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RadiateJoy

RadiateJoy
Date Joined: June 7, 2023
Last Online: March 14, 2025
Birthday: July 3, 1974
Country: United States
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About Me

Hey!
I am 50, vegan and love to rollerskate. I am married (25 yrs), and I am a new grandma. I am "Mum" to 2 ( 4 yrs. and 1 1/2 years). I have been writing letters to penpals since 2000. I have pals all over the world and LOVE making connections. I answer every letter. Age difference doesn't matter to me. I don't even mind springing for an international stamp! I am a purchasing manager by occupation. I am 100 % remote. I don't take myself too seriously and look for the good in others.
I love metallic gold and hearts. Hearts everywhere!! :-) I hope you will write and connect. I am a safe space for all beings. I am a vocalist. My husband plays guitar. We go out and see music almost every night. We live in an area rich with art and culture. Open mic's are my favorite. We have a family band "Weird With A Beard". I answer every letter!

I am a caregiver for my mom. She has Rheumatoid arthritis and can’t move very well.

I love gardening and taking care of my flower gardens. I grown herbs, tomatoes, Zucchini, collard greens, garlic, peppers and beets. I’m thinking of starting a pickled beets business.

I knit and crochet. I make ponchos and sell them on Etsy. I also make animal baby blankets for the new babies that cross my path, mostly at work. Usually if I am invited to a baby shower. My last two blankets were a dragon and a unicorn.

I am an avid beach goer. I sweep the beaches of treasures and turn it into high end .925 sterling silver jewelry and art pieces. My favorite beaches are dog friendly as there are usually rocks and more treasures.

I love camping on or near the beach. As I get older I find I can’t sleep on the ground anymore. We have a pop up camper but it’s way too much work so I am looking to get a smaller drivable camper soon.

I am an artist. I specialized in photography which I now have as a hobby. I have degrees in Media Arts and Fine Arts before getting a bachelor’s of Arts in Art Management and a Masters in Business Administration ~ Collaborative Leadership. I’m up to my eyeballs in debt and wouldn’t change any of my educational choices. I landed my dream job in 2021.

I have an Etsy shop for my jewelry and ponchos. RadiateJoyStudio. Feel free to check it out. I don’t solicit or even care too much about selling my art.

I work with colored glass. I photograph colored glass and use it in collage. I tumble my own glass and make art to decorate my house. I make my own “sea glass” by tumbling pretty bottles as a way of recycling.

I don’t have a bunch of rules for my penpals. I meet them all where they are at and accept each person for who they are and what they believe. We don’t have to be twins or share the same beliefs. Different opinions and views on things brings growth, learning, and perspective.

I don’t hate anything or anyone. Although horses creep me out. The are SO big and their heads are enormous and they are so teeth and lip forward…. Not to mention way smarter than they should be. Bonus points for not writing to me about your fishing and hunting escapades. They turn me off and make me uncomfortable. I am VERY vegan.

I am part of the LGBTQIA + community but don’t feel the need to explain my Rainbow to anyone anymore. Again, I am a safe space for you.

Religion is something personal to everyone. I’m agnostic and regardless of the amounts of bible add ins you send me, I won’t be converted. But I do find beauty in our differences and would be willing to have mature conversations about that.

I love to trade anything that fits in an envelope. Stickers, friendship books, notecards, whatever. I love exchanging packages as well. I like deciding on themes on a pal by pal basis. I once had a pal that exchanged granny squares with me so we had a matching blanket in the end.

I’d love to go on a penpal tour one day and visit pals across the world. I met a pal who survived the attack on the twin towers years ago. I find pals fascinating.

I sew and make clothes as well. My favorite thing to make are maxi skirts. My favorite one is a bright shiny metallic gold.

I recently started making my own paper from penpal letters (not my beloved swaps ❤️), junk mail/extra copies of bills. I press my own flowers and use them in my paper. It brings me such joy. I add in things like glitter and mica pieces, yarn, twine, etc…

I recently found myself looking after bees that my son had been taking care of. He bought a house recently next door but didn’t want to disturb them. They are so happy. I’ve been learning a lot about it. I love bees very much. 🐝.

I love love and hearts. I wrote a book on Love Leadership. I live my life and navigate through all my decisions through a lens of love.

To make it easy: Likes: mushrooms 🍄 , bees 🐝, peacocks 🦚, cannabis images 🪴- (don’t judge me 😜), rainbows 🌈 , metallic gold ⭐️, hearts ❤️ , willow trees!!!, all the trees, love and joy images 🥰, pride paraphernalia 🏳️‍🌈, vegan images 🥑, snails 🐌, anything sparkly and colorful ❤️💙💜💛💚🧡🖤🤎, roller skating 🛼, dried flowers 💐 , vinyl stickers 🦄, moon and stars ⭐️ 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔 , zodiac (Cancer) 🦀♋️ , ocean theme 🌅, jellyfish 🦑 (sort of), succulents 🌵, fern 🌿, 4 leaf clovers 🍀, gardenias 🪷, petunias 🌺, calla lilys 🌸, makeup 💄, true crime shows 👩‍✈️, music🎵 , instruments 🎸, cats 🐈, dogs 🐕‍🦺, mostly all animals but horses 🦔, rabbits 🐇, fruit 🍑, images of snails 🐌, making my bed every morning 🛏️, gel pens 🖊️, making homemade paper 📜, our family picture 🌎, yoga pants, live music 🎷, swimming 🏊‍♀️ , windy days 🌬️, smooches💋, lover of everything.

Dislikes: (sorry, I just do) Horses 🐴 , slimy things, fishing 🎣, hunting 🦌, hate 🤬, deception 🤥, abandonment 🏚️, rotten food in my fridge 🤢, stepping on Lego’s barefoot 🦶, cats peeing in my plants 🪴- how dare they!, return mail for not enough postage 💌, disappointing myself 🥸, pain and suffering of others 😫

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Comment: I love the postcard it’s probably my favorite thing in this happy mail 😊
greenbug728 rated for St. Patrick’s Day Swap on Mar 8, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for your cute card and I loved all the fun stickers you included! I also loved the Irish Proverb you wrote as well. Happy St. Patrick's Day! :)
Catt007 rated for Alphabet Swap on Mar 7, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely swap, especially the jokes, love them 😀 Happy Swapping 😺
Honeybee203 rated for 1 Stamp - Send Anything #6 on Mar 6, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for everything. I love your name. My youngest daughter's middle name is Willow. It is a pretty name.
jeonginate rated for Weekend Postcard #3 on Mar 3, 2025
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Comment: hello willow! thank you for the pretty postcard, i love the design. it sounds like you had a busy weekend :3 i hope you have a great rest of your week!
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Comment: Thank you so much! Such a lovely assortment of items.
whoami rated for Stickers and a Sketch - February on Mar 2, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the mice water colored painting! Loved your art work:) In Korea, we don't snow often but when it snows, it comes a lot! Also thanks for the strawberry stickers <3
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Comment: The landscapes on the PCs are beautiful. Thank you for the written PCs and extras. The cat stickers on the envie are cute and funny!
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Comment: Thanks for the cute cat card tangled in yarn! Wishing you a nice spring!
ultracinematik rated for Happy Mail for Weird People on Feb 28, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderfully weird envelope of happiness. Now, those are my kind of planner stickers #nofu*ks. I love your watercolor paper your note is on. The crow pdt labels are my favorite piece of weirdness. Much appreciated.
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Comment: Thank you for the card and lovely letter. I also thank you for the goodies! I'll be writing you back this weekend.
JoeKochin rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #429 on Feb 27, 2025
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Comment: Thanks a bunch for the lovely Swap! I’m obsessed with the heart stone — it’s so cute I wanna keep it as my lucky charm! We hardly get snow here in Osaka, but this winter we got a few flurries, which was kinda rare and fun. Loved all the cozy stories in your card too — made me wanna grab some warm soup! Thanks again & happy belated Valentine’s!
MoniqueK rated for Penpal with me #3 - February 2025 on Feb 24, 2025
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Comment: I got a beautiful letter in my mailbox today! And the handmade paper is to die for! Thank you so much.
theirmimi rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #430 on Feb 22, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the nice note and stickers. How sweet of your husband to clear the driveways for everyone and you to make cookies. Your grandsons idea of pizza sound yummy. Hope you didn’t loose power. Take care!
Teraecau rated for Friendship Books February 2025 on Feb 20, 2025
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Comment: thank you for the swap and extras! :)
luv2kraft rated for Valentine's Day Card Swap on Feb 16, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the card and the abundance of goodies.
ladyaduial rated for Stuff the Mailbox #51 on Nov 11, 2024
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FloridaButterfly rated for Stuff the Mailbox #51 on Oct 7, 2024
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Comments

OrigamiGrace on Sep 8, 2023:

firdya

from CPG!

Aleesha on Jul 20, 2023:

Hi Willow! I received a reply letter from you today for the Peacock themed swap that I sent you. Thank you so much - it was a nice unexpected surprise in my mailbox. Loved the beautifully decorated envelope as well - excited to add it to my happy mail binder! - Aleesha (aleesha)

QuynhThy on Jul 10, 2023:

Hi Willow,

Thank you for sending back a card even though you didn't have to! I really love it. I adore the Taurus tea sticker. My name is actually pronounced Tee/Tea, it's a Vietnamese name, which is where I and my family are from! Hope you run into you again!

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