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jessnewson98

jessnewson98
Date Joined: July 28, 2018
Last Online: October 22, 2024

Country: Australia
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About Me

IMPORTANT

I recently received some mail back with postage underpaid, so I've resent all of my mail from the past month or so just in case it didn't make it to you. If you still haven't received something, let me know and I'll resend!

Swap-bot has become too much for me lately and I'm not going to be here as much if at all. I might join a few swaps here and there, but not as much as I used to. I hope you have the best day, because yes, you deserve it, always!


I've received a lot of international mail back and I always resend when I get it back! So, please be patient if you receive a swap later than intended. I'm having so much trouble with international mail.

If you have not received a swap from me or from members in the groups I've hosted, PLEASE let me know before rating! I will resend and I will message participants too!


Hi!

If I haven't rated you yet, I either have yet to receive your swap or it's in my "to be rated section of mail" (as I get a lot of mail, outside of swap-bot as well; and I do have my studies too) and if I haven't rated your digital swap, I'm getting to it, I will rate you, just a bit delayed with everything...so, please be patient with me.

I'm currently a University and TAFE Student studying a double degree at ACU as well as a course in library and information services.

I'm an avid reader and writer (and yet I still have no idea what to say).

I have two gorgeous doggies, they're both very excitable and love going for walks!

When it comes to hobbies, I love to give different things a go, so at the moment I'm very much an amateur cook and baker; I love walking, hiking, cycling and tons of other things, too.

I've learnt a few languages here and there; French (being the one I'm most familiar with), a little Dutch and German. I'm still learning, but if you have any unique sayings in your native tongue (in any other languages than just those mentioned above), I'd love to know!

Favourite Books

My being a bookworm and all means I might have a few favourite books (although it's hard to choose...and they tend to change every couple of months).

  • Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
  • The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
  • Lovely War by Julie Berry
  • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
  • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
  • Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman
  • Chemistry by Weike Wang
  • The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
  • There's Something about Sweetie by Sandhya Menon
  • Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
  • All For The Game Series by Nora Sakavic

Currently Reading: textbooks yay.


rec me a book if you dare ;)

recommend me some manga too, I'd love to find some new stuff!

Favourite TV Shows

I love a lot of TV shows! Though I haven't seen a few for a while - I've been more focused on studies. Here are some of my faves:

  • Doctor Who
  • Outlander
  • Sailor Moon
  • Orphan Black
  • Sense8
  • Jane The Virgin
  • Derry Girls
  • Stranger Things
  • Anne with an 'E'
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • The Umbrella Academy
  • Charmed (the original version)
  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
  • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

(and a notable mention would have to be "Round The Twist" which is basically an aussie tv show I watched as a kid and it is ICONIC)


Anime I am still rather new to anime, I used to watch a lot with my cousins when I was younger.

  • Haikyu!! (I keep crying over this)
  • Sailor Moon
  • Banana Fish (I am ruination, this has wrecked me)
  • Great Pretender
  • Carole & Tuesday

Favourite Music

There are so many types of music I love; here are some of my favourite bands/musicians:

  • MIKA
  • Lorde
  • Hozier
  • Meg Mac
  • Paramore
  • The Killers
  • St. Vincent
  • Amy Shark
  • King Princess
  • Glass Animals
  • Janelle MonΓ‘e
  • The Cranberries
  • Panic! At The Disco
  • Florence + The Machine

(and there are so many others that I just adore, but I'll keep the list this long.)


Note

A lot of the time post to and from Australia does tend to take a while, so allow over a month for a swap of mine to get to you.

However, if you don't receive a swap within that timeframe, message me and I'll resend.

Postcards

I thought I might add a postcard section!

I tend to love any postcards I receive, so send any you have my way.

However, I do tend to love these types of postcards if you wanted to send something specific:

  • artsy, vintage, painting, etc
  • doctor who, space-themed
  • snugglepot and cuddle pie (aussie classic literature or any classic (kids) literature from any country)
  • botanical, plants, food, etc
  • virginia woolf, sylvia plath, classic female writers
  • bookish themed (eg, covers, characters, etc)
  • dogs, puppies, cows, foxes, owls, wallabies, wombats, kangaroos, dolphins, bats, etc.
  • recipe themed (I don't eat meat, so I would prefer recipes without meat, however I would never rate down if you were to send me a recipe with meat in it)
  • puzzles
  • forest, wilderness, nature
  • seasonal postcards: halloween, christmas, easter, autumn, etc

But honestly, I do love any postcards I receive! So, send whatever you prefer, I don't mind!


If you want to add any doodles or illustrations to anything you send me, I would greatly appreciate it! It brightens my day to see an illustration on a postcard or envelope!

Favourite Films

I don't know if I necessarily have "favourite" movies, but here are some that I really love:

  • Studio Ghibli Films (ie. My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Whisper of the Heart, Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, Castle in the Sky, are some of my faves so far but I do love them all)
  • MirrorMask
  • The Incredibles
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • Captain Marvel
  • Shazam!
  • Hidden Figures
  • The Mummy
  • The Dark Crystal
  • Moana
  • Treasure Planet
  • The Matrix
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • George of the Jungle

There are a few others that I can't think of at the moment, but those are just some of the movies I love!

ABC's of Me

So, I've seen this section on a few other profiles, I thought I'd give it a go myself!


A - Advice (particularly the writery kind), Alice in Wonderland, Animation, Art, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Animals from Across the Globe, The Adventure Zone (TAZ), Autumn, Anne of Green Gables, Artist Stamps, Airmail Stickers/Stamps (if you're from NZ, I would so love the par avion stickers), Anne Sexton,

B - Baking (and yes, it's different to cooking!), Books, Book Recommendations, Body/Skin Care Tips, Birds, Bookmarks, Botany, Bats, Book Art, Banned Books, Bees, Blackout Poetry, Banana Fish (anime but trying manga soon), Bookplates,

C - Cooking, Coins, Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Character Art (from like books and movies), CDs, Comics, Cassette Tapes, Cultures (Cultural History, I love learning about different cultures around the world), Candles, Coral, Chocolate, Carole & Tuesday,

D - Doctor Who, Dogs, David Tennant (basically, he is awesome), Dolphins, Dice, Dugongs, The Dark Crystal, The Dragon Prince, Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi),

E - Ephemera, Envelopes, Embroidery (love it, I'm terrible at it, would love to learn it), Enamel Pins, Exercising Tips, Education,

F - Fairies/Fey/Fair Folk, Fantasy Creatures, Facts About Your Country, Fruit, Fan Art, Flowers, Facts About Anything, The Fairly Oddparents, Foxes, Fables, Frogs (I adore them), Fish, Ferrets, Fandoms (I'd love to hear what fandoms you're a part of),

G - Gnomes, Games (more like Word Games and Sudoku), Goblins, Good Omens, Galaxy, Graphic Novels (recommend me some please), Ghosts, Gardening Facts/Tips, Geometrical Stuff, Great Pretender, Geography (more for design elements than anything), Gothic Stuff, Gore, The Good Place, Gremlins (still love the movies), Gramaphones,

H - Handwriting (especially handwritten letters), Handlettering Books/Sheets, History, Handmade Things, Historical Fiction, Haikyu!! (I am obsessed), Heartbreak High, Heartstopper,

I - Information Centres, Illustrations, Ink, Inkpads,

J - Jellyfish, Jaguars (the animal not the car), Jewellery,

K - Knitted Things, Koalas, Kookaburras, Kangaroos, Koi,

L - Languages, Letter Sets, Libraries, Library Due Date Cards, Leopards, LGBTQIAP+, Lions, Lilypads,

M - Mermaids, Maps, Mythical Creatures, Marvel, Medieval History, Marine Life/Creatures, Moon, Maxicards, Mice, Manuscripts, Music Sheets, Mint Unused Stamps (any country), Magazines (particularly illustrated like Frankie, Flow, Breathe, etc), Mazes

N - Nymphs, Narwhals, Nature, The Neverending Story, Notebooks (one can never have too many), Notepads, Nordic,

O - Owls, Old/Worn/Vintage Books, Ornaments, Orange (colour & fruit), Octopus, Otters, Ouji, Omens,

P - Proverbs, Platypus, Pen Pals, Postcards, Penguins, Pixies, Podcasts (only a newbie though), The Power Puff Girls, Paper, Postage-themed Goodies, Pineapples, Pears, Peaches, Puns, Photography, Power Rangers, Plants, Pumpkins, Peter Rabbit, Pigs, Purple, Pizza,

Q - Quotes & Sayings, Quokka,

R - Reading, Recipes (I want to get into a Vegetarian/Vegan Low FODMAP diet, so any suggestions, I'll be happy), The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ribbon, Rabbits, Radio, Rubber Stamps, Rainbow Brite,

S - Selkies, Sailor Moon, Sirens, Stamps, Stickers, Stationery, Socks, Souvenir Coins, Scooby Doo, Silk, Shirley Barber (Author), Science, Sci-Fi, String, Stars, Spring, Space, Studio Ghibli, Sun, Sharks, STEM, Spiderman, Squirrels, Stitched Goodies, Sunflowers, Sylvia Plath,

T - Tote Bags, Tea, Twine, Tapas (great comics), Tickets, Tigers, Trolls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (80s & 90s but I don't mind the ones after that too), Tales of Arcadia (Trollhunters, 3Below, Wizards),

U - Ukulele, Umbrella Academy, Universe, Umbra,

V - Volunteering, Vintage, Videos, Vampires, Virginia Woolf, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Vines, Valleys,

W - Writing, Wax Sealed Letters, Washi Tape, Winnie the Pooh, Winter, Waratah, Whales, Wombats, Winter, Wasps, Webtoons, Webcomics, Whimsical things,

X -

Y - Young Adult Novels, Yellow,

Z - Zebras, Zoology,


Ratings

Cindymt rated for Send Some Washi: Purple Edition on Oct 26, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for hosting and for the washi! I also like how you decorated the envelope!
HelenG6 rated for Send Some Washi: Purple Edition on Oct 23, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the washi tape, and the extras. You've outdone yourself. It was marvelous with the post cards, and teas. The envelope was decorated lovingly, and the seal. You don't see that much anymore. Australia Post is like Canada Post marking stamps with pen strokes, so can't collect it. It was a beautiful swap!
knittymarie rated for Tea 3x3 with Friends! #45 on Oct 22, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much for the wonderful package.
CraftyGirlie rated for Letter To 2 Partners #23 on Oct 11, 2024
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Comment: Thank you!!
midwestkiwi rated for Letter To 2 Partners #23 on Oct 10, 2024
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Comment: AHHHH. Ye olde house renovations! "They" say not to renovate the house you're living in and it's true! You never finish. We just keep dashing from one wall to another. But we love our old girl, even if she is a money pit.
SkaGirl rated for Anything goes postcard swap #23 on Oct 8, 2024
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Comment: Thank you! :)
ayahsantos rated for Find These Postcards #6 on Oct 1, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much!
Melogee rated for Some love for ad cards #4 on Sep 26, 2024
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Comment: Surprise! This week's mail brought me a fun postcard from Australia that highlights the perfect places my husband and I would be staking out while on vacation somewhere! We aren't drinkers but like to take our time and enjoy each other's company on Sunday mornings. Thank-you for this! I love it.
KaNi rated for Anything goes postcard swap #22 on Sep 21, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the great postcards, the beautiful envelope and the gifts! All the best, Katrin
DagmarAtla rated for Tea 3x3 with Friends! #45 on Sep 20, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the teas.
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Comment: Thank you for sharing your reads. And sorry for late-ish rating, I have overlooked your email.
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Comment: Goodies galore and purplicious envie to boot! Teas, stickers, washie tape, postcards, book marker...the list is endless. I'm most chuffed with the postage stamps on the envie - unmarred by the postage meter. it was tagged on the bottom of the enive - completely missing the mark but lucky for me!! I too always get purple paint chips from the store and I love the one you sent is called Cleopatra's Gown!! I have Legends & Lattes on my tbr list - everyone seems to be reading it so I better get on the ball too. Thanks for a fun swap and yes, today was a good day for happy mail! xxMuggleMom
simcoe54 rated for PH: Send 3 Touristy Postcards #31 on Sep 15, 2024
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Comment: Great postcards. Thank you!
Gamanana0022 rated for Anything goes postcard swap #20 on Sep 15, 2024
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Comment: OH MY….what a wonderful envie of cards!!! So many extras!!! Thankyou so much!!!!!!!
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Comment: Thank you for sharing. Northranger is on my TBR, and I read Moonstruck.
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Comment: I enjoyed reading all your wants! The libraries would be fun to visit and see them!
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Comment: Thank you for a really cool swap. Starting with all the awesome postage and decoration on the envelope. Thanks for sending three really wonderful postcards straight from my profile plus two extras. And adding all the fantastic Winnie the Pooh stationary and extras was so generous and it's super cute. Everything is great and I hope you're having a good autumn.
inventacharm rated for Quick! Washi and whatever! #10 on Sep 3, 2024
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Comment: I love your swaps! This one was wonderful. The kitty envelope is lovely and I love all the amazing postcards and stickers. I LOVE the washi's. Thank you so much for sending Australian artists, love love. As for what I'm listening to right now: Some Charli XCX, and the latest from Caroline Polacheck, love her! And thank you for recommending Lucia & The Best Boys, that's a new one. :D
pixiegirlanna rated for Postcard Swap #15 on Sep 3, 2024
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inventacharm rated for Happy Mail πŸ’• on Aug 31, 2024
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Comment: Wonderful swap, thank you! I really liked everything you sent, especially the Alice in Wonderland postcards. <3

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Comments

traceyj on May 27, 2021:

Hi Jess,

Just dropping by to say that I just finished The F Team, and I loved it - thanks for the great recommendation!

funny footy gif
I still don't really understand footy but this made me laugh ;)

Happy weekend!

traceyj on Apr 15, 2021:

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OH MY LOVELIES!

Thank you for the sweet selection of paperie goodies! Your package arrived this morning and I am overcome by ALL THE THINGS. I am just spilling over, over here!
molang bunny dancing

Thank you, too, for the book recs--of course I will be adding those (Fight Like a Girl and The F Team) to my TBR .

Best of luck with your studies and a great big, long-distance hug from California ~

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CraftyShana76 on Apr 6, 2021:

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Hello! I’m starting back to school next month for my Bachelors Degree. I’m an avid postcrosser. I have a couple postcards to send you. Do You like them written or blank?? Have a great day and good luck πŸ€ with school!!

redyellownow on Apr 6, 2021:

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Hi Jess!

Wishing you well with your studies - we cannot have too many book and language lovers in the world, in my opinion. Keep up the good work :-)

StargazerHM on Apr 6, 2021:

Thank you for the Lovely library lovers participation PC and book recommendation! My mailbox is filled with love from you today!!!!

Naeco on Apr 6, 2021:

Yes I was so sad when The Good Place ended! But I eventually found other quirky shows. Crazy Ex Girlfriend is my current kick and it's over the top.

That's cool you used to do photography! Thank you for the compliment - all of those were taken with my phone (though I have a DSLR I never use hahaha).

Have a great week - Rebecca

moonmold on Apr 5, 2021:

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Hello Jess. Fellow student! I hope your studies are going well and aren't too hard on you, good luck! Have a good day.

CapitanSmirk on Apr 5, 2021:

Good morning!!

I have the book Dark Matter on my shelf and have for ages! Haven’t read it yet! I think I’ll give it a go as soon as I finish my current book. Anyways I hope you have a wonderful week!

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lrm1980 on Apr 5, 2021:

Hi Jess! Greetings from St. Louis, Missouri (Midwest USA)! Hope you are well! Florence + the Machine is one of my faves too! I also love Ani Difranco, Rising Appalachia and MaMuse. Have a blessed day! ~Lindsay

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FranciscaKarsono77 on Apr 5, 2021:

Leave a comment #3 Swap Hellooo... Greetings from Australia. Hope you have a wonderful day πŸ’—β€οΈπŸ’—

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