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Date Joined: November 9, 2009
Last Online: October 20, 2024 Birthday: June 27 Country: United States |
ME: I’m Alfie… 50 this year 🤯 which still feels so weird to say! Mom to my favorite human, traveler , friend, weight lifter, foodie, crafter, Cancerian, bartender, adventurer, baker, postcard collector, breast cancer survivor, penpal and so much more. Like most, I’m figuring it out as I go. We’re all going through something; I definitely struggle at times and having a creative/sharing outlet like Swap-bot really helps 💝 I am a work-in-progress, learning to love myself more everyday.
📬 My mailman is my second favorite person 💙 He’s also my life partner - we met in 2020 when he came to my door. Talk about lucky!
I live in a suburb of San Diego with my amazing daughter. She’s a senior and applying to college soon (UC BERKELEY is her 1st choice, so I’m just gonna put that out into the universe 🪐)… time goes by way to fast! Getting to raise her has been my biggest accomplishment and is THE best part of my life!
TRAVEL:🌎 Travel is my passion! 🗺️ I travel with my daughter as much as possible; we’ve been to Europe for a month (twice in the last 5 years) including driving a camper van around Iceland 🇮🇸 and always have great Spring break trips! We lived out my Sleepless in Seattle dream by staying on a houseboat there last year. Currently planning a trip to Greece for her graduation! She’s going to college next year so I’ll be doing a lot more solo travel. (The mailman has to work ☺️)
MY LIFE: being with my daughter, time with my mailman, the Office, tattoos (got my 1st at 47 and now I have 11!), House of the Dragon, GOT, travel shows, meeting people when I travel, kitsch, the Sound of Music, planning trips, collecting postcards, vintage travel ephemera, supporting small, local businesses, 70’s easy-listening music & Fleetwood Mac, stationery, party planning (especially with a theme!), health & fitness, Emily in Paris (it’s not a spectacular show but I love seeing Paris), longevity & “bio-hacking” podcasts, collecting vintage kitchen items, Gidget (Sally Field, the 60’s), thrift/secondhand stores, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the original with Gene Wilder), time alone at home, foreign languages, self-sufficiency (like Mother Earth News), entertaining, trying new cafés, fine tip pens, exploring neighborhoods, self-help/psychology books, magazines, handmade stickers, quotes, homemaking (when I don’t have to work) - I’m an independent woman but would gladly stay home and take care of everything if given the chance!
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I would love it if you follow my mail art Instagram!
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Postcrossing: WorldTraveler74
I used to have a baking business! Now I just bake on special occasions and for repeat customers🧁 Sweet by Alfie
I love vintage maps & envelopes, travel-related and foreign vintage ephemera, mail art, handmade envelopes, collage, making stickers, anything mini, scenic postcards, washi, hand-carved stamps relating to mail/postage/travel, all things postal related, vintage fodder, zines & zentangle.
I appreciate when swappers read my profile and I can tell when someone takes the time to send a thoughtful envelope. I’m more interested receiving handmade mail art, postal items, (anything airmail or snail mail themed) & vintage ephemera than collecting more "stuff"(except new postcards). I only join or host swaps when I collect/make/enjoy receiving the items in the swap. The following is my wishlist & likes in no particular order....
I Like to Receive:
A - anything with the name ALFIE on it • airlines: any memorabilia or ephemera from foreign airlines or that are no longer in business, like PanAm or TWA or even existing airlines (like the safety cards in the seat backs; menus from foreign airlines), used tickets or boarding passes
C - Colors I like: aubergine (deep purple), turquoise, chartreuse (cross between avocado green & neon green), shades of orange, brown, black, gunmetal gray, yellow, Tiffany blue, taupe…most colors are fine, just not a huge fan of pastels. Pink is fine in small doses.
E - handmade envelopes, decorated envelopes made from anything that wasn’t born as an envelope
F - fold-n-sends, aerograms - vintage, new, or foreign (so hard to find!) or postalettes - handmade ones are great too!
H - hand-carved stamps relating to my profile - if anyone is interested in a hand-carved stamp private swap, please message me!! • * handmade stickers of any of the themes in my profile
I - iLoveMail swap cards for sending my swaps; handmade profile-specific swap cards • anything custom iLoveMail
M - maps or map printed items, vintage maps, pieces of maps, city maps, county maps, world maps • mini anything
P - postal/airmail themed things like washi or deco tape, ribbon, hand-carved stamps with a postal theme, foreign (non-US) postal forms like customs or registered/express mail
R - REAL stamps (postage) on swaps
S - handmade stickers or handmade paper tape/washi of anything from my profile likes • a sample of something YOU make or made, or are good at making
U - unused airmail envelopes from anywhere, vintage or new • unused airmail stickers from any country (like the kind you get free at the post office)
V - vintage ephemera - for me this is anything from 1979 or earlier
W - wallpaper samples, especially 70’s or vintage! • washi or washi samples of any of the themes in my profile (postal, travel, stamps, etc.)
1974 - any ephemera or memorabilia from 1974 (my birth year)
**I prefer single-view cards (1 picture on the front), like countrysides, cities, neighborhoods, beaches, oceans, waterfalls, famous natural landmarks; • South Africa and southern African countries • Kenya, Egypt, Morocco • islands, especially lesser-visited ones like Mauritius, Madagascar, Maldives, Seychelles, Azores • islands in the Indian Ocean • Eastern European countries, any ‘stans • map cards of cities or countries outside the US • unused vintage cards when it’s a swap option •
I prefer my postcards BLANK & UNWRITTEN, in an envelope.
I have postcards available for trade. I'm happy to send postcards & receive something different from my wishlist. I only join profile-specific or private postcard swaps.
PLEASE don’t send any of the following postcards:
I Don’t Want/Don't Collect/Don’t Need:
I always try to respect others likes/dislikes, beliefs, & profiles; I go out of my way to send what you like. Thanks in advance and THANK YOU for reading my profile!!
I only join & host swaps that I know I can complete and am able to do well. I host most of the swaps I’m in and they’re specific to what I like to receive of course. I don't like to send mediocre type-3 swaps and feel free to let me know if I send you something that you don't love (before rating preferably; and tell me why). I read my partners' profiles repeatedly to make sure that I never send items that your profile specifically says not to send. Most importantly, please put some effort into it. By the same token, I will rate down if swap requirements are not met, and I will ALWAYS message you before rating. I don’t usually join blind swaps or swaps that aren't profile-specific, and I always wait until partners are assigned to complete swaps. I’m happy to angel all swaps I host!
Though I don’t look at postmarks, I do expect communication if a swap is going to be late for whatever reason. I would much rather receive a late swap that respects my profile (with communication), than a mediocre, bare minimum, swap.
I usually send extras with my swaps. It is never to make up for the swap, or that my swaps are lacking in any way; I send extras if I have things you like, according to your profile. (And because I have a craft supplies addiction 😂) I like to make others happy & don't mind sharing my stuff! Always open to private swaps with dependable swappers, just PM me :)
I love getting re-used packaging/envelopes! I always use real postage on my swaps and wait in line to have them hand-canceled. I REALLY appreciate it when there are real stamps (not metered) on anything I receive. Thank you ☺️
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4.9951 | 700 | 136 | 151 |
Completed | Fives | Threes | Ones |
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520 | 810 | 0 | 1 |
Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Uncategorized |
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13 | 207 | 300 | 0 |
Comments
AATW Oct Hi, Alfie Thank you so much for sending me a wonderful bday happy mail filled with goodies you thoughtfully chose from my profile. I love everything and appreciate your kindness. Have a great weekend. Deborah
Thank you so much for granting my wish of items from my Etsy Wishlist as part of the AATW group!! I really appreciate the extra effort/emails. Take care, Barbara
Thank you for the envelope of fun paper items. It's a great assortment of goodies and I appreciate it very much! ~ ChinaCat
Thank you for the wonderful extras!
Happy birthday!
Thank you for the awesome envie and the Whimsy Jar!
Happy Valentines Day~
From all of us in The Friendship Circle!
Thanks for thinking of me on my Birthday!