melissanh

This may sound strange, but please do not send me anything X-mas themed. I'm actually Jewish and participating in some "stocking stuffers" to get Chanukah gifts. You do not need to send me anything specifically Jewish, just also nothing Xmas. Message me if you have any questions. Thanks for understanding!

I am a Xenniel single mom in an 2/3 neurodivergent household. I live in U.S. about 2 hours from Niagara Falls. Stickers got me into swapping but below is a list of other items I like.

A... apricots, autumn, artichokes, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (the book), Asimov
B... berries, beads, blue, beaches, babies, Boston MA, books
C... clouds, contemporary art, crocheting, cross-stitch, collaging, choral singing, clouds, chocolate
D... dragons, dreams, drawing, donuts, daffodils, dystopian fiction
E... eggs, earrings
F... fruit, fake flowers, feminism
G... geeks, giraffes, Good Omens, Game Changer, gum
H... hammocks, hugs, Hebrew, herbal tea
I... ice cream, icicles
J... journaling, John Oliver, John Williams
K... karaoke, keys, kayaks
L... licorice tea, language, laughter, long hair
M... mixed media, museums, musicals, Maplewood NJ, mornings, mint tea, mail
N... novels, nonfiction, November, napping
O... oceans
P... play-doh, peaches, plums, presents, plants, people, pink, Pink, purple, Purim, pop music, polyvagal theory, pianos, pizza, Pern
Q... quilts, questions
R... rainbows, rivers, Rochester NY, rain, Robin Hobb
S... stickers, smiles, sunshine, stand-up comedy, sculptures, speculative fiction, singing, SNL, soy candles
T... teal, Tchaikovsky, therapy, thrifting, Thor of Pirate Software, tulips
U... umbrellas
V... vegetables
W... Weird Al, water, weighted blankets
X... Xennials
Y... yarn, Yale
Z... zucchini, zip-up hoodies

I've always been a huge reader. Here are some of the genres I particularly enjoy.

Realistic fiction with good characters and it doesn't center on someone dying: Olive Kitteridge, Three Junes, The Bean Trees.

Fantasy involving women and dragons.

Short stories by Ted Chiang..

Nonfiction about how we communicate and build community, and what interferes with those.

I saw Cats for the first time when I was 12. My tastes still reflect the shows of my childhood (both stage and film): Cats, Les Mis, Phantom, Guys and Dolls, Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1776, Oklahoma, The King and I, Rent (okay, that was in college).

It's hard for me to start listening to new ones but I have seen Six: The Musical twice. I've had Wicked and others recommended to me but I haven't listened to them yet.

Please don't send me images of:

• skulls, death, horror, gore, blood, poop, weapons, injuries (because I'm squeamish)

• Xmas, Easter, crosses (because I'm Jewish)

• Star Wars (because it reminds me of an ex)

• Stickers
• Crocheting
• Sketching
• Cross-stitch
• Polymer clay
• Beads

• clear backgrounds

• meme templates

• movie images

• pictures rather than words

• little realistic everyday items (dime-size or smaller)

• flat, not puffy

• seasons but not holidays

• Stickers
• Washi tape
• Postcards of pieces of art, waterfalls, rainbows
• Cute or funny notepaper
• Post-it notes
• Bookmarks
• Address labels (I'd be psyched if someone printed some up for me!)
• Herbal tea
• Unused postage stamps
• Used postage stamps that match one of my specific interests such as dragons
• Temporary tattoos
• Cartoons from magazines/newspapers
• Pages from desk calendars
• Interesting words or pictures cut from magazines