Lots of pockets

May 16: I read a book, Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell, it was pretty good. One of the bookclubs at work read it a few months ago. It's about misconceptions we have when we talk to strangers. I liked it. Got my laundry done.
May 17: the mail was really late and didn't show up until after I went to work. Work was slow, I got Interlibray Loans contacted and a lot of paperwork taken care of. And went right back to renewal emails. People's accounts expire every 2 years, we pushed back expiration dates last year because of Covid, they (mostly) all came up to expire on 6/1/21, emails go out 3 weeks before the expiration date. Last week, we had well over 2000 emails to reply to, sometimes it's as easy as just renewing the account (the person confirms their information is correct and we renew it), a lot of the time, we have to verify information as a conversation in emails, and it's not quick. I think we got it under 1400 this week.

Another Etsy order:

Kawaii sprinkled donuts, cat flatback donuts, unicorn cotton candy donuts, Kawaii pink milkshakes, rainbow octopuses and a mixed resin pieces bag. I love most of them. The sprinkled donuts at the top have some random white splodges in the back and one of the unicorn donuts isn't completely painted. It's the first mixed bag I've gotten that didn't have the cute avocado in it (out of the many stores I've shopped from).
A unicorn tag:

memo sheets, washi samples, stickers and sticky notes. Lots of variety.
A wish for happy mail:

A way overdue wish. I had posted on the group that it hadn't been sent and then about 6 weeks after, the person saw the post (even though they were tagged) and complained that I didn't tell them, they were tagged in the proof of postage post as well, just never responded.
A Peachy Cheap order:

It was for a grab bag, I signed up for Peachy Cheap's emails just for the grab bags. I was reminded however, that the bigger grab bags are much better than the smaller ones. There's still stuff I'll use, just not as much, I'll be passing a lot on to other people.
And a loaded destash envelope:

This was my last swap from the group I'm taking a break from, this was also mailed late. I love it, I'm just tired of the lateness, and nothing being done about it. I love how she decorated it with macaroons and envelopes.
We were to send 15 stickers:

3 handmade embellishments, something shiny, 3 pieces of lace/ribbon, 3 altered paperclips:

at least 6 pieces of 2.5"x3.5" paper:

a rosette or wand and 15 diecuts:

She sent me way more than she needed, I feel like you should do this if you're sending late.
I also received 3 pieces of birthday mail. It was a great mail day and I stayed up way too late to look at it all
 May 18: I didn't get much done. I feel Tuesdays are my lazy days. I did get an animal card made:

I had started with a stamped image, but apparently my stamp pad is too gushy, because it smudged (even though it's a dye ink pad). So, I switched to just layering paper, I'm much better at that.
Also, no mail that day.
May 18: I got my errands ran and started a project for work, but blogger rearranged my photos, so you get to see mail first.
A wish for elephants:

While I love everything in the package, it was mailed media mail. This is not media mail. It's getting annoying how people in my groups mail on the least amount of postage they can and hope it will make it to me. I've gotten plenty of parcels mailed on one stamp and people angry that I won't pay the postage. When the tracking for this one was posted, I knew it wasn't media mail, there was nothing I asked for that would be media mail (which is a book or a movie, nothing else), the person mailing just didn't want to pay full postage.
Extra die cuts for a spring mini pocket letter:

The mini pocket letter:

And the goodies:

Lots of Easter stickers in there.

I also received a sticker bomb pocket letter:

And a water bottle for donated to the Human Rights Campaign:

I put together a favorite color tag of something purple:

And the project I started was to make pockets for people at work:

I only need 75, but just kinda started folding. My thumbs are tired from folding and my fingers hurt from the hot glue. I want to put an encouraging message on them and some tea and a paperclip in them. Figure we all need some encouragement. Thought it would put a smile on people's faces. I've been putting it off, no real reason, and just decided to start it and get things done. I did not know folding and glueing could be so tiring.

Resin popsicles.

May 11: I put together a gnome tag:

I went with an Easter gnome, because people do that to me all the time (send holiday stuff after the holiday has passed, especially in this group.)
I also put together wishes for happy mail stickers and birthday mail.
I made some flower ATCs:

I collaged the background, it was so fun to just sit down with scraps of paper and glue.
I received a cute hedgehog postcard and a handmade postcard in the mail.
May 12: Found this cute book at work:

I decided to keep my schedule of post office and grocery store on Wednesdays, it's just easier for me.
I received a cute pocket letter:

Love the theme they chose.
May 13: I received two pieces of birthday mail, and got some more ATCs done:

with the same collaged background as the ones from earlier in the week.
May 14: I put together a fairy tag:

I had gotten this necklace for a previous fairy tag
A mermaid tag:

Sometimes I just go easy and flat, I like that I can send from my stash in one of my groups.
A unicorn tag:

I decided I'm taking a break from one of my art groups, out of the last 9 swaps I joined, 5 were mailed late and no one seems to care. And then there are the numerous ones where the requirements aren't fulfilled. I'm just kinda tired of it, I do it for my sanity, I'm not getting sanity when there's so much stress.
I received an Etsy order:

Coca Cola cups, red, whit and blue popsicles, glow in the dark popsicle, green popsicles.
The cups are empty, for some reason I expected them to be heavier. I like the rest except the pink/green popsicle that's supposed to glow in the dark, doesn't. I really love the popsicles, they were bigger than I expected, but I love them. No idea what I'm doing with them.
I also received a wish for happy mail:

I like the project life cards.
And a wish for rosettes:

I like using rosettes, but I'm not great at making them.
May 15: I talked myself out of going out of the house to a local celebration, but the celebration seemed more about deals at local stores, I don't need more stuff. I've noticed I'm having a hard time convincing myself to go out lately.
I received a wish for something elephant in the mail:

I don't use stamps, plus this one is big and not carved very deeply.
A cute post card:

No idea who sent it, but it was really nice.
And a cute card:

Avocados

May 7: I put together a wish for something 4th of July:

A wish for llama stickers:

A wish for stationary:

I received a wish for something kawaii avocado:

A very cute pencil case, it kinda looks like a milk container.
And I put together a red, white and blue swap:

May 8: I learned you can find some gems on the free shelf at work:

I love that the cover looks like 60's fabric.
I got a wish of minion stickers:

And an animal card:

May 9: got my laundry done and some blankets washed. I have control over the temperature in my new apartment, and have way too many blankets, so i got rid of some.
May 10: I started a new schedule at work, it's very different, I close 4 nights a week. I'm going to miss my mornings, I'm a lazy person, it's easier for me to do my errands on the way home than to remember to do them during the day.
I received a wish for something kawaii:

People keep sending me PDT labels, I have tons of these.
A wish of something mint green and charms:

Not sure how these are mint green, but the charms are cute.
A wish for something pig:

I love that sparkly keychain.
A wish for something elephant:

Lots of cute stickers.
I finished a mini spring pocket letter:

The last time I did a mini pocket letter, I went flat and people complained (even though I've gotten stuff of the same quality), I wanted to go 3D this time, especially since the person I was sending to was a friend.
I also made a butterfly pocket letter:

Minion earrings

May 4: Finished my first book of May, which was over 400 pages long. Found 7 items in the mailbox on the way into work.
First, a mini unicorn pocket letter, this is a resend of the "narwhal" one. 

the person who sent to me became rude because I called them out on sending something that wasn't a unicorn.
a wish for something gnome:

A sloth pocket letter:

I'm a little tired of the simple pocket letters I get back when I put so much energy into what I send out, I've decided to just keep doing what I'm doing, I enjoy it and maybe I'll get a gem some day.
The back:

And all the goodies:

I like the stickers.
This person also had to send me sloth happy mail:

Funny thing, I found that same coin purse while I was out shopping a few weeks ago, now I have two cute ones. I was not happy that she sent them both 11 days late.
A cute flip book:

Love how she made it:

And all the goodies she included:

And the back:

May 5th: I had the day off and my friend and I went shopping, it's been way over a year since we've done this. She got me some minion earrings as an early birthday present:

I put them on that day. I've only been wearing earrings that have backs, otherwise they seem to fall out.
My friend and I found a couple cute things:

I have an old timey radio that looks kinda like this, it doesn't exactly work, but it was my grandparents.

Also, this cute figurine:

I did pick up some things:

I need some birthday stickers, and the summer reading program theme this year is Reading Colors Your World, thought I'd pass these on to our youth department.
Dollar Tree was another store we went to:

I needed a couple things, but nothing really interesting, I was just there the Friday before.

The stickers are cute, as are the socks, I bought those kinda out of peer pressure, I don't find Dollar Tree socks to be worth the dollar.
Another thrift store:

I was extra excited to find the minion and journaling kits.
As we were on the way home, we stopped for ice cream, but I couldn't pass up the cupcakes instead.

I found an owl tag when I got home:

A great selection of stickers, a punch and a stamp.

Lots of stickers:

A wish of something elephant:

extra bonus that it's handmade and crocheted, I totally added the googly eye.

And the last pen pal happy mail swap, another item mailed late:

Also, she is missing a washi sample and the penpal letter isn't really, it's a currently...
May 6: We were short a couple people at work, so it was kind of interesting. I found a RAK when I got home:

I'll probably pass it on to someone else.