MelissaLB

A Little About Me 💜

I’m dedicated to Swap-Bot and always send my swaps on time. If something doesn’t arrive, please let me know — I’ll happily resend.

“In a world where you can be anything… be kind.”

I’m a paralegal by day and an energy healer by passion. I practice yoga, Reiki, meditation and energy healing, and I’m fascinated by forest therapy. I’m spiritual and drawn to sacred spaces, nature, the Divine Feminine, Pagan traditions and the Wheel of the Year. I was raised Catholic and still have a deep love for the Blessed Mother and miracles.

I’m an avid tarot & oracle card reader and collector, and I love finding interesting “orphaned” cards.

🌿 Things I Love

Nature, gardening, flowers, trees, birds, bees, dragonflies, oceans, beaches, lakes, coffee, books, road trips, volunteering, baking, journaling, crystals, shells, candles, pottery painting, chocolate, peanut butter & jelly, and wine.

My favorite color is purple.

I love Star Wars and have been a fan since the very first movie! I also love Alice in Wonderland, zodiac/Pisces imagery, Bigfoot, owls, vintage art, and anything quirky or whimsical.

I’m a huge art fan — especially Monet, Frida Kahlo, Picasso, Degas, Matisse, Gauguin and Chihuly.

I’m also a lifelong IndyCar and Indy 500 fan. 🏁

🐝 Collections & Swap Favorites

I’m addicted to washi tape, stickers, postcards, stationery, journals and playing cards.

Favorite washi themes include: 🐝 Bees • 🌸 Purple flowers • 🪻 Dragonflies • ☕ Coffee • 🐋 Whales • ⭐ Star Wars • People

I love Cavallini stationery and anything from Simply Gilded, Paper Geek Co., Fox & Cactus and GoatGirlMH.

I also collect: 🦉 Owls 👣 Bigfoot 🃏 Playing cards 🔮 Tarot & oracle decks 💜 Pisces items 🥜 Peanut butter & jelly things 🌊 Shells from oceans, Lake Michigan & local rivers

🌸 Holidays

I enjoy receiving holiday items year-round!

Easter: bunnies, pastels, flowers, ribbon, colored eggs, Victorian-style baskets Halloween: spooky witches, pumpkins, ghosts, haunted houses, cemeteries and scary trees — spooky over gory! Thanksgiving: vintage fall themes, turkeys, pumpkins, leaves and woodland animals Christmas: traditional red & green, angels, snowflakes, holly, silver, glitter and sparkle

I celebrate the Wheel of the Year and enjoy seasonal/Pagan themes.

🌱 Garden & Scents

I love growing tomatoes, peppers and herbs. My favorites are basil, rosemary and lavender.

Favorite scents: basil, rosemary, lavender, berries, lemon, cinnamon, patchouli and nag champa.

Not a fan of very strong floral scents, apple, watermelon or jasmine.

And I LOVE honey — for tea, baking and just because!

💜 A Few More Things

I’m a founding board member of Madhukara, a charity that feeds people and helps neighbors in need.

I love used and independent bookstores, nature walks, book clubs and exploring new places. I’ve visited 38 states and am working toward all 50!

Favorite travel spots include Sedona, the Redwoods, Lake Michigan/Northern Michigan, Gulf Shores, New Orleans, Lake Tahoe, Taos and San Francisco.

Dream destination: Nepal. I’m fascinated by its culture, the Himalayas and Mt. Everest.

Most of all, I love thoughtful, creative, unusual and happy mail. It doesn’t have to be expensive or fancy — I love seeing someone’s personality come through in what they send. 💌

One little postage note: Extras are never necessary! 💌 Lately, I’ve received several swaps with postage due because the extras made the envelope too heavy. I love the thoughtfulness, but please don’t feel you need to add anything extra. A simple swap is perfect! 💜

Thank you for swapping with me! 🌻

I love books! I love reading, collecting and sharing all types of books. I'm a big fan of used-book stores, small independent stores and Paperbackswap.

I like to collect old cookbooks, spiritual books (everything from Catholic saints to yoga), books of art and books on the Wheel of the Year.

I read a lot of fiction. I especially like books in a series. It's a fun way to spend more time with the characters.

I looked up book genres on Goodreads, so here's my list of favorite genres:

Fiction

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Mystery

Historical Fiction

Romance

Women's Fiction

Contemporary Fiction

Literary Fiction

Magical Realism

YA

Non Fiction

Memoir & Autobiography

Biography

Food & Drink

History

Travel

Religion & Spirituality

THINGS I DO NOT LOVE

I do not eat beef or pork

• Color your own anything • Chocolate covered fruit • Flower flavored tea • Scraps of paper

I’m not a fan of bath bombs or anything bath related.

Extras are not necessary. I will not withhold a heart if you don't send extras

I don’t know what is missing from this section so I’ll just wish everyone a happy Spring!

I enjoy paper crafts, journaling, baking, making prayer beads and rosaries, painting on all types of mediums, washi crafts, candle making, painting pottery, baking/decorating sugar cookies in holiday shapes, and drawing yantras and mandalas.

Something is missing…🤔

It’s been fun collecting cards for a franken-tarot deck.

I’ve collected random tarot cards for years and I never thought to create a unique deck. It’s so fun and is turning into a powerful tool.

Outside of the swaps creating my deck, my favorite tarot cards to collect are:

The High Priestess, The Wheel of Fortune, The Moon and The Sun.

My card for 2026: The Moon - This card reminds us of our dual nature and that things aren’t always what they seem. Unseen problems. Voluntary changes.

I also enjoy using oracle cards for intuitive readings. It’s fun to draw a card for the day.

I enjoy all postcards, here are some of my favorites:

Star Wars

Coffeehouses, coffee mugs, people drinking coffee

Libraries, bookstores, people reading

Alice in Wonderland

Beaches

Favorite animals - bears, rhinoceros, whales, birds, tortoise, owls and rabbits

Mother nature: mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, forests, meadows

City scenes

Trees

Flowers, fields of flowers

State map cards

Postcards of artwork, such as those bought in a museum

Touristy postcards from your town, city. state or country

Musicians from the 80's - Duran Duran, David Bowie, Prince, Michael Jackson etc.

Elvis

Recipes cards (but not recipes with meat if it is a picture of the dead carcass)

Alcoholic beverages

Pagan images

Frida Kahlo

I collect all kinds of unique and artistic playing cards, but my main collection focus is the Queen of Hearts ❤️

I also love collecting cards featuring U.S. states, especially:

• Indiana
• Michigan
• Ohio
• Illinois
• Hawaii
• New Mexico

Other favorite themes include: 🌸 Flowers 🐦 Birds ☀️ Sun & moon designs 🍓 Food & vegetarian-friendly recipes ⭐ Star Wars ♈ Zodiac/Astrology 👣 Bigfoot 🛸 UFOs & aliens 🦋 Butterflies 🐝 Bees ✨ Dragonflies 🍷 Alcohol & cocktail themes 🎩 Alice in Wonderland 🎨 Art-inspired cards (Frida Kahlo, Monet, Van Gogh, and similar artists) Elvis

I especially enjoy colorful, vintage, whimsical, mystical, nature-inspired, and unusual designs.