u/murdocniccalshasT1D

Hey, y'all.

Yesterday part of my roof was shattered by some huge tree branches. This was from the high winds we got from that hurricane that blew through Alabama. We did not get directly hit, but we got hella wind and rain I even sent y'all some pics of it because it was baffling.

Part of my card stock and some used stamps got absolutely soaked with water, and the box I had made myself to store them was destroyed with the moisture. My intention yesterday was for y'all to laugh with me at the comical nature of it. The one time I leave that box in the living room it rains indoors.

Instead y'all rallied.

So many of you offered to help me replenish what was lost, and I find myself so very overwhelmed (in the good way) with a humbling love for this community.

Admittedly, since my T1D diagnosis, it's been hard for me to find community. I'm that one loner at the arcade, the quiet one working conventions, the one in the group chat that observes and never participates.

This community has become the place where I interact and make friends and try to spread joy. I'm myself here. I made friends, which I didn't expect when I made my first ever request post. I didn't know y'all would eventually mean so much to me.

We managed to take inventory and we lost almost all of the electronics in that picture some of you saw, we'll have to replace a bookshelf, so on and so forth.

But this community has gotten me through it. Instead of just laughing and bottling it up, I've had a distraction. I've been looking at new (plastic) boxes I can decorate, and I've been able to say for the first time in my whole life that someone other than my partner and roommate has my back when it all sucks.

I want to say thank you. I also want to say that I have ample thank you cards that were not in that box that I'm going to send out once I get more stamps. And all of this kindness will be paid forward. I promise to always be a great cardfriend to those who need it.

On top of this, before my roof got a free skylight, y'all were coming together to help me not hate my birthday. I feel like I could tremble with the joy y'all have given me. I'm running out of English here, and this message is long enough. Haha.

I love each and every one of you in the least creepy and most platonic way.

Thank you.

Hey y'all.

Informed Delivery is great, because now I can see what isn't being delivered. The good news is that I'm aware! The bad news?

22 pieces of mail over the course of the last 7 days excluding Sunday. Including my partner's JURY DUTY SUMMONS, my stamp delivery, my new insurance card, and voter registration info for everyone that lives here.

I'm so pissed it's unreal. My partner says I need to be patient and give the postperson 'a chance'. My brother in Bruce, someone isn't doing their job and it's going beyond my hobby being hindered. We're both passive and nonconfrontational people but I'm really being tested here.

I'm sitting here right now like... ma'am. Where be my mail? Especially the aforementioned pieces because those are slightly more important at the moment.

So this is fun. Very fun. So much fun.

Hey, y'all. During my destashes I have found a plethora of cards I'll never use. I'd like to exchange with people in the same boat.

US only, I can do 3 envelopes with at least 4 cards each in them! Note: the cards will be blank and all for you to use as you see fit!

I am very behind on thank yous. But I am determined to get these done. If they're low energy, it's because I'm drained. Every card is loved and appreciated! 

Thank you to:

u/tricky-worth6771, u/ok-theme7072, u/dapuddingthief, u/wonderful_apricot_40, u/enrasco, u/feistynoodle, u/freyamour, u/rushca, u/maladi3_ x3, u/smonikkims, u/Namlette- x2, u/rennbrig, u/comprehensive_art_371, u/TigerLady13, u/Armyofducks94 x2, u/delicious-load-9854 (bro your username makes me holler), u/ok_reveal2698, u/ghostbonez4lyfe, u/cidavid x2

Hey, y'all. So on Saturday I got a refund for a very important cosplay. As a result I started scrambling to try and find replacements. It's not going well.

As a result I've been behind on opening my mail because I'm just bummed. But now I feel really bad because everyone that is kind enough to exchange deserves the credit! But at the same time I gotta find these cosplay pieces and my free time has to go to that.

But at the same time I love everyone and they deserve to be thanked!

But at the same time...

Gahhhhh...

Hopefully I can get a hefty thank you post done this week. Thankfully I have found everything I need minus the belt and shoes, so, hopefully that comes together soon and I can be more present in accepting mail.

Hey y'all! My husband has been working in South Carolina for a few weeks and brought me home some postcards! They're very tourist chic.

Comment below if you want one! I only have 10, it's US only. :) Gimme a prompt, too.

Hey, y'all!

When it comes to roommates, I lucked out. I get to live with my best friend, one of the greatest guys I know. He's a real ride or die, and I'd like to request some help spoiling him on his birthday, which is the 20th of September.

I'm requesting birthday cards! If it's alright, I'd like to request cards in envelopes so that he doesn't know what I'm up to. I'm gonna put them all in a massive envelope and hand them to him with his gift. :)

Address the envelopes to me as you would normally, but somewhere on it just put HBDZ. That way I know the contents are for him.

My roommate Loves™ Peanuts more than anything else in the world. He's also into Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Letters To Cleo, and Alice in Chains. He's a nerdy guy that loves spicy food and always has an opinion.

If you need my info, please DM me! I'm grateful to all of you for helping make this happen. :)

The week's thank yous! I'm so grateful for all of you.

u/TyeDyeAmish - Beautiful indeed, thank you!

u/Beautiful-Ear7792 - Thank you so much for the lovely Japanese card and Barbie stamp! I absolutely love it, and the floating monkey is my favorite for sure.

u/wabisabi_sf - Thank you so much for the Totoro card!

u/Armyofducks94 - THANK YOU FOR JIMI!!! 

u/arcademia - Omg, thank you so much for the beautiful card from Germany!

u/inxomnixq - Thank you for the song recommendations!! And the cutesy playing card. :)

u/cahsrhilsey - This card is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for the well wishes and the effort you put into bringing me joy.

u/ShouldBeTeaching - I adore the movie card and recommendations! And thank you so much for the stamp math! 

u/elixan - Thank you for the Korean postcard. Don't be ashamed of not speaking a lot of Korean! Mine, too, is pretty damn bad...

Hey, y'all!

I finished off my part of the venting folding cards this morning and... wow, wouldn't ya know it? I have more BS to say. So much more. Way too much, actually.

Let's vent to each other! Y'all can vent to me about anything, no limit, any words you wanna use. My vents will 100% be about Tekken and diabetes at this time, but don't worry! I promise I'm hilarious.

Opening this up again, gonna cap it when I feel I have nothing to say. :)

Hey y'all!

FULFILLEDI have a lot of duplicate stickers and stickers I'm absolutely never going to use. Right now I can do one envelope, but it'll be absolutely jam PACKED with stickers.

First come first serve, let's exchange really stocked envelopes! :)

Wasn't she a literal angel upon this earth? The kindest, sweetest, most gentlest soul. Talented and radiantly beautiful. Ethereal in all ways. There aren't a lot of words that can be said about her passing, other than 'dammit, anyone but her'.

I ordered 10 Dolly Parton postcards. I'd like to share and honor her by sending them out to people that will appreciate them.

Comment below. I'll DM you. Thank you for being a part of this.

Hey y'all. It's been a rough week to say the absolute least.

This morning I was sound asleep, when my dog, my absolutely beautiful and so loved 5 year old Beagle mix, jumped on me. He never does that when I'm asleep. Then... he collapsed into a massive seizure.

He's never had one before. This has never happened. So I got up and helped him while panicking but trying to remain composed. When it was all over, my Libre alarm was going insane. I'm not sure I've ever dropped so fast before. It was damn near instant.

I found myself torn between trying to tend to myself, and coddling a post-ictal baby boy. Which made the stress worse. Which made me realize I'd be the next one seizing if I didn't move.

We ended up curled up together on the floor as I ate a bagel and drank mango juice. But for the 6 hours after that moment, nothing could pull me from my baby boy.

The fact that I couldn't be fully present for my baby because of my diabetes has me feeling guilty. I'm trying to pinpoint the cause of his seizure, trying to keep everything calm for him, but I'm scared of a stress crash again.

I'm tired. Diabetes is tiring.

FULFILLED Hey y'all. At the moment I have a stamped envelope that was meant for someone else, but they vanished. Due to the delivery delays from the USPS, I can only send out one envelope. But it'll be insanely filled!

If you want some of these obviously AI stickers that came in a pack that boasted about not having any AI, comment below. Again, I can only do one envelope right now. So first come first serve.

Received from u/JulieAMao. :) quoted from their post:

**u/haruka94 Re: friendshipbook**

"once received, you'd add your name, location, and any other decoration you want (stickers, drawings, etc). Then, make an offer to send it to the next person." Once the booklet is filled, the last person mail it back to the original sender.

[https://www.globalpenfriends.com/index.php?page=penpal\\\_friendshipbook\](https://www.globalpenfriends.com/index.php?page=penpal\_friendshipbook)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship\\\_book\](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship\_book)

If you want to participate, comment below! First come first serve, I only have one. :)

Hey, y'all. So, I'm new to handmade cards. And a lot of mine have been arriving messed up. I apologize for that.

I did my research and I think I found 2 methods for helping my cards not arrive looking like they did 10 rounds in a ring with Steve Fox. I would like to test this out.

I need you to be willing to show me the postcard when it arrives as well, so I can assess my methods properly!

Looking for roughly 5 people. Comment below!

u/SshellsBbells - Thank you for the card! All of that sounds fun, my partner is actually a massage therapist so he helps me with my pain when he can. :)

u/alli_cat - Thank you so much for the card! Creativity can be a cruel mistress, I'm hoping it sticks for us both.

u/sension5705 - OMG NO WAY HE OWES YOU SO MUCH BEER!!! Thank you for updating me.

u/Maladi3_ x3 - Thank you! And I'm sure someone out there loves Jimmy Carter like I love Bruce Lee. 😂 I'm being kind to myself. Sort of. Kind of. Ask me later. Teehee, propaganda. Also the Detroit postcards you keep sending me are so on point because I'm going through an Eminem phase for no reason. 

u/Kelestial_Kat - THANK YOU! Indeed this little yellow sponge has made me happy. I adore the postcard!

u/Ok_Theme7072 - Thank you for the lovely pantone card! The stickers are adorable.

u/melhen16 - Thank you for the wonderful AA Milne quote and beautiful card and stickers. :)

First things first: I'm 100% asking for you to draw on a postcard. Not asking to be mailed art on paper or anything else. :)

Onto the fun stuff.

Hey, y'all! I'm home and catching up on... well, everything. I'm just glad I'm not sick anymore at this point. While I was in the hospital, I discovered how much I love drawing little artworks on blank postcards.

I know I made a request the day I got sick, and I have thank yous I'm going to post tomorrow and throughout the week as things arrive! But, I wanted to see if anyone, good or bad at drawing, would be willing to draw me something on a postcard.

There's an interests lists on my profile, but if you need actual drawing inspiration:

1. Forest Law from Tekken. There isn't enough art of him in the world, Moar Krabs.

2. SpongeBob jellyfish, the LOSER Squidward meme, Doodlebob.

3. Bruce Lee because... it's Ezra. I'm Ezra. Of course he's on every list.

4. Something related to being diabetic, positive or negative.

5. A Rolling Stones logo.

6. Stick figures trying out Tekken moves.

7. Your favorite Sanrio character.

8. A bottle of apple cider vinegar being poured onto an umbrella.

9. A tomato plant.

10. A black cat pushing open a bathroom door to be an annoying little furball.

11. What really killed the dinosaurs.

12. Imma put Forest Law and Bruce Lee on the list twice because I like the number 12 but ran out of ideas.

Thank you for considering this. You don't have to be an artist to do this either. Poorly drawn things make me giggle. Poorly drawn things also go to the wall collection.

All my info is the same and I have thank you cards ready to go, as usual. :)