frogerella

I am an idea generating creative sprite! Creativity is my soul. Being outside of the box is my happy place. I thrive on being different. My favorite quote is by Albert Einstein "Imagination is more important than knowledge".

People have described me as a problem solver, a silent leader, patient, honest, a good listener, detail oriented, always willing to help others, open minded, unique and creative. They've also described me as argumentative, stubborn, and late for everything. I'm sure there are other things they've called me but aren't appropriate for here :) But in general I get along with most people.

My pet peeves are bad drivers. I wish that drivers had to go through Tanya's driving school to get a license. I'll leave it at that cause I could rant for at least 3 pages on how I feel about bad drivers.

I love making people happy. I love to give to others. I love helping others.

I just love experiencing life -without seafood though. I don't like seafood.

I am an ecclectic music lover minus country. Country is only for line dancing (which I do like). My absolute favorite music is made by musicians -the kind who write the music and play the instruments and don't need all the technology to make it sound beautiful. Like Regina Spektor, Ben Harper, John Legend, Need to Breathe. My all time favorite is my friend Joe -he even wrote a song for me! The only thing I absolutely don't like is heavy metal -it's just not my thing.

Mmmm, books are like chocolate to me -all the glory without the calories. I love books. I generally have no less than 5 books started at any given time. I just love books. At one time I had 4 bookshelves double deep. But I love books. I like anything that is interesting and makes you think. I read every category except manga and westerns. I especially love series. I'm always sad when you fall in love with the characters or the plot and it ends cause it's just one book. But I hate waiting for the next book in the series. Yin and Yang I guess.

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7826995-tanya

I hate books with stupid women. I don't write many reviews, but you'll see a recurring theme in my 1 star books. They usually involve a dumb female character.

I like movies. What I watch depends on my mood. I don't like slap stick comedy for the most part. I dislike kung-fu movies where the voices come through 3 seconds after the mouth moves. My husband loves them of course. And I love scary movies -but there are very few good ones.

Grey's Anatomy is one of my favorite TV shows. I also indulge in Dance Moms, World of Dance, Bring It, and the many Netflix series. I did not enjoy Strange Things -yeah apparently I'm the only one. I am not a fan of Office Space. I don't like Seinfeld and I hate South Park.

I do them all and I love them all -except knitting. I mean I like knitting, just challenged by it. Sewing has my heart.

I have 2 daughters, ages 6 and 12. Both daughers participate on a competitive dance team. We spend lots of time on the road traveling to classes, rehearsals, and competitions. We also own a dancewear store so life revolves around dance...a lot.

When we're not on the road (and even sometimes on the road) we are a homeschooling family. Both girls love music -all types (except heavy metal and rap, puzzles, books, LOL dolls, Calico Critters, and all things creative. The 6yo is just staring to read.

My husband is an Electrical Engineer and from the Bahamas. He loves Reggae music, Instagram, homemade food, fantasy football (yuck!), boardgames and boy movies like Braveheart and Kung Fu. He's a computer & electronics geek, but work keeps him busy so he doesn't get to play too much :(

Things I am trying to improve or learn

• new sewing techniques or shortcuts
• machine embroidery
• hand lettering

In case my profile still stumps you on what to swap/make/get for me here's a few other do's and don'ts

Do's

*not allergic to anything

• anything you think my daughters might like, especially stickers or age appropriate books
• reading related, especially book recommendations
• bookmarks (no library/author freebies please)
• frogs (I collect them)
• favorite color is green (someday I'd like a lime green and orange slugbug)
• tiny things (girls like creating for fairies)
• dotees
• brain games -sudoku, puzzles, etc.
• art pens
• washi tape
• Positive/motivational/inspirational stuff
• love handmade stuff
• I like handmade jewelry (our ears are pierced)
• garden gnomes
• thoughtfulness
• things from your country (outside of the US)

Do Not's

• anime/manga
• floral smells (except jasmine or gardenia)
• lace
• grape smell or flavor
• peanuts
• shrimp & seafood
• onions
• extra supplies for scrapbooking or sewing unless it's unique or part of a swap I signed up for.

In general I'm pretty easy to please. I'm a big fan of the thoughts behind it. Even if it's not my thing, but your heart is behind it, I'll find something that I like about it simply because you cared.