puzzlepiece

I last updated my profile on January 28th 2011

My apologies that i have been away from swap-bot for so long. I recently suffered some family loss and illnesses and that is what has kept me away. Now i am back and looking out for things i would like to join.

My name is Anne and i am enjoying swap-bot immensely! Although i don't participate in a lot of swaps i put a lot of time and effort into the ones i do join in to so i hope you'll all enjoy the things i send. :-)

I don't have an Internet connection in my home so it will sometimes be 3-4 days before i am able to rate or reply. I hope nobody holds this against me!

My favouite colour is green (all shades except fluro). I also like purple. I DO NOT like pink at all.

I understand that i may receive some items that are not quite right for me, these items have a good chance of being re-gifted, rather than them being stored in my cupboard. I hope everyone is ok with this. :-)

There are many hobbies i participate in and several things i collect. I would thoroughly enjoy receiving anything related to these:

Jigsaw Puzzles I enjoy sitting down and relaxing with a puzzle. I prefer 500 or 750 piece puzzles but if the picture is nice i would do 1000 piece puzzles as well. Please do not send me Children's puzzles as my only child is now almost 23 and well past the children's puzzle ages.

Buddhas I am a huge collector of Buddhas, they are just beautiful and i believe bring luck to my home. I have an ever growing collection of small figurines and statues and various other buddha items. I prefer the lucky/laughing buddhas with the large bellies. I would really love a laughing buddha keyring!

Sudoku/Soduko I enjoy taking some time out to do these puzzles. I'm not great at them so i prefer the easy or medium varieties. I am not really into the super or killer varieties of them as i find them too difficult. You don't have to buy me whole books of them, i would be happy with just a few pages of them or you could even print some out off the internet for me.

Used Postage Stamps I collect used postage stamps and have done for some time now. My main collections are of Australian, New Zealand and English stamps but i do enjoy receiving from any other countries too!. Please put postage stamps on any letters or parcels that you post to me (when possible).

M&M's I love nibbling on M&M's! My favourites are the Mini ones (So cute!) but i also enjoy the plain, crispy, peanut butter, mint crispy and mint ones as well.

Coins I have a collection of local and international coins and would enjoy receiving more coins to add to my collection.

Bookmarks I collect bookmarks of all types; free, bought and handmade. I would be happy to have any to add to my collection. The free type that you pick up in public libraries/book stores etc are the bulk of my collection.

Cats I have one pet cat named Eclypse. Please do not send toys for Eclypse as she is getting to be an older cat now and doesn't play with much.

She is a very fussy cat but if you would like to get her some food or treats her favourites are:
- Fancy Feast Sensations Chicken + Egg Medley Souffle
- Fancy Feast Chicken Prime Fillet
- Fancy Feast Chicken and Giblet
- Fancy Feast Tuna Flaked
- Woolworths Cat Treats (Any flavour)

Small Notepads
I use these to take notes of things i think of or to jot down phone numbers, gift ideas, reminders etc. Would especially like small notepads with cats.

DVD's/Movies
I would be interested in watching classic movies as i haven't seen many. I would also be interested in James Dean movies. I also enjoy any of those $2 Dvd's you find in places such as Go-Lo, The Reject Shop, The Warehouse etc. Generally any of those is fine except romance.

Sheets of Wrapping Paper
Any of those 50c/$1 sheets from discount stores. I don't have any young children so please no baby or children's wrapping paper. I am also not in need of wedding, romantic or anniversary themed paper. General birthday wrapping paper would be the most useful type for me please. :-)

Tourist Spoons I have a large collection of those souvenir/tourist spoons that you seem to be able to get just about anywhere. I already have them from a large variety of locations but i am also happy to receive more.

Slow Cooker Recipes
I have a slow cooker that i don't use often but wish i did use more! So i would really enjoy any simple slow cooker recipes you could send to inspire me to use it more often.

Food for the kitchen
These are some things i can always use as snacks or to cook with in the kitchen. Anything off this list would be very much appreciated.
- IXL Apricot Jam
- Long Grain White Rice
- Masterfoods Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe Base
- Fry's Turkish Delight Bars
- Cadbury Turkish Delight
- Dolmio Creamy Tomato and Mozzarella Pasta Sauce
- Whole Black Peppercorns
- Pollywaffle Bar (Can you even get these anymore?)

60's and 70's music. Meat Loaf, John Lennon, Savage Garden, Smokie, David Bowie, Damien Leith, Wes Carr.

Other things i am happy to receive that i haven't already mentioned:

• Blank VHS (Video Tapes)
• Address Labels
• Nivea Hand Intensive Nourishing Cream
• Any size Lock and Lock plastic containers
• Christmas Cards or sticky Christmas gift labels for me to use

First i need to mention that Australia has strict guidelines about what can come in and out of the country so if you are in doubt please check on http://www.auspost.com.au/internationalpost/information/prohibited_goods/index.asp to find out more.

Second i would like to mention a few things that i would rather not receive. I have quite a sensitive nose so please do not post me scented items (This means candles, incense, bath, shower, soap products) or any other skin care or beauty products (This includes make-up, sunscreen, tanning lotions etc.).

I am not a tea or coffee drinker, so any tea or coffee you send will be of no use. I detest the colour pink!!!! I do not want to receive anything to do with religion, anything with humour towards sex, racism or anything else vulgar or derogatory. Please nothing that contains foul language, no art, craft or knitting items (I don't do any arts or crafts as i am just not interested). Thank you for respecting this. :-)