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marinda

marinda
Date Joined: August 27, 2008
Last Online: June 8, 2025
Birthday: April 16
Country: United States
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About Me

Welcome to my profile!

**About me: **

I work part-time as a genealogist researcher.

I am married to my best friend. (25 years) We have five children and one awesome son-in-law. We also have one beautiful granddaughter!! 👶

We have a menagerie of pets: two adorable goldendoodles, 🐕 two cockatiels, 🦜 one large sulcata tortoise, 🐢 and a bearded dragon.🦎

I live in Arizona. Way Too Hot!! ☀️ 😓 (Be aware, things in the mail will melt in the summer months!) 🫠

I have Ankylosing Spondylitis, an autoimmune inflammatory arthritis. If any of you have an autoimmune disease and/or inflammatory arthritis, I would love to hear your story and how you treat and cope.

I love to send and receive snail mail. I have been here in the swap community for many years now, (17!!) and I have enjoyed swapping with people from all over the world. I LOVE SNAIL MAIL!

SOME OF MY FAVORITES:

Colors: Any shade of green, my very favorite is dark/forest green. Purple is a close second. I especially enjoy green and purple in combination. That being said, I love all colors!

Animals: I love duck-billed platypuses, my all-time favorite animal. They are so fascinating! I love fascinating and unusual animals.

I also love: hedgehogs, Basset hounds, goldendoodles, cockatiels, mallard ducks, walruses, sea horses, bearded dragons, and tortoises

Hobbies: Playing the piano, reading, diamond "painting," crocheting, knitting, adult coloring (especially color-by-number), recycling, genealogy, jigsaw puzzles

Crafts: Crocheting and knitting. I also enjoy cross-stitching occasionally. I have tried ATCs in the past and enjoy those as well. I also love to color, especially adult color-by-number.

More detailed descriptions of what I like are below. (Feel free to read what you like and skip what isn't relevant.)

Favorite Crafts

I love to knit and crochet.

Note: If you have no use for your leftover yarn balls and you don't know what to do with them, feel free to send them my way! I love to make little things from yarn leftovers.

I love to color. It is very relaxing to me. Color-by-number is by far my favorite because it takes the "stress" of choosing colors out of the process.

My collections/FYI:

My collections:

nativity Christmas tree ornaments. (Mary, Joseph, the infant Jesus, shepherds, and/or wise men.)

Anything with a platypus on it

Leftover yarn balls

Acrylic worsted-weight yarn

ATCs (especially profile-based ones)

Jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, earrings for pierced ears), handmade or store-bought

Christmas postcards, store-bought, blank/unused

Postcards (Store bought. I prefer non-touristy, but I like all postcards)

Advent calendars

Other things I LOVE:

My wish list:

Stories or anything relating to adoption (near and dear to my heart)

Anything from my collections section above! 😄

Nativity scenes

Pocket tissues with designs

Personal address labels

Adult color-by-number books, pages, photocopies, etc.

Washi tape (or any deco tape)

Perfume samples

Colorful pens

Gel pens

Colorful, fine-point permanent markers

Languages! Postcards, note cards, images, letters, etc. in a language foreign to English

Cultural diversity (all diversity, really)

Images of sunsets on the beach

Baymax from "Big Hero 6"

Sock monkeys

Handwritten letters and chatty notes (A letter from YOU would absolutely make my day!)

Decorative bandages (any and all designs or pictures)

Decorative/decorated envelopes, store-bought or handmade

Gift cards to any retailer

Christmas!

Autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving

Button up hanging kitchen towels, handmade or store-bought

Stickers (flat ones, not puffy, foam, or 3D)

Potholders/hot pads, handmade or store-bought

Piano or flute sheet music 🎶

Seahorses

Holiday cards (blank/unused) for any holiday: Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, etc., store-bought or handmade

Hair accessories: barrettes, clips, headbands, etc.

Sugar-free mints or gum

Snow! Snowflakes and/or snow scenes. We don't get any snow here, and I'm glad, but I really think it's beautiful and sometimes I feel like I am missing out.

Wrapping paper/gift wrap (Christmas, birthday, all occasion, wedding, baby, etc.)

I am a fan of the paranormal, especially ghosts! I love ghost stories and personal paranormal accounts. I would LOVE to hear yours if you are willing to share your experience! (But please no bloody, gory, or dark.)

Anything from (or similar to) my etsy favorites

An Advent calendar (I love Advent calendars of any kind. I love the anticipation and countdown to Christmas and I love Advent.)

Anything that has to do with platypuses or has a platypus on it

POSTCARDS:

Postcard Preferences:

I love all postcards, but here is a list of the postcards I particularly enjoy:

Platypuses

Fluffy, soft animals, domestic or wild (photographs)

Sea creatures, especially sea horses

Hedgehogs

Tortoises

Mallard ducks

Birds

Cows

Lizards

Soccer

Castles and palaces

Hawaii or other tropical places

Beautiful sunsets

Norman Rockwell paintings

Frogs

Beach

Christmas

Vintage (true vintage, not copies)

Non-touristy

Multiview without borders (the pictures fade into each other and/or overlap)

Fantasy

Dogs, especially Bassett hounds

Cats

Airplanes in flight

Rainbows (photographs)

Waterfalls

Greenery

Autumn leaves or other Fall photographs

Nativity scenes

Native/cultural dress

Books/reading related

Walruses

Stained glass windows

America's founding fathers

Holidays (any)

Black and white photographs

Anything related to my likes or collections above

A note about postcard preferences: If a swap asks for a choice, I like postcards sent blank in an envelope. However, I enjoy almost as much receiving stamped and written postcards, if the postcard is from my postcard preferences list above, has a nice, chatty handwritten note on it, is nicely decorated, and/or has unusual/neat postage stamps on the back. 🤩 Feel free to send postcards any way you wish.

Please Only send storebought/professionally printed postcards, unless the swap indicates otherwise.

Dislikes/Please don't send

I'm not too picky and I'm easy to please, but after years of swapping, I have decided to include here a list of things I would prefer not to receive/dislikes:

Apes and monkeys (with the exception of sock monkeys)

Coffee, tea (I prefer hot cocoa)

Scrapbooking or card-making supplies (I do love receiving other people's handmade folded cards. I just don't do these things myself.)

Notebooks or journals (I have an abundance) Unless they have anything to do with my likes/collections listed above

Skulls (I love Halloween, but skulls creep me out. I love full body skeletons, though. Don't know what the difference is.)

Demonic/bloody/gory

Politics

Zazzle postcards (It's a dimensions issue)

Unhappy endings

Seafood

Handmade postcards (unless the swap is specifically for handmade)

Thank you!

Ratings

mamajoy rated for WATER Postcard on Jun 9, 2025
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Comment: Love the Carolina's. Nice card. Thanks.
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Comment: Thank you for the cute Charlie Brown postalette! It does seem to get quite hot in Arizona! It gets hot here too, in Georgia, but we stay indoors with the A/C or poolside most of the time! Lol. I'm not much of a camper, but you'll be indoors, right? If there's a cabin, that makes a difference. Have a great summer! Thanks again!
NJBird rated for Black & White Postcard Swap #20 on Jun 9, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the card.
NJBird rated for Seek and Find Postcard Swap #1 Heart on Jun 9, 2025
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Comment: Love the heart card. Cambria is beautiful.
phoebezoro rated for SCATTS - H - ROUND 16 - US ONLY on Jun 9, 2025
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Comment: Thank you! You have such cute stickers!
susieq11 rated for National Pen Pal Day on Jun 9, 2025
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Comment: Thank you very much for the chatty letter. I am glad to know more about you since we swap so much!! I hope all of your plans this summer go well and congrats on your granddaughter!! We welcomed a new niece (my in-law's first grandchild) into the family a couple of weeks ago! So fun! Thank you for joining my swap - hope you have a nice week. : )
Poohtat rated for WIYM: Hello Summer PC - USA on Jun 9, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the summer postcard. I hope you had fun at the summer camp. Happy swapping
young46356 rated for PTG: Wild Animal Postcard on Jun 8, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the giraffe. One of my favorite animals. Rich
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Comment: thanks for sharing it with me:)
bpl76 rated for MMHWH-Sticker postcard-US on Jun 8, 2025
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Comment: Thank you !!!
mchesser12 rated for SCATTS - I - ROUND 16 - US ONLY on Jun 7, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the Izmir postcards and sharing your I answers. All of our answers were different.
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Comment: Thanks for the postcard of Gdansk.
susieq11 rated for B & W Postcard on Jun 7, 2025
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Comment: Thank you - great image of NYC kids in the 1930's! Hope you had a nice visit with your family and thank you for joining my swap! : )
LibraryMaker rated for Floral Postcards on Jun 6, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely postcard! Roses are great! I hope you're having a fantastic day!
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Comment: Nice card! Thanks for the positive affirmation! Love the vintage stamps you used too! Thanks and see you in the mail!
Vickyen rated for WIYM: Postalette Swap USA only on Jun 6, 2025
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Comment: Hi Marinda! Love your Peanuts postallette! How was the camping trip? I remember those days with the boy scouts, I am sure I was the most ungraceful parent there, but oh the stories we shared after the fact!! lol! Hope you had a great time making memories! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
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Comment: Thanks for the Wiesbaden postcard.
Fuchsi rated for FLL: Memo sheet letter on Jun 5, 2025
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Comment: Dear Marinda, thank you very much for your wonderful letter and I hop your family is doin well and your husband recovers from surgery without any problems! ^-^ The story about your torquoise reminds me of a friends dog, who was trying to hide under her couch, by sticking his head and it... while the rest of the Golden Retriever was still visible. XD Have a nice summer and a good time! Yours, Maxi
Ikat78 rated for Note on a Postalette 18 on Jun 4, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the cute bunny postalette! I enjoyed your story about the surprise pool party. I hope you were able to relax while you waited.
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Comment: Thanks, I've never seen this painting before, Rich

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Comments

rarjones on Apr 8, 2025:

Happy Birthday to YOU!

CF Group - Rose 2025

ultracinematik on Mar 12, 2025:

Whale, would you look at that! My whale PC returned to me like a boomerang. Thank you for sending it home. 🐳

OrigamiGrace on Nov 23, 2024:

happy

LindaW on Aug 19, 2024:

I'm glad that you received the Hawaii calendar. Enjoy it!

LindaW on Apr 14, 2024:

Happy, happy Birthday to you! May it be very special.

rarjones on Apr 1, 2024:

Happy April Birthday to YOU!

CF Group - Rose

simcoe54 on Apr 16, 2023:

Hope you have a Happy Birthday!

rarjones on Apr 4, 2023:

Happy April Birthday!

Rose - CF Group

Heirloom on Dec 24, 2022:


from USA Happy Mail

OrigamiGrace on Jun 14, 2022:

Just stopping by to say

hi

From Cheap Postage Group:)

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