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Hugsie86

Hugsie86
Date Joined: January 7, 2017
Last Online: February 2, 2025
Birthday: August 31
Country: Canada

About Me

Hello Swap-Bot member!

Welcome to my profile, version 6.0. I am forever updating my profile, never satisfied, always wanting to describe the most recent version of myself. (The last version of my profile was written in Spring of 2021! So much time has passed!!)

I'm still a French Canadian woman in her thirties, though I am now approaching my forties. I'm still a full time teacher, but am now the mother of two school-aged kids (both girls!).

My main hobbies focus around reading and writing letters. I also like video games, listening to music, singing, and watching TV series.

I have been swapping for many years, mainly on Facebook, but also on Swap-Bot occasionally. I just love preparing something for someone I don't know and knowing it will brighten their day. Even if a swap is sender's choice, I often take a look at my partner's profile to make sure I don't send something they don't like. I can't always accommodate, but I try as much as possible.

I still take my swaps very seriously. I always send on time and I'll actually go out of my way to make sure that my swap is mailed by deadline. Should I have to be late (because it's happened a few times), I make sure that I send a message to my partner and to the host to inform them I sent a little late. For all these reasons, that's why I would prefer you contact me first and offer me a chance to resend my swap before rating me a 1.

For my likes and dislikes, see the sections below.

Happy swapping!

Favorite Books

I love reading and participate in a lot of book log swaps on here. I don't have any real favorite genres. With time, I read anything that catches and hold my attention. I do tend to gravitate more towards non-fiction, chick lit, thrillers, and fantasy novels, however.

I read in both French and English.

I'm a Harry Potter fan! My house is Hufflepuff, but I sometimes get sorted in Ravenclaw.

Favorite Television

Over the years, my tastes in TV shows have changed. I mainly re-watch shows now instead of watching new ones. Scrubs, The Big Bang Theory, Fuller House, The Good Place, and other French Canadian shows are my go-to.

Some other more recent shows I enjoy are Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, 911, and Love is Blind.

I also like watching home renovation shows.

Favorite Crafts

I don't craft as much anymore, mainly due to limited free time. I'd rather do crafting projects with my girls than to craft for myself. When the mood strikes, I do enjoy diamond art.

In the past, though, I have enjoyed pocket letters and making ATCs. And I have dabbled in cross stitching, which I find very relaxing.

Swaps - Likes

Looking for inspiration on what to send me? Here are things I would love to receive:

  • Touristic postcards from your country or area
  • Magnets (touristic)
  • Embellishments/die cuts for paper crafting
  • Blank notecards (with envelope)
  • Anything Harry Potter (especially Hufflepuff, my House)
  • Bookmarks
  • Stationery (particularly A5, double sided and lined)
  • Stickers for my girls (unicorns, dinosaurs, mermaids, particularly)

Swaps - Dislikes

I'm usually not picky when it comes to swaps, but here are things I would prefer not to receive:

  • No tea please. I prefer to buy my own tea bags.
  • Nothing violent (against ANY living creature)
  • Nothing religious. I don't follow any religion.
  • Nothing erotic/nude.
  • Nothing related to politics
  • Nothing vintage. I'm just not fond of those things.
  • Nothing I need to color. Sorry, just got too many of these things at home!

Ratings

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Comment: Welcome back! I hear a lot of good things about One dark window and I do have the ebook, but I have yet to start!
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Comment: Hello Valerie! Sorry for rating you few years late. I took a break from swap-bot and recently came back - then I saw that I still had ratings to give. I would like to look up your books. Do you still write? Have a nice day!
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Comment: Thank you for sharing.
theprairiemailbox rated for OIC: Spring Thoughts Card on May 5, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely card :)
Ettoad rated for OIC: March Highlights Card on Apr 18, 2023
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Comment: Happy Birthday wishes to you and your girls 🥳 Big family celebrations are the best - we have them in our family too!
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Comment: I love How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days
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Comment: I love that movie: how to lose a guy in 10 days! So funny!
mchesser12 rated for ESG: Listography #1 on Mar 29, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for sharing. I also do not like cooking… well at least at home. My daughters who are old enough to cook expect me to all the cooking. I enjoy cooking with my boyfriend. I thought about going back to dinosaur time period but didn’t add it.
mysmashbooklife rated for ESG: Listography #1 on Mar 28, 2023
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Comment: Great lists! Why would you want to learn Dutch? I am Dutch myself and Dutch can be very challenging. Even for us!
cindygroet rated for ESG: Recalling some memories #3 on Mar 21, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for sharing your memories. I also enjoy boat trips on lakes very much.
shiggy rated for ESG: Recalling some memories #3 on Mar 20, 2023
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Comment: I loved reading your answers! The one with your cousin made me smile so hard, I still remember holding my cousins when they were babies:) Thank you so much.
kelliegirl6 rated for ESG: Recalling some memories #3 on Mar 20, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for sharing your nice memories.
mchesser12 rated for ESG: Recalling some memories #2 on Mar 15, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for sharing about the buffet style restaurant, your mom locking keys in her car, and about your sculpture. Art is very subjective. I'm sure you did an awesome piece. Did you keep it?
colleenbUSA rated for ESG: Recalling some memories #2 on Mar 3, 2023
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Comment: I hate underground parking, same with parking garages they're just soo creepy!
Cindymt rated for ESG: Recalling some memories #2 on Feb 26, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for sharing! I am also awful at art and that sculpture you made would probably be better than anything I could make, ha-ha!
colleenbUSA rated for ESG: Recalling some memories #1 on Feb 5, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for sharing your memories! I wish I could write well. I'm terrible at writing!
KSENiA rated for LLU 2022 Yearly Wrap-up on Jan 30, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for sharing.
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Comment: Thank you for the great descriptions of the books and the really awesome postcard! I love postcards! Thank you!
HappyMom rated for ESG: 23 Prompts for 2023 on Jan 19, 2023
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Comment: I enjoyed your answers, and you remind me so much of myself when my kids were younger. Very interesting to read, and I hope you have a wonderful year with your kids and students!
Response: That's funny! I was reading your answers and was thinking to myself: "This is me in the future!", like I was reading about myself but further in my life!
mysmashbooklife rated for ESG: 23 Prompts for 2023 on Jan 19, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for sharing! It is lovely you want to help your collegue out.

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Comments

lou on Aug 24, 2024:

Happy Birthday Month!

Unicornblitz on Mar 3, 2018:

Profile quote #12 (huge apologies - i am late!)

Those who look only to the past and present Will sure miss their future

J f kennedy

adaywithmom on Mar 1, 2018:

Profile Quote #12 From: April - (adaywithmom)

"Be strong you never know who you are inspiring." -unknown

Have a great day! 😊 April

ncnurse04 on Feb 28, 2018:

Profile Quote #12: If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. Albert Einstein

Happiness in a nutshell. Who knew? Nice to meet you! Michelle

Scrapinitblue on Feb 28, 2018:

Profile Quote #12

“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” ― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

krissyhead1990 on Feb 28, 2018:

For > Profile Quote 12

Here is one of my favorite (and true!) travel quotes... I hope you are inspired to travel as much as I am.

“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” — Lawrence Block

TB

bluecrayons on Feb 27, 2018:

Profile quote 11

Laughing is one of the best exercises, it's like running inside your mind. You can do it almost anywhere and it's even better with a friend.

bluecrayons on Feb 27, 2018:

Profile quote 11

Laughing is one of the best exercises, it's like running inside your mind. You can do it almost anywhere and it's even better with a friend.

WritersSoul on Feb 27, 2018:

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Mark Twain

...well said...I like a man that's honest and crafty

Profile Quote #11

thebeholder on Feb 27, 2018:

"The Mad Hatter: Have I gone mad? Alice: I"m afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are."

-Alice in Wonderland Profile Quote #11

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