chaiwitch

Hi, I'm Sam!

A brief summary of me:
* pronouns: she/her
* 30-something
* childfree
* partner's pronouns: he/him
* AuDHD
* migraineur
* currently no pets (have had cats in the past)
* living in northeastern USA

I have traveled internationally to (and absolute loved):
* all over Greece
* Italy (primarily Rome and Florence)
* Prague

With your swap, feel free to send me recommendations for a book/movie/recipe/etc you think I should check out. Also, if you know Spanish, German, Latin, or Ancient Greek, feel free to write in them even just a little! I'm particularly trying to focus on becoming at least semi-fluent in Spanish.

If you haven't received your swap from me after a reasonable amount of travel time or something's wrong with it, please let me know before you rate down so I can fix it!

I will not rate down for a late send if you communicate with me before the send by date.

• Darren Hayes/Savage Garden
• female-fronted metal/rock bands
• metal in general (not too screechy/unintelligible)

• fairy tale/folklore/myth retellings
• science fiction
• fantasy
• post-apocalyptic
• young adult nostalgia (e.g. Animorphs, American Girl (especially Samantha), Nancy Drew)
• list, ratings, and reviews available on Storygraph

• animated children's movies (Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Don Bluth, etc)
• ghosty movies
• many, many more
• list and ratings available on Letterboxd

• The Sims (especially Makin' Magic from Sims 1 and Strangetown from Sims 2)
• Fallout (3, New Vegas, 4)
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey
• Strange Horticulture
• My Time at Portia
• Stardew Valley

• witchcraft practice and aesthetic
• Ancient Greek religion (favorite figures: Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Athena, Hestia, Hermes, Hekate, Medea, Medusa)
• the ancient Mediterranean
• sci-fi/fantasy art
• tea aesthetic
• steampunk
• fall/autumn weather and aesthetic
• winter weather and aesthetic
• mushroom aesthetic
• images where buildings and flora combine (e.g. ivy-covered cottage, beautiful garden in front of a quaint house)
• calla lilies
• succulents
• adult meditative coloring books/pages
• cute animals
• wolves
• stairs (especially library stairs and stairs being reclaimed by nature)
• doors, gates, windows
• black and white/grayscale images/art
• categorizing/organizing things
• stickers
• washi tape
• hourglasses
• Polly Pocket (the original/vintage ones)
• tiny/mini things
• Jewish greetings/imagery/items
• color combinations: brown and green, yellow and gray, yellow and purple, yellow and light blue, black with light/bright color accents
• colors: amber, brown, bronze, copper, green
• spirals
• old-fashioned keys

• smoke, perfume, and other heavy smells (they trigger migraines)
• sugar (well, I like sugar, but it triggers migraines too)
• caffeine (again, migraines)
• Christian imagery/themes
• animal abuse
• spiders and other bugs (cute cartoony ones are fine)
• generic, cookie-cutter stories, especially in romance and mystery (I'm not bashing it; I've just read so many that I like something new and different ^_^)
• cultural appropriation, racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, queerphobia, ableism, etc
• overly, unrealistically positive phrases/quotes/advice (e.g. "eat pray love")
• vintage styles with photos/images of people (silhouettes are fine)

• sewing
• paper crafts (journal pages, pockets, die cuts, ATCs)
• cross stitch
• painting (acrylics, just started with watercolors)
• bullet journaling (admittedly more minimalist than artistic)
• creative writing
• mixed media crafting

I'm an agnostic/skeptical witch. I view witchcraft practices as extremely useful tools/metaphors for self-improvement and setting intentions.**

My Tarot/Oracle Decks:
* Lubanko
* Shadowscapes
* DruidCraft
* Archeon
* Liminal Spirits
* Embodied Witch
* Seed & Sickle

**This interpretation is what works for me, personally. I accept and respect differing approaches to witchcraft and Pagan beliefs.