Life is Better with Friends and Twins

I'm a loner but I agree that life is better with friends. There's no need to elaborate on the subject.

This Postcrossing arrived in my mailbox from the Netherlands.

The sender writes: Dear JarieLyn, a life together is so much nicer. I'm married now 1 month at 15 May and we are 7 years together. Happy Postcrossing greetings. Rog

This Postcrossing came from Canada.

The sender writes: Hi JarieLyn! We are 6 year old twins from Alberta Canada! We joined postcrossing with our mom so we could learn how mail works. It is so cool to see the postcards in our mailbox! Have a good week. Audrey and Sophia.

Those two twins signed their own names which is adorable. That alone makes this card special.

Liberating, Monumental, Animated, Fat, Cool and a Happy Valentine

It's time to liberate my art. I finally got all of my postcards made via Moo.com and VistaPrint.com. I came up with 3 designs, two of which I've already posted. I think I will leave the third design as a surprise since the deadline for this project is March 15th.  Anyway, It was fun trying to create something by hand to put on postcards. I thoroughly enjoyed the process and I plan to keep doing it. Here is the envelope that is on it's way to Kat Eye Studio where the Liberate Your Art project was born.

I wish I had done something different on the envelope, but this is how it turned out.

The back of the envelope, sloppy, messy and hurried. But it's art, right?

In addition to the above envelope, I sent a couple of more postcrossings.

To: Barbara in Portugal

I write: Hello Barbara, I am a 50 year old woman living in Las Vegas, Nevada. It makes my heart happy to know that there are still young people like yourself who want to send and receive postcards & letters. I have a whole trunk full of correspondence that I have saved over the years. Every now & then I like to re-read what my friends wrote about when we were kids. Wishing you much happiness. <3 JarieLyn

To: Ameya in India

I write: Hello from Las Vegas where the sun is shining and casting a warmth which makes it feel like spring. I am dog sitting my sister's chow this week and we've already been for a walk in the park today. I love to just breathe in the air when I'm outdoors. the aroma of flowers and cherry blossoms are intoxicating and it makes my soul smile. <3 JarieLyn

My mailbox is finally starting to see some life. I recieved a big fat envelope from John in the Uk.

Inside was all kinds of mail deliciousness.  He sent me some vintage postcards as well as writing his letter on several different postcards.

7 beautiful postcards filled with a letter to me. 

Some of the other postcards that were in the envelope. Everything was so fun to look at and to read. They are all splendid, and it made my day.

Also, I received a piece of mail from my friend Deyanira.

A cute valentine card and an artsy note. She knows how much I love getting mail.

So in case you all are wondering how I spent Valentine's day here's the scoop. I'm sure you've all heard of couple's massage, right?  Well, that's not what we did, but it was similar. We had a tandem reiki session and it was the most amazing experience ever. My husband is not into the whole metaphysical, mystical, new age thing so my plan was to blindfold him and not let him know what I had in store. Well, I didn't blindfold him, but he went in blindly. He had no idea what we were doing.  I will skip over the little details but I will tell you that to my surprise he was totally feeling good and was open to doing it again sometime.  If you've never had a reiki session before, let me just say, that it is very relaxing. Some times you might experience things that make you question what happened, but it's all good. You don't need to believe in universal life force energy to reap the benefits. Anyway, my husband and I walked out feeling so peaceful and happy and we had a great rest of the day together. It was one of the best Valentine's Day I've ever had.

Mail for Two Little Boys

I sure am glad that Tuesday is over.

I'll keep the details of the day to myself, except for the mail.

I received two postcards yesterday

 

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An official Posttcrossing card fom Belarus.

The sender writes:

Hello JarieLyn!

My name is Karina & I'm from Minsk (Belarus).

I hope you like y card.

Happy New Year!

I hope your wishes come true!

Happy Postcrossing.

 

 

 

This is a pretty handmade postcard from my friend Laurie.

She used her own photography and editing skills to make the postcard.

I think she did a fantastic job.

 

Now for my outgoing mail:

 

 

An official Postcrossing card traveling to Iraq.

 

 

An official Postcrossing card traveling to Connecticut.

 

 

A gift for my sister minus the valentine.

 

 

This is for Rome, who will be five years old in February.

 

 

This is for Titus, Rome's 3 year old brother.

 

That's the mail for Tuesday.

 

I'm sure today will be just as fruitful.

Have a happy mail day.



Postcards Galore

Hi Y'all.

Monday was a postcard kind of a day.

 

Here's what came in the mail.

 

 

A postcard from my swap partner for six weeks of snail mail swap.

Sadly, this is week # 6

What can I say, It was fun while it lasted.

 

 

An official postcrossing card from Belarus.

 

The sender writes:

Hi!

My name is Diona.

I live in Belarus.

My country is beautiful!!

I want to stay a doctor.I study in 10 classes.

15 years old.

I never been in USA.

I think I will go in USA when I stay work. :)

Have a nice day.

 

 

An official postcrossing card from Portugal.

 

The sender writes:

I'm Joana!

I live in Portugal and I love music too.

I'm sending you a card that represents a lot to me because it represents the market where my family worked for many years.

I hope that you like this postcard.

Joana

 

An official postcrossing card from Taiwan.

 

The sender writes:

Dear JarieLyn,

My name is Swing.

I like travel and see the movie.

I think lige should be happy and fulfilling, right?

There are many secrets in the world is worth for us to explore.

Be happy :)  <3

 

A letter from my friend Deyanira on a pretty notecard.

 

 

Here's what went out:

 

 

An official Postcrossing card on its way to Taiwan.

 

 

An official Postcrossing card on its way to Russia.

 

 

A postcard on the way to greet a pen pal.

 

 

A letter to a pen pal.

 

 

That's it for Monday Mail.

 

I've got to go run some errands now.

Does anyone else hate trying to figure out what to make for dinner?

Ugh!



Wednesday Haste

 

It's mid week and in my haste I forgot to photograph my outgoing mail.

I was also distracted by my housecleaning service.

 

Anyhow, I sent a postcard out to each of my siblings.

Afterall, it is 12/12/12.

It will be another hundred years before that number comes up again.

 

I also sent out an official postcrossing card going to the Netherlands.

 

Another postcard to Mendy.

 

 

Two more Christmas cards to family.

 

 

 

I did remember to photograph my incoming today.

 

 

A Christmas card from my friend and fellow photographer, Harriet and her husband Jim.

If anyone subscribes to PSA Journal, her photo was published on the cover of the November issue.

She is an amazing photographer and a great friend to those who know her.

Check out her wildlife photography here.

 

 

A christmas postcard from a fellow blogger.

Check out his rambles at Rambles From My Chair

 

 

A Christmas Card from my friend Rio.

 

 

A card from a Swap.

 

That's it for today, folks.

 

I'm way behind on my replies to my penpals.

Hopefully, I'll get to them by tomorrow.



Are my expectations set too high?

Hello my lovely readers.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Mine was pretty lazy, however my husband and I did have dinner with friends Saturday night.

That was a nice little outing.

 

 

My mailbox was empty a lot this week.

But I suppose the end of the week always brings little surprises.

 

I joined a Mega Christmas Card Swap through Swap-Bot and I'm starting to see the results of that.

Friday delivered me one Christmas Card.

 

 

I love Santa Claus images and this one is perfect.

This one traveled from Oregon.

 

I didn't check my mail on Saturday but this is what I found inside on Sunday.

 

 

I adore this card for several reasons.

First, it's from Texas and I love Texas.

Second,  I actually own a pair of red cowboy boots so it totally fits my personality.

Third, who doesn't love a fashion statement at Christmas time?

It's just so cute.

 

 

This card traveled from Virginia.

The card isn't really my style even though it is quite lovely.

however, I rated this person with a 5 and a heart because of what's inside.

This person, who I've never met took the time to write something really wonderful inside.

She made an effort to do more than just sign her name, and to me that is very special.

Thank you, Allison.

 

I was more excited to find the next two envelopes in my mailbox.

 

 

 A potential penpal who received my name and address from Letter Writers Alliance.

I like that she decorated her envelope.

 

 

She sounds like a very nice person and I look forward to writing her back.

 

 

This is the letter I was hoping to find in my mailbox.

I love all the bright cheerful colors and those metalic smily faces.

 

 

I love the label and the stationery.

This is from Angie in Texas and I really like her.

I think we have some things in common.

I can't wait to write her back.

 

I only sent out one letter this weekend and it went to my friend Jim in California.

We've been friends for about 27 years.

He's been going through a difficult time lately so I hope I am able to cheer him up.

 

I forgot to cover up our home addresses so I won't be posting a picture of it.

I'm too lazy to walk upstairs and get my USB for my phone in order to upload and edit.

 

 

I have a question for you.

When you join a swap do you give it your best and expect the same or do you just fulfill the minimum requirements?

I must say, I want my packages, cards, letters, words to make an impact and I am quite disappointed when I receive so little effort from other swappers.

Am I over reacting, expecting too much?

I mean really, anyone can just send a card and sign their name, but if that's all they do, it isn't really special. Why join a swap if you're not going to put your whole heart into it.

 

I saw a profile of a woman that says she's an atheist.

Really?

Then why would you join a CHRISTmas card swap?

 

Any comments appreciated.

 

Thank you.