, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the rainbow Washi Samples and for the interesting info about the butterflies you work with! Thanks for joining this swap!
ellie rated for WIYM: 3"x5" Index Card Collage: House on Feb 5, 2025
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Comment: I love the house. Thanks for everything.
chaOsthe0ry rated for Heart Shaped Valentine on Feb 3, 2025
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Comment: I love your sewn pockets, that's the 2nd from you I have put in my journal. Thank you for such a cutely made heart shaped Valentine and for alllll the goodies! ☺️😁
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Comment: I love the creativity you used in this swap!! And I learned a lot about the Everglades - I had no idea they tried to drain in the 1880s! Thank goodness they didn't...imagine what a mess that would be if there were homes there! Happy Swapping :)
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Comment: I loved reading your prompt answers! I also found swapbot during COVID but die to grief I waited to get started swapping until Dec 2024. Thank you for the card and ephemera!
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Comment: LOL, I love getting your mail - everything so beautifully packaged and thoughtfully sent! Thanks for the fun letter - totally enjoyed reading it and naturally, spent another 20 minutes down the Google black hole of further research:) We really need to figure out how to save habitat for non human critters. Thank you so much!
Response: I get it. I’m the queen of the google rabbit hole. It is so satisfying to find information. Thanks.
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Comment: Thank you Jill for another great swap and note. You always have such interesting information. I love everything you included in the envelope.
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Comment: thanks for the wonderful packet
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Comment: I love the sulfur inspired booklet! Rock collecting sounds like such a fantastic hobby. I bet you have a lovely collection ☺️
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Comment: You did a wonderful job on the resend. You did a great job on the first send but you had just forgotten to cover the back. You are a wonderful swap better and I enjoy being your partner. Thank you so much.......=)
Response: Thank you
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Comment: Omigosh, Jill! I love to hear from you!!! We are very lucky to have a Peregrine Falcon nesting watches in WI with returning hatchlings!
Response: WOW! That is so cool!
Lobo816 rated for USAPC: Scrap Tags January 2025 on Jan 28, 2025
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Comment: Hi Jill!! I haven’t had a swap with you in a while!! It was so good to get an envelope from you!! I love the tags!! They are each so beautiful and unique!! I love them!! And thanks for all of the Glacier facts!! We went there in 2022 with friends on a train/bus tour but only had one day there to do the red bus which was great!! So we went back with the family in June 2023 but unfortunately the weather was bad. We couldn’t go far. And couldn’t get to the other side of the park. There were snow landslides still in June blocking roads!! But what we saw was beautiful!! Of course our daughters hiked in the rain it didn’t bother them!! Or the bears that we saw!! Your Martin Luther King Jr Day project sounds awesome!! Our family loves doing stuff like that!! So good to swap with you again!!!
rkassman rated for SMSUSA: Snail Mail Happy #15 on Jan 28, 2025
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Comment: Always wonderful to recieve a swap from you, with the beautiful theming and packaging! Very cool info on the Black Bat Flower - I just read about a podcast you might like, called "The New Species" podcast! Kind of the balance to learning about endangered species :)
Response: WOW! Thank you. I will definitely look that up!
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Comment: Thank you for the thoughtfully put together swap in your signature style. I especially like the wagon of books note card. I had to look up what a javelina was. Sounds like a serene and interesting place. I like the idea of it being less visited - more opportunities for really soaking in the environment.
melissanh rated for 2025 Washi Tape Swap USA ONLY on Jan 25, 2025
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Comment: AAAAHHH the V-day themed swap is so cute. I also really enjoyed the letter and will try to respond soon! Thanks.

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Comments

OrigamiGrace on Nov 23, 2024:

happy

BlueberryLady on Nov 24, 2023:

Welcome to Beginners Crafting Group !

there is a Swap up right now as I will assign partners early tomorrow morning.. Usually only do 1 swap a month unless another member Hosts.. Please Add mailing address to thread in Forum and any Ideas you might have ! ! ! Jean 9:28 AM Ohio time ! !

watercolorgirl on Nov 15, 2022:

Another "researched" swap arrive today in the mail. Who know there was so much info about a candy cane... Just love reading about it all. Thank you so much for making this another special swap for me.

RiverTopanga on Feb 11, 2022:

Thank you for fabulous profile- related envie 1❤

bpl76 on Sep 2, 2021:

HI love,I am so happy to heat your hubbie is free of cancer!!! thank you for the exploding env but the best news is how happy you are about a future you both can have now Smile BPL76

LavenderSprinkles on Apr 23, 2021:

Hey I am sorry I just found your letter and will write you I feel so ashamed it was in the fold of the letter.

captkristi on Jan 12, 2021:

Random! I just saw that you had written on a rating that you grew up in Reno!! So cool. I am a Nevada girl. Maybe one day we will swap and talk more about it :) If you are interested in joining a fun group that I do a lot of swaps in let me know. It's Sunshine Swaps and Mail if you want to check it out. Have a good week! Kristi

Ashzaller on Dec 23, 2020:

You are so welcome! I like to do that when i have some extra time ! <3

takehimaway on Nov 29, 2020:

Did you see this: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/308398 I can't join due not having any postcards.

takehimaway on Nov 17, 2020:

I'd love to share more recycle stickers, if you're ever interested in a private swap!

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