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carolbee26

carolbee26
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Last Online: May 7, 2016
Birthday: October 26, 1975
Country: United States
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About Me

I'm married, and mom to three great kids (2 boys -- ages 13 and 10 and 1 girl -- age 6). My hobbies include snail mail, crochet, gardening (despite my black thumb -- I'm an optimist, I guess!), crafting, journalling, and reading. I also enjoy cooking and sharing recipes.

My Planner Obsession

I love planners. I love being organized! I currently use an hourly Erin Condren Life Planner to keep my family's activities straight. I use all kinds of washi, stickers, and ephemera to decorate my planner.

Favorite Books

"The Art Lover" by Carole Maso, anything (everything) by Richard Brautigan, "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, "Up In The Old Hotel" by Joseph Mitchell, "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood, "Bad Behavior" by Mary Gaitskill, "Et Tu, Babe," by Mark Leyner.... and I could go on and on and on...

I read a lot of non-fiction as well. I am especially interested in true crime, forensics, sociology, and economics.

Favorite Music

Morphine, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, The Pixies, Moxy Fruvous, REM, The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Nields, The Decemberists, Trip Shakespeare, Cordelia's Dad

If it's 90s indie rock, I probably like it.

Tea & Coffee

I love, love, love teas of all sorts. I mostly drink black tea and enjoy both plain black tea and flavored black teas like vanilla, cinnamon, chai, etc. I also love green tea, especially fruit-flavored green tea.

Coffee is another favorite treat. I do not usually drink flavored coffees. I prefer dark or medium roasts. Sometimes I'll add syrup (caramel, vanilla, and chocolate are favorites) or use a flavored creamer, though. I admit to treating myself to Starbucks once in a while. It's just fun to get that cup with all the whipped cream :-)

Stickers, Washi, Stationery

I have always loved stickers for cards and envelopes, and I used them in my day planner as well. I do not really use teacher-type or "reward" stickers or anything with cartoon characters (Disney, Dora, Winnie-the-Pooh, etc.). I especially love seasonal and holiday stickers (Valentines, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, etc.) as well as icon and functional planning stickers.

I use a LOT of washi tape for various crafts, as well as in my planner. I have yet to meet washi tape I didn't like :-)

Notecards and stationery of all designs are wonderful! I especially appreciate anything hand-made because I know how much work goes into these beautiful creations.

I love making my own envelopes. I started doing this when I was in college. I'd choose funky magazine ads for my penpal letters. I also admit to having a bit of a label addiction, LOL!

Recipes & Food

I enjoy cooking for myself, for my family, for friends, and just in general. Over the years I have collected wonderful recipes through recipe swaps, and I am happy to continue doing that here on Swap-Bot! I will try pretty much anything once, though I try to keep processed stuff at a minimum.

I use the MAMBI Happy Planner recipe organizer to keep everything nice and neat.

Other than that, I have no food allergies or intolerances. My family enjoys a wide variety of foods, and we especially like Mexican, Indian, and Italian dishes.

I enjoy canning (water bath only), so please share your favorite jam or pickle recipes!

Miscellaneous Good Things

stickers, washi tape, pretty paper, snow, rain, fog, milk glass, vintage china, newspapers, books, coffee, tea, avocados, cheese, paisley, kindness, cats, my kitchen, antique fairs, shabby anything, comic books, yarn, green, purple, gray, dark chocolate, pansies, sweet william, roses, woodland animals (especially squirrels, chipmunks, and hedgehogs), elephants, typewriters, lace & twine

Dislikes

I would prefer not to receive anything overly-religious, violent or gory, or anything particularly "risque."

Ratings

gothic87 rated for #Happy Mail on Dec 29, 2015
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Comment: Loved everything thank you 💖 💖
Sulieen rated for PCF- Declutter my Planner Stash! on Feb 6, 2015
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Comment: Thank you for all the planner goodies! ;) This planner thing is fun, huh?
LisaLaughs rated for I wish for washi #7 winter theme on Nov 16, 2014
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Comment: Thank you so much for all the wonderful tapes - I am in love with the gingerbread tape!!!
Artfreak16 rated for USA Small Washi Tape Swap- No.2 on Sep 21, 2014
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scrapingd rated for Let's swap a dishcloth! on Sep 15, 2014
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Comment: ty!!
ckalantar rated for Pick a month theme for my Planner on Sep 7, 2014
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely selection of fall items for my planner. I will be putting it all to use soon!
craftqueen rated for USA Small Washi Tape Swap- No.2 on Aug 30, 2014
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Comment: Thank you.
ariesstar rated for USA Small Washi Tape Swap- No.2 on Aug 28, 2014
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Comment: The washi tape you sent are so cute! Thank you :)
pamhug rated for Blue Planner DeStash on Aug 2, 2014
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Comment: Thank you so much!!!
mumsie rated for New dishcloths, anyone? #2 on May 24, 2014
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Comment: Thank you so much for the dishcloths and scrubby. They are beautifully crafted and the colors are fun and bright. Many, many thanks. Happy swapping!!!
Sagebrushs rated for Monthly Dishcloth Swap: Pink on May 23, 2014
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Comment: Love the dishcloth and scrubby, thank you.
mcccwhat rated for Rainbow Washi Swap on May 12, 2014
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Comment: Thank you, love all the rainbows!!!
AZmermaid rated for Tea and a Dessert recipe #2 on May 8, 2014
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Comment: Thank you so much! I can't wait to make the cookies. I love lemon and cookies - so these sound great!
pamhug rated for Rainbow Washi Swap on May 6, 2014
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Comment: Love rainbow washi - thanks!
KattB68 rated for Purple Washi Swap on May 6, 2014
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Comment: Thank you for the great Purple washi.
pamhug rated for Pink Washi Swap on May 6, 2014
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Comment: All but one are new to me - thanks so much!
pamhug rated for Purple Washi Swap on May 6, 2014
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Comment: Love it and was at the last of the gingham which is one of my fav - so thanks tons!!
pamhug rated for Tea and a Dessert recipe #2 on May 6, 2014
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Comment: Chocolate chai - AWESOME - and the cookies are on the weekend plan to make - thanks so much!
zans30 rated for Blue Washi Swap on May 6, 2014
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zans30 rated for Pink Washi Swap on May 6, 2014
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Comments

ChrisAnne on Dec 14, 2015:

We are glad to have you in the For The Love of My Planner Group. Let me know if I can do anything to help you out. Please take a moment to check out the forums and swaps. :)

Poppy89408 on Nov 27, 2014:

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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