Magali

If you're sending me something from outside the EU, please put a customs declaration form on the envelope stating the contents, even if it's just an envelope that's a bit thicker than normal There are no strict customs restrictions for Germany but if it's not clear what's inside they often check contents and this results in very long delays. The German post is working really fast and efficiently but undeclared envelopes can take around six weeks going through customs. Thanks a lot!

Some things you should (or may want to) know about me:

I'm married and mum to a wonderful son. I love communicating with people and swapping things and I'm an avid Postcrosser.

I love to read, especially thrillers and chick-lit novels, but I also like books that make me laugh and travel reports.

In my freetime I enjoy crocheting (mainly blankets, caps and scarves), cross-stitching and baking. I love trying out new recipes, both for baking and cooking. I also just caught the sock knitting bug and can't seem to stop :)

In the summer I go swimming (almost) every day - never in the winter, though, as I actually like cool water and indoor pools always feel too warm to me. I need the open air!

I do love winter, though, and snow, and Christmas! I'm never too happy in the summer when it's hot and humid.

Please note that I'm an atheist and therefore I've no interest in any articles with a religious theme or symbols. However, I am interested in your views and I respect all religions, believes and non-believes.

My sock size is 39 EU/8 US.

Favourite colours are all kinds of blue, light green, dark pink.

• TEA: I especially love black flavoured tea with cinnamon, spices, raspberry, mango, passionfruit, apple, strawberry flavours I also like osmanthus tea and any other flowery tasting tea (apart from jasmine) Some of my favourite tea brands so far are:
• Stash (chai, orange)
• Good Earth (original sweet + spicy, chai)
• Bigelow (cinnamon, Constant Comment (probably my most fav. tea!), raspberry, Pumpkin Spice and many others)
• Greenfield (esp. the flavoured black tea, Festive Grape)
• Curtis
• Celestial Seasonings (esp. the seasonal teas: Candy Cane Lane, Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride; also the various Sleepytime varieties, Apple/Cinnamon)
• Pickwick (esp. the flavoured black tea)
• "Fairytale tea" from Japan

• Basilur Tangerine

• I also like any type of instant tea, chai, coffee and hot chocolate

(Please note that I don't like decaffeinated tea or coffee.)

• candy bars
• anything with peanuts and toffee
• filled milk and white chocolate (NO Hershey's or Milka, please!)
• Cadbury Creme Eggs
• Cadbury Twister
• Fry's Orange Cream
• Fazer chocolate (esp. with berry filling)
• Geisha chocolate
• anything with the following flavours: cinnamon, maple syrup, spices, apple, berries
• gummy candy (no Haribo, though, as it's German and we have the whole range here)
• licorice (any sort, sweet and salty)
• salty snacks (no crisps, though)
• instant hot coffee/chocolate/chai mixes
• lip-balms with unusual flavours (peanut butter, cookies etc.)
• fridge magnets (souvenir and others)
• useful items with a Union Jack design
• useful items with the "Keep calm and..." theme
• bookmarks
• stickers (esp. small ones that fit on postcards)
• washi/deco tape (I prefer stripes, dots, flowers etc, NO cartoon characters please!)
• small notepads
• sticky notepads
• keychains
• mugs (souvenir or nice design)
• face masks

• any green tea
• Earl Grey, jasmine, plain chamomile tea
• anything lemon flavoured
• Hershey's and Milka chocolate
• dark chocolate
• the combination of chocolate and coconut
• crisps of any kind
• mint-flavoured lip balm
• decaffeinated tea or coffee
• any food/drink with artificial sweeteners, I won't be able to eat or drink it!
• Disney characters
• anything kawaii
• anything religious
• anything gathering dust (plush toys etc.)
• anything too girly and/or childish
• make-up as I don't use any

• Green Day
• The Killers
• Biffy Clyro
• Augustana
• Linkin Park
• R.E.M.
• Keane
• Vega 4
• Plain White T's
• Tote Hosen (German punk band)

• Dr. Who
• Torchwood
• Sherlock Holmes (BBC)
• Grey's Anatomy
• Being Human
• Homeland
• Downton Abbey
• Broadchurch
• How to get away with murder
• Orphan Black
• Bosch

• Atonement
• Love Actually I don't really watch a lot of films, I prefer series....

• The Time-Traveller's Wife
• The Help
• Child 44
• Anne Frank's Diary
• Scandinavian thrillers
• old-fashioned whodunits
• books by Elizabeth George, Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes, Bill Bryson, Luise Rennison, Sophie Hannah, Ann Cleeves

Yes, I actually do have a tea wishlist :) Those are teas I read or heard about and would love to try. So if you happen to have a teabag or sample of them, you'd make me super happy!

BIGELOW: - Chocolate Chai - French Vanilla - Vanilla Caramel - Ginger Snappish

STASH: - Double Spice Chai - Holiday Chai - Cinnamon Vanilla (herbal) - Black Forest Black Tea - Passionfruit Breeze Tea - Blueberry Superfruit Herbal - Peach Black Tea - Chocolate Hazelnut - Vanilla Nut Cream - Raspberry Truffle Black Tea

CELESTIAL SEASONINGS: - Cranberry Apple - Sleepytime Kids Goodnight Grape - Sleepytime Peach

TEA FORTÉ: - Coconut Chai Latte - Coconut Chocolate Truffle - Coconut Mango Colada - Vienna Cinnamon - Bombay Chai - Silkroad Chai - Sweet Orange Spice

TAZO: - Chai Spiced Black Tea - Wild Sweet Orange

• US state map cards
• cards from National Parks
• skyline city views
• nouvelles images multiples
• colourful cupcakes and sweets
• recipe cards
• Indian summer, colourful autumn leaves, pumpkins
• Halloween and Christmas cards at the appropriate time of the year
• birthday cards in March (my birthday is March 29)
• Please note that I DON'T like handmade cards

• Hazelnuts