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Date Joined: April 17, 2019
Last Online: September 29, 2025 Birthday: March 17, 1978 Country: United States My Amazon Wishlist My Etsy Faves Blue Crush Group T.O.U.G.H. Swappers Group The ABCs Group |
This is my street-side mailbox. I am taking a break from using it to send my swaps out due to unreliable carriers. Instead, I go in-person to the Suntree P.O.
Profile updated as of: 29 SEPTEMBER 2025
Please scroll to the end section labeled “Do Not Send” if you’d like to simply review my 🛑 Dislikes list. 🛑
Thank you for your consideration!
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Hearts are free here and I look for reasons to give them when I rate. I try not to "over-think" the giving of a heart by withholding one on type-1 or type-2 swaps either. A postcard has been “extra special” to the me, even though it was not technically a “package”!
I practice the "platinum rule" of swapping by sending what I think the other person would want to receive. I like to read my partner's profile for inspiration and insight into what they enjoy.
My hearts are not tied to any extra items that you include in the swap (I don’t want random toss-ins, please).
Partner/Coordinator Communication will take place should my swap status change for any reason.
Missing Mail? Please direct message me if you don't receive something from me. I keep a photo log of swap contents and packaging, along with tracking numbers and receipts, when applicable.
Spoiler-Alert: My Flickr account may have photographs of swaps I’ve sent.
Postage Due? I have a postal scale. 😁 But, if this happens please send me a picture of your receipt and I'll send you the money back via PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle.
Allergy Alert: My home is smoke-free and pet-friendly. Sometimes, I can shed quite a bit too, due to my autoimmune disease Hashimoto’s.. I genuinely apologize ahead of time if there’s a stray hair stuck somewhere. I give all my outgoing mail a thorough once-over to keep things as neat and tidy as possible. Happy mail that leaves a good impression on my receiving partner(s) is very important to me.
Enjoy Supporting Small Businesses? This little STATIONERY store near me has the best owners ever! I just love Suada & Brendan! Some of the items in my swaps come from their Lighthouse Paper Co.
BONUS: If you're a Hobonichi fan this store is literally the only Partner Shop where you can buy your authentic products in the state of FLORIDA!
PRIVATE SWAPS: I enjoy all sorts of swaps! Small art booklets, junk journal, and collaborative art swaps have been my main interest these days. But I'm game for any sort, really. If interested, please contact me! Specifically, I am looking for someone who'd like to swap a mini (4.7 inch square) sketchbook like the ones they sell at five below for one dollar in the school supplies section. Also, anyone who wants to swap tiny fabric/ribbon scraps in an array of color/texture to make patches with!
My name is 🎵Harmony Joy🎶 (she/they) I like my name because it is a reminder of who I believe that I'm meant to become. Others refer to me as either "Harmony", "Joy", "Harmony-Joy" or 🍪"Cookie" (because of my last name) - call me whichever you please, just don't call me late for dinner! 🤣
My name is musically inspired because both of my biological parents were hippies. I am an atypical Berkeley ☮️-born and Nor-Cal foster-system raised “love child”, who now lives on the other side of the country. I met & married my husband (who's also neuro-divergent) in the Sunshine State, while we were both active-duty Air Force.
I am asking that you please refrain from assuming that you "know" me just because of the two states that I have called home. Keep your fear and politics to yourself, please.
I am not typical in any way and I really hope that you can tolerate my differences. Tolerance is defined as allowing “the existence without hindrance” and I appreciate your permission to exist in this space.
💞My spouse and I have three neuro-diverse children (two daughters, one son) and one grandson who calls me "Cookie". Care-taking has always been my favorite “job” in life, and I enjoy celebrating Mothering Day more than my own birthday! This also includes all my fur-babies (past & present). 😉
NOTE: I believe that mothering is a verb that all humans are capable of and it can apply to people in many types of circumstances.
🐾 My furred-family consists of 3 felines & 2 canines: Ella (a rescued Great Dane & Pointer mix), Bubba (an AKC Golden Retriever), two tortoiseshell short-hair grand-mollies named Lily and Piper. Then, last but not least, Theo, who is my very cuddly ginger tabby grand-gib.🐾
On May 25, 2023 my sweet Kyna (a Carolina Dog) passed away. ❤️🩹 I miss her so much. She was the best service dog I’ve ever had.
Perhaps you can surmise that I've always really enjoyed animals. Especially my dogs! I think that my animals help me cope with my “people problems” better. 😉 After all, "life is a drama"(a quote by educator, Richard Courtney) who defined drama as "The human process whereby imaginative thought becomes action". He noted that as humans are constantly acting and improvising through conversations and interactions (and I certainly interact and converse with my animals!)
Whether they're finned, feathered, furry, or humanoid, my ohana is “my whole world” 💕🌎 And I believe that family is who we make it, even beyond DNA.
I’m proud to be a Mama Bear! 🐻🧸 Which is just one more reason why Bettie White will always be my favorite Golden Girl! R.I.P.
My family says I’m “the jack of all trades, master of some.” 😆 I’m literally never bored! 🎨
So, besides my “V.I.Peeps”, I also enjoy many hobbies:
(I own a Gemini Pro, Sizzix Big Shot Plus, Portable Tim Holtz Sidekick, & Cricut Explore Air2)
(outdoor) Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hula Dancing, Kayaking, Rollerblading, Shooting, Stand-up Paddle Boarding, Swimming, and Shopping.
I 💙 crafting! I like to try new things too. My current hobbies are making booklets, ATCs & APCs. My portfolio has a mix of fiber art, beading, woodwork, and pyrography. My style is "moody" because I make what I feel. Sometimes I go for inky grunge and painterly splatters, but I also like clean-and-simple (CAS) designs.
Due to some malabsorption issues, I'm experiencing intermittent hand tremors and vision disturbances. These appear to be related to Avitaminosis that is still being treated but not yet optimized. So, just in case I can't art as well as I’d like to, I want my partner(s) to know I'll always give swaps my best efforts and take my time. This means that I might send swaps closer to the deadline date.
I’m slowly learning to embrace some imperfections as beautiful, unique qualities by adopting a "Wabi-sabi” approach to my art. I feel liberated from the perfectionist pressures. I truly appreciate your patience and hope that you will tolerate my different abilities. 😊
My current collections are: Cartophilia (trading cards) to include ATC/APC and the 7-of-❤️’s playing card (in all sizes & shapes)
I’ve also started collecting the 7-of-clubs Poker Cards to use for a memorial project in honor of my late G’Mom Cook 3/17/19-1/1/20. The club looks like a shamrock ☘️ and they always remind me of her! We would celebrate our birthdays together with my mother every year, but since she passed and the pandemic began, that tradition stopped. I’m carrying on a new tradition of my own now, using these poker cards to record a fond memory, so I can focus on the positive aspects of her life rather than dwelling on her absence.💚
I enjoy listening to audiobooks and different genres of music. My go-to’s are usually classic rock & reggae. I have an all-in-one Radio/CD/Cassette/Record Player in my craft room, and I 🖤 my vinyl albums!
I feel most at peace at the ocean where I can lose all sense of time hunting for sea glass, heart-shaped rocks, and tiny shells to use in my crafts. I also enjoy fishing, but I'm not cut out for boats! I've got a fair pair of fins 🧜🏽♀️, but no "sea legs!" 🤢
I enjoy spending quality time at libraries, museums, galleries, or art studios. This is because I really enjoy folk arts & handicrafts. I ❤️ experiential arts. I've recently discovered the amazingly diverse world of fiber artists in my local area so I'm enjoying visits to quilt and sewing stores a lot too!
In my youth, I enjoyed traveling the Americas and spent time living in Chile as a foreign exchange student! Now, I prefer to travel in good company, whenever possible. However, most of my current travel has been vicarious via postcards.
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I think it's important for others to know that I am a protective person.
I've lived long enough to know that not everyone has good intentions.
I despise trolls (always have, even when they were a rainbow-haired trend in the 90s) and people who instigate, trick, or bully others are the root of all evil in my book.
I'm also a Pisces and my discernment/perception of people has been accurate more often than not throughout this life.
I'm a hugger (which is important to understand if you ever meet me in person) and a defender of the underdog.
I praise decent people who are aware of their human propensity toward prejudice but actively seeking to reduce it through continuing education.
There are many factors that can contribute to suicide risk. An estimated 90% of people who take their own lives have a health condition that is mistreated or undiagnosed. A suicide attempt is a sign that someone is in crisis. It should always be taken seriously and never ignored.
That is why I will not tolerate cyber-bullying in any of my swaps.
Known offenders are forever restricted from participation in my groups/swaps.
Will you take the LifeGuard pledge?
FLORIDA hurricane season is from June 1st through November 15th.
As a swap coordinator, I often "close" my swaps a day earlier than the posted date because I can be a "night owl" and do my work while others are asleep! :-)
Posted swaps that are left without any interest for 72 hours, might be deleted to perhaps re-post at a different time.
Sometimes my swaps have a Sunday send-by date even though there’s no postal service because swaps can be dropped off in the “blue”(outgoing) mail collection bins, and I often drop by my P.O. on the way to do other errands.
My street-side mailbox is not water-tight and items left overnight can become damp, warped, and unseal. Florida is VERY HUMID and we get a lot of afternoon showers (especially in July, August, and September). This is why there may be clear packing tape on the outer swap packaging of my swaps.
I am no longer on mail carrier route #76 which was considered a last stop so, there were a few occasions when my mail wasn’t delivered/picked up. They've now assigned us to route #51 and the mail carrier is not friendly. In fact, when my neighbor was holding a yard sale and there were two cars parked by our mailboxes, they simply marked our mail: "NO ACCESS TO DELIVERY LOCATION" and never even spoke to my husband who was literally standing at the end of our driveway.
I will be taking all my outgoing swaps to the Suntree Post Office linked above until further notice.
Penny, was my regular pre-pandemic carrier who officially retired to care for her Veteran son who is slowly recovering from organ transplant surgery. She was the cool lady that introduced me to Mr. Zip!
Chris was a funny weekday mailman that moved on to bigger routes, never hesitated to leave me with a large corrugated plastic tote of "bulk mail" deliveries that he'd walk to my doorstep.
Lastly, the wonderful mail carrier named “Dottie” who moved on to raise her 3rd child, a pleasant surprise, this October. She always smiled and waved no matter what kind of day she was having!
My servicing mail station is still the USPS Apollo Annex of Melbourne, Florida (Phone: (321) 255-7589). They're near impossible to get a hold of on the phone or in-person (I've waited half an hour to pick up a package from them before).
Date extensions may be granted on a case-by-case basis for reliable swappers who communicate with me. I am a coordinator who understands that real life happens outside of this ‘bot. 💙 I also understand that circumstances can change in an instant, and this site is not a priority when real life happens. But, please communicate! I don’t think it should take months to login and at least post a note on your profile. At least let someone know when you’re out of commission. That way we don’t think the worst or grow sick with worry.
I only coordinate swaps that I am willing/able to angel. I also make a sincere effort to vet each participant before assigning partners.
If you end up needing a swap angel'd, just send me a message after you’ve contacted your partner(s).
IMPORTANT: When I angel a swap it is strictly to ensure each participant receives something in-kind in return. It is not in any way meant to pressure someone into rating another individual. How someone does their rating is up to that swapper, and none of my business. Even if I ask for kindness and understanding of another person's extenuating circumstances, I will not order anyone to rate another person.
I'm more cautious about trusting ratings and groups after encountering some dishonest swappers:
One swapper, @Allegrae has taken ATC, postage-paid envelopes, and my late Grandma Cook’s heirloom haberdashery items from me. This betrayal has left me feeling deeply hurt and angry. During a recent (2025) session of EMDR therapy I learned that this event triggered my feelings of powerlessness possibly linked to childhood trauma from being a foster kid who was moved from place to place using plastic trash bags. My brain's connection to loss of items extends beyond simply belongings because it represents times in my life when I lost stability, dignity, and a sense of belonging.
Until I have completed the necessary therapy to heal these soul-wounds, I will not participate in any swaps with people who take from others without remorse.
Colonialism is a specific form of imperialism, and both involve the exploitative and unremorseful taking from others. I am no longer a powerless child. I will no longer be a victim! I will advocate for myself and my belongings as long as I have breath in my lungs.
My belongings are mine because of hard-work and love. I deserve my belongings. They were rightfully earned by merit, action, or inheritance.
My pictures of the heirloom haberdashery items (genuine Harris tweed and Scottie buttons) I sent this swapper and all our communications will remain on my personal Flickr account until I am ready to put this grievance in the ground and make peace.
I am not ready yet. —————————————————————
To maximize successful happy mail deliveries (and minimize waste), I will be using Pirate Ship to mail most of my packages because their rates are cheap-aaar! 🏴☠️
Sadly, my craft room is still a bit disorderly and my house is partly packed up and/or in a nearby storage unit (since bathroom pipe burst in 2021). So, I have a lot of hidden supplies to create with that are still difficult to find. (shrug)
USPS Adventures of a Letter video circa 1985 🤣 I just laugh when the mom exclaims “My son is a letter!” It’s so nostalgic.
Want to make sure the domestic mail that you’re sending is processed quickly and efficiently? Then always use the standardized street address with ZIP+4® format!
Did you know USPS doesn’t want any punctuation in delivery addresses? In fact, all letters are to be in CAPS-lock and black ink on a white/light background.
By addressing mail appropriately you’ll ensure that they are processed smoothly by mail sorting equipment. Using the standardized address with ZIP+4® format alleviates possible delays from manual handling.
Try this USPS ZIP lookup tool to find the standardized address and ZIP+4® you’re mailing to!
📩Postage & Postcards✉ - Handmade postcards are always welcome. But I really do not want any more random blank postcards, please. I am technically trying to get rid of the blank ones that I have because the USPS does not prioritize these anymore, so they get lost more than mail that is in envelopes with return addresses on them because there's no accountability for postcards.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💗💜💗🤎🤍🖤💝 I heart art!
Please share your PC collage, coloring, drawing, graphic design, painting, or photography. I also like receiving “print-on-demand” PCs by Zazzle, Red Bubble, Café Press, Society 6, etc. If it’s a postcard that you think I will enjoy (even if the swap says "No"), mail it and let me know why! I promise I’ll never rate down for thoughtful intentions!
🍪🥠Special Request:
Please add a cookie to the back of my postcard or envelope🍪🥠 I can add them to my “Cookie” themed junk journal!
*I also ask that my postcards please be sent ✏written🖊 on, but in an✉ envelope🌎 (if the swap allows a choice). I understand that this request will require standard letter-rate postage and not a postcard stamp, but it's important to me that my postcards arrive alive. LOL! The envelope (or clear sleeve) simply protects the postcard from being smudged or torn by the USPS machinery. Flat letters and postcards go through at least two machines at the USPS it's routed through; even if you request a hand-cancellation. Nowadays, there's simply no way around the IMbarcoder and Flat Sequencing systems...in other words, for letters and postcards it's impossible to avoid several stages of automated mail handlers along the journey.
How To Mail Postcards in Clear Sleeves
How To "Trick Out" Profile Pages
New or used, on or off paper Postage of the Cookie Monster or Elmo (my grandson's fave); especially the stamps issued in 2019 by USPS for the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street
Dangle earrings of Cookie Monster (or any miniature I can make into earrings of him. If I get four postage stamps the same size I am planning to make my own earrings! 🙏🏽 )
Die cuts, punched shapes, and/or cut-outs of COOKIES for my junk journal/cookbook 🍪🥠
Where I am recognizing the people who've helped me feel the good again! These humans have demonstrated kindness toward this differently-abled military Veteran and encouraged me to work through the Post Traumatic Stress toward restoring my hope in humankind.
I am eternally grateful to:
@AZmom875 (R.I.P.)
@jannieb (R.I.P.)
*****WISHFUL THINKING*****
If anyone happens across a “Yellow Pages” phone book from the Bay Area, California circa 1977-78 I’m trying to find evidence of a plant shop called “Heavenly Houseplants & Other Divine Gifts” that was off Telegraph Avenue.
🤙🏽 Mahalo nui loa! 🤙🏽
Favorite Snail Mail Supplies Online
A: Autobots, Ahsoka, Avatar-The Last Airbender
(My Fave ATC/APC Themes are: Trees, Star Wars FanArt, Vintage Postage Mail/post-boxes, Cookie Monster, Harmony Bear, Cool Phoenixes, Giant Pandas, Polar Bear, ☘️Shamrocks/Clovers🍀, Oceania, Orca Whales & Sea Turtles!)
B: Bears esp. Giant Panda & Polar 🐼,💙 Blue (esp. cobalt), Blue Cats & Bald 🦅 Eagles
C: Chick-O-Stick Coconut Candy, Celtic Heritage, Clogging, 🍀Clovers, Chewbacca, Cookie Monster
D: Daffodils, Dancing (this is one way that I stay connected to my multicultural heritage), Drums of all kinds ~ I enjoy percussion and feel like the drum circles & drum lines are like the heartbeat of a musical performance 🥁, Dr. Seuss & Decoupage
E: Eighties (era) Ephemera, Elvis Presley, Eeyore & Emerald Green💚
F: Friesian Horses, Fern Fronds, Frangipani (plumeria flowers)
G: Guitar Picks, Golden State Warriors, The Goonies & GryffinPuffs (I’m a Hogwarts House Hybrid!) 😉
H: 🐾 Husky Dogs 🐾, 💕Heart-shapes, Hibiscus & Harmony Bear (purple Care Bear w/flower belly badge)
I: Ireland, Icebergs & Incredible Hulk
J: Jade Green 💚, 🏀Jordan #23 & ⚾️Jeter #2 & Judge #99
K: Koi Fish, Kiwi 🥝 Fruit, Koru Loops
L: Leaf Rubbings, Lucille Ball, LEGOs, Luke & Leia Skywalker
M: Music Notes, Mulan, Moana, Merida, Monarch Butterflies 🦋, Melanesia & Maple syrup/leaves 🍁
N: Narnia Chronicles & Notes w/my Name on them 😉
O: Orcas, 🦦 Otters, Ocean waves, 🌊 Origami & Optimus Prime
P: Pisces, Pooh and Paddington Bears, Princess Bride, Ponyo, Polynesia & Pansies
Q: Quilled paper, Quail (above), Quilts & Quotes (I collect positivity to refer to when I need a morale boost!)
R: ROYGBIV (spectrums-in-nature), Rocking Horses, R2-D2 & Redwood Trees
S: ☘️ Shamrocks, Strawberries 🍓, Smokey the Bear, Sheet Music🎼 & Sea Turtles (the marine reptiles w/flippers)
T: Tigger, Totoro, Tie-dye, Textiles, Tweeds, Tartan, Te Vaka (musical group) & Tribal Tattoos
U: Ukulele
V: VW buses, Valkyrie & Vintage correspondence
W: Walkers Shortbread Cookies, Winter Soldier, Wolves, Wicket the Ewok & Wyland Art
X: Xylophones, X-rays, X-men & “X” marks the spot (a pirate’s life for me!) ☠️
Y: ☯️ Yin-Yang Symbols (they remind me of balance), Yoda, Yaddle & The Child (Grogu)
Z: Zebras 🦓, Zines & Zentangle
Here’s a short list of my top ten (in no particular order):
🚫 Soy anything (I'm allergic)
🚫 Religious propaganda (I'm spiritual but not legalistic )
🚫 Claymation or plasticine stop-motion characters
🚫 Aliens (except Stitch), albino animal imagery
🚫 Dolls, zombies, zettiology creatures
🚫 Monkeys, gorillas, baboons
🚫 Scorpions, spiders, snakes
🚫 Fragrance, toiletries, cosmetics (unless it's the few I have on my wishlists)
My sizes for clothing:
unisex T-shirt in size Large (my fave brand are Comfort Colors),
bottoms are a Women's size 10, and
shoes are an extra wide Men's size 10.
I like fabric scrunchies, bandanas, and boho bandeau wraps for my hair (especially if they're a soft, stretchy fabric). Please nothing with animal prints, glitter, pleathers, or metal pieces (my hair is very fine). I also really enjoy wearing fun dangle earrings to work!
Please know that you can breathe easy because my default mode is to find the good in whatever is mailed my way. 😉 😃 😊
**Thank YOU for thinking of me!**
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Comments
❣️❣️❣️A super surprise Happy Mail day today!! Thank you for the true RAK - I love the whale keychain - so adorable!!! The Whale receipt and the Whale Mail Delivery stamp images will go with my Whale stuff! Thank you for thinking of me!
HAPPY AUTUMN EQUINOX!
I love how you decorate the APC & ATC!! My favorite was the APC, the colors, the fun charm you put on it. I'm stealing that idea by the way. The clover nail polish was smart too! The cardboard ATC was fantastic. I love the black ink and gold mica flakes you added. I didn't think to fussy cut the butterfly stamp!! Another idea to steal! Yup, you gave it a rustic outdoorsy vibe for sure. Thank you so much.💙❤💙❤💙
Hellllllooooo!
I love the ABC’s buddy swap #3(1:2) abstract you sent back. LOVE IT! Yes, lighthouse in December sounds fun!
Thanks for the great PURPLE postcard you sent! It fit the theme perfectly! I appreciate your sending it! Thank you!
Hi Harmony, I hope you are doing well! I just received a homer deco with a very creative page that you made. Miss you in the deco swaps! Thanks for your art.
Hi Harmony Joy! Thank you so much for contributing your nutritional facts page to my Fruit deco (loved the creativity of the page). The finished deco was a delight to receive. 🤗
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You totally made my day with that gorgeous mushroom postcard and sweet message and happy quote!!! It was really a joy to find in my mailbox!!! I so appreciate you thinking about me and sending a AATW May wish!!! I always adore getting mail from you!!! Here's a quote for you that I have been thinking of a lot these days: "Keep your face toward the sunshine and shadow will fall behind you" Walt Whitman.
You are such a sweety to send me the bee decal from my Amazon wish list for the AATW April wish list!!! I have been wanting that for such a long time!!! I just love the song, and bees and how it all goes together so well!!! You are so generous and kind to think of me and you really made my day!!!!
Thank you for the AATW Feb wish! I love the cat delivery to labels and I will definitely use them.😻