My other joy in life

Since i was a kid, I always liked to collect small things. Sometimes it was coins or key chains and I can't even remember what other stuff. But for the most part I just hung on to stuff. I stopped doing all that a long time ago and I don't know where half that stuff is. Now when I watch the A&E show Hoarders, I think that I might have had a little tiny problem. I laugh at it now, but I really think I did. But I'm ok now, I think. :)

Main page on postcardx.net

My love of postcards must have started some time in high school. This was a bit before Facebook an Myspace. There were a few Yahoo groups about postcards, but the main thing was trading slams, decos or ATC's. Then there was postcardx.net. I don't remember which set of clicks brought me to this site, but since that day I've been hooked. postcardx.net was a super simple site where you would set up a tiny profile no pictures just basic info, name, age and mailing address. You had one of four options, 1)send something to a random person, 2) talk about it, this was a small forum,  3) add yourself, or 4) if you wanted to send someone thing to someone using key words on there profile you would put it in the search box or if you wanted to look for some one in particular or yourself so you could modify your profile. It was based on the honor system. You could add anything to your profile and so could anyone else. I received about a dozen + post cards from the lovely people of this site. Each one unique. One my profile, I asked them to write a story about their childhood and most of them did, others would just write about the card they sent or about where they lived.

Unfortunately, postcardx.net is no longer around. so i set out to look for a postcard trading site that was legit. You know, now a days with all the insecurity you can't just post your info anywhere. So after a while of looking on the web, i turned to Facebook. There are few pages dedicated to post-carding, I even found a postcardx.net page. Finally I Found it! Postcrossing- The postcard crossing project. The link to their Facebook page is this: Postcrossing so you can add them on Facebook or go to their website from there.You sign up, give them your info, you then have the option to send someone a postcard. The data base gives you the info of another person anywhere in the world (go to the website for all the info). This site is the most secure I've found. And just to top it all off, the site is so popular in Europe that they even commissioned a stamp for them.

Its been one of the most wonderful experiences I've had. I love getting home and seeing what i got in my mailbox.

My first Postcrossing stamp from the Netherlands

A lovely postcard from The Netherlands

I LOVE the pc!! it's from a lovely family in the states

Stamp from the Czech Republic

From Finland

Stamps from Russia

These are just some of the cool stuff that I've gotten. I love doing this because you know that the person took the time to look at your profile, and write to you. Its all just wonderful to me.