BASIC INFO

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday: july 25 (leo sun, aquarius moon, capricorn rising)

Pets: 2 shorthair cats. tortuga is an outstanding standard tortoiseshell and pickles is a dilute tortie. both love seafood/catnip flavored treats and regular catnip. I also feed some feral friends who hang out around my backyard, they like treats and nip too. 

Children: nope

Religious orientation (if any and if you want to share) "be excellent to each other"

Favorite Holiday: halloween is the very best

 

SWAP SPECIFIC STUFF:

Do you collect gnomes of any sort or have any gnome-affinity? 

- I do not collect gnomes but they are great! I have the Lawn Gnome scent from BPAL and it is a good one. 

 

Do you celebrate any spring holidays or traditions?

- cleaning the ceiling fan blades and air return vents, lol. clearing away garden clutter and waiting for my perennials to pop back up.

 

What sorts of "earth" gifts would most resonate with you? Do you collect rocks? Bugs? Plants and plant accessories?  Please give all the info about your likes/style

- I have attempted over the last five years to turn my front and back yard into native plant zones, and it's a bit messy/very haphazard but I love it. I do also enjoy rocks and crystals, Missouri has lots of naturally occurring quartz. I try to keep some houseplants but I am terrible at it. I would definitely appreciate a small lawn gnome, or window clings/suncatchers that are plant themed. if you want to send a small plant, I'd advise against anything more needy than succulents or snake plants, unless it can thrive outside in missouri. also don't want any houseplants that are not pet friendly because my cats will chew on fallen (and sometimes still attached) leaves, bless them.

 

What are some of your favorite "precious treasures"?

- my BPAL stash is my precious for sure. I have a plain wooden storage box from ikea that would be fun to paint/decorate but I haven't gotten around to that. 

- I like eclectic wall art, will gladly take more of that, but would also appreciate picture frames of various sizes or gift cards for same. 

- my cats and my plants make me happy :')

 

SNEEFS! fave/least fave BPAL scents:

- I have such a hard time with favs lists, I love everything but I love it differently! I have my scent note prefs and BPAL wishlist in my signature of course, will keep working on getting that up to date in january, however I have been working on my top ten for 2022 I can share!

Highlights:

Finally fell for Snake Oil blends this year. Snow White is (s)no(w) go. 

Gonna be more careful with/maybe avoid tonka/amber/sandalwood and keep an eye out for more vetiver/peony/carnation/ambrette.

My Top Ten of 2022 so far:
And I Wede My Corne Well I-Now ++
Black Goat Enjoying A Pink Flower ++
Coffee Bean, Cacao, and Khus ++
Milk, Burnt Honey, and Ambrette Seed ++
Schrödinger’s Checkmark ++
Teapot Full of Angst ++
A Distant Song +
An Assortment of Spring Pleasures/Bronze Dildo + (tie)
Witches Lace 2022 +

You May House Their Bodies +

2022 Heartbreakers/Did Not Work Out/It's Not You, It's Me:
And Though They Are With You
Constellation
Spoopy Kid
Knave of Snowflakes

 

Do you like jewelry?

- yes. I will get some good examples on my etsy wishlist by end of january. 

what types do you wear?

- mostly I wear earrings, but I also like rings and necklaces for dressing up, on rare occasions.

What sizes/lengths?

- cocktail rings can be 6.25 thru 9. 

- for necklaces, I like a large pendant on a longer length chain, or a bigger statement-type necklace on a shorter chain. 

- I can do post earrings, front/back earrings, and dangly or hoop earrings.

favorite metals/gemstones?

- slight preference to gold/copper tone but will wear silver as well. I love all the gem tones, but certainly don't expect precious gems. I don't wear much turquoise tho.

 

LITERATURE

What format do you prefer your books to take? (actual book? e reader? type?)

- I love to get physical books but for some reason I can only read fiction that way, and not consistently, so my main thing is audiobooks. I'm mainly on libro.fm right now having cancelled all things amazon, including my audible subscription, but I can still get audible books via my email address. 

 

What sorts of things do you enjoy/not enjoy reading?

Insert Goodreads or other book wishlist here

- I don't have a book wishlist but I tend to enjoy historical fiction and witchy/vampiric sorts of stories, especially historical fiction about witches and vampires. (The Witches of New York by Ami McKay and The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson are two witchy examples)

- I like scifi/fantasy and nonfiction as well. no jk rowling. (loved the Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin and High on the Hog by Jessica B. Harris)

 

SNACKY TREATS

Food restrictions??  (GF? Vegetarian? Vegan?)

- lactose intolerance! it's the worst. nothing from an udder for me: milk/cream/cheese/butter/whey. I'm not vegan but certainly vegan things are safe for me, so that makes it easier than reading all the labels. 

 

Favorite flavors, foods, snacks or treats?

- I love licorice allsorts and chocolate and pickles and spicy nonsense and salt/vinegar and marshmallows and chocolate. 

- these almonds and cacao nibs OMG. this is a local chocolate shop that is great.

 

Least favorite flavors?

- I will eat almost anything. I am certainly forgetting something here but my main restriction is no dairy. unfortunately milk still gets added to dark chocolate sometimes, so keep an eye on that kindly. I also love caramel but that is usually milk as well. boo!

 

Coffee/Tea/Booze?

Coffee - whole bean? ground? roast??

- I like light roast and I have a french press but lately I just drink instant coffee because I am the laziest

Tea? loose leaf? bags? green? black? tissanes? flavored?

- I like tea! preference for herbal, but black tea is fine. I don't drink much green unless it's sencha and I have a bunch of that. loose leaf and bags are both good. 

Alcohol??  if so favorite kind/flavors??

- I don't drink nearly as much as I used to, but I am extremely interested in homemade infusions/liqueurs, if that is a thing you do. my fav spirits are whisky/rye/bourbon/scotch (the brown medicines!) and tequila/mezcal. 

 

How do you feel about receiving homemade food items? (baked goods, jam, dried fruit, liqueur samples, etc)

- yes yes yes please! as long as it is not a terrible bother to make it dairy free. 

 

OTHER

What are five small/inexpensive things you always appreciate receiving?

- I love all the silly stationery things: fun notepads, cards, pens, stickers, washi tapes. I also fold a lot of origami birds. (I love the 3x3 packs from this shop - but standard 6x6 paper is also great.) I like baking and I like the silicone mats/molds/etc.

 

Do you have any allergies, intolerances or lifestyle restrictions/requirements or just simple dislikes which were not otherwise covered elsewhere?

- I like usable gifts and hangable art, since I'm a terrible clutterbug and can't keep any horizontal surfaces (desk, shelf, dresser, kitchen counter) clear for any length of time (and good god, the drawers!). if there is some sort of art/figure/trinket that would normally sit on a horizontal surface that you think would be excellent, go right ahead, but generally I try to avoid those. 

- also I am a picky nonsense person about scented things. I love getting BPAL and I have also enjoyed stuff from PBSW (queen is dead, not your housekeeper), but I don't prefer to receive scented candles/wax melts/bath products/lotions that I haven't vetted. I do like most incense tho! any kind, sticks/cones/loose (I could use more of the charcoal guys for loose incense). 

 

Is there anything you absolutely do NOT want to receive??

- milk, lol. would prefer no OCYL perfumes unless specified. 

 

Please place your wishlists and moodboards here (or link them in your signature)

- signature has my etsy list!

 

Anything else you want to say to your swapper???

 - thank you! have fun! my answers to in thread questions shall be updated in blog form and I will link it.