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Tainowoman

Tainowoman
Original Member
Last Online: August 22, 2025
Birthday: October 30
Country: United States

Updates

*********** UPDATE!! Aug 2025 ****************

I'm hosting I LOVE MY PET LETTER SWAP.

If you were watching and it dissapeared, you are not crazy!!! It's my very first time hosting and I had to remake it, so I deleted the first one that posted. I apologize for the inconvenience to the 3 people watching. I appreciate your patience as I am unfamiliar with Markup Syntax, photo size requirements and such.

As you may have read, I am not able to "angel" at this time. And I cannot not ask others to "angel" on my behalf, not after reading how they really feel about doing so in the forums. The internet is not a safe space and I wouldn't want to expose someone that way.

Thank you for your patience and I hope you still choose to participate!

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RE: MAIL August Update

All swaps from this website and others are accounted for, so mail is moving. Please know it will get there .... eventually.

Please let me know if you don't receive my swaps! I want you to enjoy swapping with me and I'm happy to re-send. Know that I rate within 24/48 hrs of receipt of my swap, and I'll let you know if I havent received anything before rating. I'm not looking to ruin anyone's scores.

July 2025 *****PLEASE NOTE!!!!***** July 2025

It's seems my partners are not getting my mail and vice-versa, I'm not getting my swaps either. This is happening across swapping sites, so it's not just SB.

I am considering weather events, I'm in TX, USA and we have been having some deadly floods. While I am about an hour away from where over 130 people died, a week or two before that we had 13 people die from floods in my area. Needless to say, weather can disrupt mail service...

I spoke to my regular mail carrier this weekend and he said he noticed the lack of mail as well. He referred me to his supervisor in the PO that serves my area. I'm pending a return call.

I'm following up from my end as best I can. This is incredibly frustrating...

Please let me know if you havent received my offerings. Email me right here on SB because I dont check my personal email on a regular basis.

I want you to enjoy swapping with me and I'm happy to resend, just let me know.

TainoWoman

To potential Hosts/Swappers

If you have been on swap bot for a while you know this site can be very unwelcoming at times, even with the general site terms (and just human decency) stating otherwise... Having said that...

To Swappers and Hosts who want to have fun:

My account speaks for itself. :) I am an original member, meaning I was here since before SB switched websites. Yes, I've come and gone over the past 16 years, but I always leave the site having fulfilled all my swaps. I swap in more than one site and I most often join a swap only after I have completed the project, which is why I don't have that many completed swaps here.

Presently, I'm a straight up 5 and I have only ever had one account. I flaked once, back in 2010, when my dad was dying, and I received a 1 rating, but I deleted that rating because the member deleted their account. This is not "getting lucky" or "cheating", this is how Swap-bot works; a good swapper is given the grace to come back from a mistake.

I am here to join swaps not drama, which is why I avoid the cesspool that is the forum section here. And after reading the complaints from those who "angel", I don't ask for it. So unless you have a really good swap, you probably won't hear much from me. Please review my ratings and the comments from the recipients of my creative endeavors before deciding whether or not you'd like me to participate in your swap.

If you have any questions, feel free to message me here on SB. I don’t get online daily, so give me time to respond and I will happily answer any questions you may have.

I look forward to swapping!

About Me

***********INTRO********** May 2025

Hi all!

Been a participant of Swap-bot, on/off, since at least 2009…Since before SB updated their web-site!

I come and go, but I always leave having filled my swaps, ensuring receipt and having left ratings. Well, except the time my dad died.

I like to think i rate fairly and in a timely manner, so if I haven't rated you it's because I haven't gotten it yet. I know that the date and time that's posted on the envelope is not always the date and time it was mailed, so I usually wait two weeks from the date my partner clicked "sent" on the swap page. I will reach out to you via swap-bot messages before rating.

If you feel I clicked "SENT" too quickly, it's because I do. I usually make my swaps as soon as I put it on the watchlist and wait to join once my project is done, so quite often my envies just need an address by the time partners are assigned. And I usually send a message via SB to let you know I sent it.

If you don't get my stuff, LET ME KNOW! I'll probably be pestering you via SB messaging as well, just to make sure, but if you don't want to wait any longer, I'm happy to resend. I don't want to ruin anyones scores and I don't want my scores damaged either.

It’s been a while since I’ve logged on. Life doesn’t get in the way of creative endeavors, but it can disrupt focus and deadlines. So I’ve continued creating and experimenting; it’s just recently I’ve been able to commit to swaps, but I'm on a budget, so I’m lurking and updating… joining those I can...I may even try hosting a swap! Who knows!

I love to do all sorts of arts and crafts! It's my medicine.💜 My interests run the gamut and I am open to experimenting here and there. But there are some crafts I come back to over and over which make them my favorites: painting in watercolors, ink, acrylicas and pencils, collage, crochet, cross stitch, polymer clay, writing, ATCs, cooking, puzzles… really, whatever catches my fancy at the moment.

I feel the same about topics… I’m open to discussing anything from artsy to zen, and everything in between.

I am also big time into reading with spirituality, creativity, philosophy, science fiction, urban fantasy and earth based belief systems and history being my favorite topics.

I spend a lot of time alone so the squawk box is always on… mostly on YouTube creatives, standup comedy, fantasy/scifi, politics or a lecture of some kind… science, philosophy, history, religion, art...

I'm an open-minded individual, meaning I'm open to alternative perspectives and have enjoyed participating in swaps that were adult themed and focused on alternative views and practices. That said, everyone has boundaries and respect is reciprocal. ❤️

My last move was to Texas, USA, where I still reside.

I’m soon to be a first time grandma this September!

I've been developing a love for teas. I've been exploring the more fruity flavors, but find I don’t enjoy them warm…not all of them, anyway. Love chai, chamomile, peach/mango…started steeping Yogi’s Positive Energy Sweet Tangerine in the fridge overnight and it's been AMAZING in the recent 100o(F)+ weather we’ve been having.

Favorite Animals- anything with feathers and fur… I’m one of those women who feeds and TNRs cats. I had a couple of goldfish for about 12 years, and that was quite interesting.

Presently, we have 3 small dogs and a deaf cat, not counting the colony outside which varies. I'm working to home those who are good candidates for it.

Fav Colors- It really depends on my mood- I love watery blues and greens but the fire of yellows reds and browns is undeniable! Then you accent these with gold or white….! I mean...right? Yeah, I just love color.

Love Crystals and crystal lore.Have had some interesting experiences with crystals.

Love to garden. Have had some interesting experiences there, too. I'm very much into the belief that we are all energy expressed into matter and what we put out there makes a difference.

Dislikes: Horror/Gore/Abuse/Proselytizing material (preachy stuff)/hypocrisy

I’m grateful to those who put so much time and energy into making this site possible for all these years, and to the hosts for making it fun with some creative ideas and swaps…I’m happy to share and be shared with…

Favorite Television

Don't have cable... haven't had it years, but there is always streaming... Netflix, Hulu, Youtube... :)

My favorite channels are: Showtime, The Learning Channel, Sci Fi Channel, Discovery, History and Do It Yourself channel. :) I also follow a huge variety of creatives on Youtube.

Firefly, Farscape, The Invisible Man, Ancient Aliens.... Remember Warehouse 13 and Eureka? XFiles was a classic, but Supernatural kinda lost me at season 8...I'm trying to get back... Got the Battlestar Galactica remake on DVD to rewatch as often as I like. Love The Sandman, Black Mirror, Love Death and Robots and Secret Level....just started that series.

Favorite Music

40's, 50's, 60's, 70's & 80's, David Bowie, Queen, Shakira in both Spanish and English, Cake (the whiny biotches!), Alanis Morissette, The Cure, AC/DC, the Beatles, Sarah Vaughan, Oldies and anything I sing along or shake my booty to!

I also love some hippy-dippy, flower child, uplifting music, as well as mantras and world beats. Siberian throat singing anyone?

Favorite Movies

Big into fantasy and sci fi: The Fifth Element, Harry Potter, the Dune series, Dogma, Clerks, Whale Rider, Powow Highway, The Edge of America, Smoke Signals, Star Wars, Fight Club, Firefly/ Serenity, Howl's Moving Castle, My neighbor Totoro, Gattica, Great Expectations, Mirrormask, Ever After, Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Neverending story, Constantine, Valerian, Battlestar Galactica (both series) Mushi-shi...

Ratings

IsaArt rated for Doodle Journal #4 on Aug 19, 2025
5
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Comment: Thanks so much for the thoughtful letter and doodle journal entries!
Response: So glad you enjoyed them. I've been having a blast making them!
midwestkiwi rated for Doodle Journal #3 on Aug 18, 2025
5
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Comment: Wow! Just wow! Lucky me that you doodle in water color! These are so lovely!
Response: I'm SO relieved they made it! They really took 2 weeks to get there. I'm glad you like them :)
Peaches27 rated for Quick Tea Swap ☕ on Aug 4, 2025
5
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Comment: Dear Nanu this is the most wonderful Swap I had for from here ever. Really enjoy your letter and goodies, will be writing back.
Response: So glad you enjoyed my offerings. I'm looking forward to your response!
coleenfranks rated for Tea! on Jul 28, 2025
5
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Comment: Hi Nanu, Got your tea.....Yay!!! o try. I never knew tea could be made from raspberry leaves. I have some in my back yard. No offense taken from the pretty naked ladies, but since I have grandsons around I threw them out and choose not to send back out since we never know what people like....or offended by. Glad to hear you are art journaling. I have so many finished journals and they are truly a treasure of certain times in my life. Almost like a scrapbook. I have a lot of foreign papers from living overseas. Plenty enough to share. I will send you some. You needn't send anything back. My thank you for the swap. Just a few foreign papers. If you want to do more we can do a swap.
Response: Ohhh! I'd love foreign papers! Thank you. And I am so very glad my swap finally arrived... Seems you got the 2nd mailing. I hope the first one eventually arrives... I think you would have liked the first one's goodies. Be well! update 8/25: I just got the pages you sent! Thanks!
walla2kitty rated for Opinion Letter #1 Parenting on Jul 28, 2025
5
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Comment: I couldn't agree more with your advice. I had my baby in San Antonio at Willford Hall (back when it was a hospital). My husband was deployed and my help came from people I barely knew but I am so glad I was open because two kids, no husband or family nearby, is a lot to handle. I had an older lady in my bible study who gave me all kinds of encouragement. Help comes in many forms.
Response: So glad you had help. My daughter is due in the next couple of months so I've made a room up for her first days. It really does take a village...
jesslynne rated for Tea! on Jul 13, 2025
5
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Comment: Thanks for the teas! I cant wait to try them! Also the Blob cat ATC is great! So cool! <3
Response: I was practicing with watercolors and it came out so cute I cut it into an ATC. I kept it from a swap but decided to share it with you when I read your profile. I'm so glad you like it!
MsBellaDonna rated for Cat Mom/ Dad Swap #2 on Jul 9, 2025
5
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Comment: I really enjoyed reading about all of your kitties and your dedication to finding good homes for the ones who need it. They are all lucky to have you looking after them. I am an advocate for “adopt don’t shop” and hope to become more involved in rescue services. Zelda Mae loves the catnip toys you sent her! Thank you so very much!! xo
Response: Im so glad your kitties liked the toys. I usually put them in the fridge in a ziplock bag with a bunch of loose catnip! Makes for a fun treat! As for rescues, start doing local TNR if your city/town has a program! I encourage you to do so!! XO
Laney520 rated for Pet Letter on May 7, 2017
5
rating
Comment: Sorry I didn't rate sooner, But I'd love to write back!!
Response: Please do!
kristyrogers rated for Letter Swap #19 on Apr 12, 2017
5
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Comment: Wow! Thank you! Awesome package! I already have a plan for some of the leather! The pieces are perfect!
Response: I am so glad they met your needs! You are very welcome. :)
GoddessRhiannon rated for Letter Swap # 16 on Mar 21, 2017
5
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Comment: Absolutely love the crystals. I will be writing back shortly
Response: Look forward to hearing from you!
flyingfox rated for Fountain Pen Pal - Sep 2013 on Oct 7, 2013
5
rating
Comment: Thank you very much for your wonderful letter! Will be writing back soon!
JediLibrarian rated for Little Houses ATC on Sep 6, 2013
5
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Comment: This is such a wonderful card! I adore that story and I cannot wait to put this in a frame and take it to work to show off! Thank you so much!! I would give you more hearts if I could!! You are the best!!
Response: oh, I'm so glad you liked it! I was concerned it skirted the edges of the swap guidelines because it's not original...but it is an awesome story! i had a good time making it :)
ellie rated for Mixed Media Mail Art Postcard on Aug 27, 2013
5
rating
Comment: beautiful postcard you are so talented!
Response: Thank you! You are very kind and I'm glad you enjoyed receiving my card. :) It came out better than I expected :)
jamicam rated for Penpals Over 40 - Well Said on Aug 23, 2013
5
rating
Comment: Thank you so much for the wonderful letter - I really enjoyed reading it!
Response: I really enjoyed writing it :) Feel free to write back! Thanks for the rating and the heart.
Kaatii rated for Beginners ATC #1 - Meow! Theme >^..^< on Aug 22, 2013
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the nice ATC, I love it!
Response: I'm glad you enjoy it. I love using ATC as bookmarks. :) Thanks for the rating and the heart. :)
5
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Comment: Your letter was a treat to read and thank you so much for the tea! You are a gem and I will be sending a letter out soon! Thank you so much for everything you wrote. It really made me smile when I read it!
Response: Awesome! I had a good time writing that list :) I love prompts and it makes it so easy to unveil oneself when one knows so little of the other :) I'm glad you enjoyed the read and I look forward to your response :)
ericabella rated for Paranormal Letter Swap #002 on Aug 7, 2013
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the letter! I look forward to reading it later!
Response: You must have just gotten it! I do hope you enjoy it :) Feel free to write back :)
nanatam rated for Penpals Over 40 - To Do List on Aug 4, 2013
5
rating
Comment: thank you so much for the letter and the tea. apple cinnomon is my absolute favorite tea. i look forward to trying out the other one too.i will write back soon.
Response: :) Thank you! I'm glad you liked the tea and the letter. I look forward to your response! :)
Kims rated for Penpals Over 40 - Quick Cards on Aug 2, 2013
5
rating
Comment: What a beautiful card,thank you so much!!
Response: I'm really glad you liked it. I had too much fun making it :) I almost kept it and made you another !lol
Snailmail1772 rated for Penpals Over 40 - Quick Cards on Aug 1, 2013
5
rating
Comment: I loved the butterfly! You are very talented and I will display it proudly in my home. Thank you!
Response: I had a LOT of fun making it! I'm glad you like it and honored you'll be displaying it in your home :) Thank you.

Rating Overview

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Comments

feverfawn on Jul 26, 2013:

In response to the comment on my comment: yes the universal wisdom deck is very lovely! I find the messages from it are comforting and though I don't always understand what spirit is trying to communicate I think it is pretty accurate in readings for me! Btw I was thinking about the one you have, too, the ask your spirit guides deck. How do you like it? :)

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