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I have to update my profile (May 3 2010) Things have happened here that are out of my control. It all started with my husband getting diagnosed with high bloodpressure. He got meds for it and we thought live could go back to it's regular "schedule", but far from it. There were more bad news helth wise for him in store. He was the sole bread winner in our family and is now not able to work. This all happened within a few weeks time. We are absolutely gasping for air and trying to get our balance back. The rug was literally pulled out from under us. We are not sure, when he will be able to get back to work, we are still waiting on a date for an OP and to see how things are going after wards.

I have to apologize to @rosiefsw . It all happened so fast and I never knew what hit me. I deserve you rating me a 5 for the B&W private swap. I never intended to flake, but it has happened. I can only hope you forgive me and I am promising right here and now I will make up for it when things go a bit better fro us. I am sorry I let you down! You definitely deserv better, but I am in no position to do anything about it right now.

I have no idea where my head is right now with everything happening to us. We are struggling to get any sense of"normal" back into our lives at this point. I just don't know when that will be!

I am so sorry to let the community down by flaking. I have to honestly admit, I cannot feel anything at the moment (I know I should feel bad about it, but there is so much stuff going on right now, that I just can't. I am numb.)

I will make up for it when I am back up and running.

I am a wife and a mother.

I unschool my children and loving it!

Originally I come from Bavaria Germany, but love brought me to the US in 98 and I am here ever since. At the moment in the Pacific Northwest. I LOVE it here! Including the weather LOL I also have two dogs, one little Chihuahua (he is the kid's) named Thor and a Chinese Crested (hairless) named Sokrates (Socks for short)

I am slowly getting comfortable with who I am and love to express myself artistically.

I love to entertain, to cook, to feed people, to meet new friends and to hang out with my old ones...

I also write knitting patterns. Mostly for lace shawls, but also other things :)( there are some free ones on my blog! )

knitting, spinning, dyeing, weaving, cooking (Big one), painting, crazy quilting, I started on ATC's and got hooked! :D

I am very, very fond of cooking and trying new dishes.

Music A little bit of everything. I like classical as well as modern. A bit of big band, blues, rock, Reggae, ethnic music, (ido belly dance) I listen to: Drowning Pool, The Mavericks, Juanez, The Bob of course, Rage against the Machine, Saliva, Son House, Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, Glen Miller, The Beatles, The beach Boys, Cindy Lauper, oh so much more!!!

**TV and Movies: I don't have TV right now, so most of what is on this list is old, or I am a season behind watching it on DVD....

• I loved WonderFalls, great show,
• I loved East boud and down, SOOOOO funny!!! BRING IT BACK HBO!!!
• Julius Cesar
• The Tudors
• Entourage
• The big Lebowski
• Like water for chocolate
• Das Boot
• Scent of the green papaya
• Scent of a woman
• Eagle eye
• Black Hawk down
• oldies like the "Sissy" movies
• Elisabeth
• the other Bolyn girl

Books:

• Books on Anthropology, Prehistory and different Cultures are wonderful!
• I ADORE Jane Austen
• I love Agatha Christie!
• Woman's work, the first 20.000 years,
• Like water for chocolate,
• Snow Flower and the secret Fan,
• I love trashy romance novels (the period ones and the time traveler ones)

Favourite colours:

My favorite colors are blues, greens and earth tones.

Collections:

• I love ribbons, buttons,
• found objects (pebbles, feathers, driftwood, etc).
• fountain pens
• Caleidoscopes

I rate and I will always be fair. Usually I give good ratings, it must have been super bad/no send for me to rate you bad. I give hearts when I see that someone really tried, even if I might not have liked the swap that much. I think the effort counts! I am always happy when someone goes through all that trouble just for me! That deserves a heart! :)

I also promise to give a second chance. All I ask is: please stay in contact with me. I understand live can get the better of everyone now and then, just let me know! :) TALK TO ME BABY!!! If you can't make the deadline, drop me a note, no problem! We can work something out! I am sure!!! :)

Don't just dump out! There is always a way!

what I pledged

I give hearts for things done with love and effort - not for extras...I don't expect them. I also don't send them unless I have something I think my partner would love...

• I don't wear make up or perfume!
• CHAI TEA! HATE it!
• THE SMELL OF CINNAMON! Hubby can't stand it! Please don't put anything cinnamon-y in my packages, I WILL throw out the whole thing and NO HEART FOR YOU! lol (Just kidding! If the package was nice you get a heart, but I'd throw it out never the less!)
• I love candles but sometimes they melt in the shipping, so I rather buy my own.
• I LOVE lotions, but am ALLERGIC to aloe! so please nothing with aloe....
• Kawaii.. I finally found out what it is! It is just a weee bit tooo cute for me... it creeps me out! Some things are adorable but MOST things creep me out to be honest!
• chain mail and forwarded emails! Please don't! thank you so much! :D

I had no idea I disliked so many things! Oh my! I AM picky! This part might grow a bit too in time.. sorry :)

(I rated appropriately....)I am NOT looking for angels, I'm just trying to keep track of people I won't swap with any more!

• aline oliveira @enilario (partially suspended ATM) in the Lovely pictures email swap
• Mandi Wheaten @friendshipforever (partially suspended ATM) in the Helena8664's Obsession email survey
• Daisy Collins @BlueOwl (partially suspended ATM) in the Helena8664's Obsession email survey
• @StaleAmber random flat envie tag
• @Mommyof2 bottle cap pincushion swap international. I hosted that swap. @Mommyof2 received from me (I tracked the package! It got there!) I have not been rated nor have I or her downstream partner heard from her, although I sent PM's Emails and left comments on her profile! SO SAD!
• @OrangeAugirl same swap! She started so nicely and in the previous swap she received from me and seemed a great new swapper....
• @Hanane this one really hurts! She was such a great swapper and seems to have caught up on all the other swaps she missed the deadline on, but mine she just ignored so far.. I understand unexpected things happened in her live, but she managed to catch up the other swaps.... not even a PM...

My wishpot wishlist is not meant for swapbotters. It is just to give an idea of what colours I like and such. Please do not feel you have to get anything from there! I would genuinely feel bad if you did!