The Un-Journal Journaling: November 2014

NOTICE NOTICE

Because of all the flakers this swap has continued to get, despite my efforts to keep them out, the final months of swaps SIGN UP date will be moved back to AFTER the previous months send date.

If swap is marked sent even ONE DAY late, you will NOT be allowed into the next months' swaps. PLEASE send your swaps on time and mark them sent on time.

This will be an ongoing, monthly swap. This allows people to sign up for all 12, just one, or pick and choose any number of months. The sign up deadline will be the last day of the previous month and the send by date will be the 5th of the following month. The entire year of swaps will be posted at once – this way you can work on future months when you want to (there is no reason to have to wait until partners are assigned each month to begin your writing).

Each month’s swap description will list a variety of journal prompts. You will choose 10 of those prompts to use.

You may do your journaling on lined notebook paper, stationery, plain paper, the back of placements, graph paper, etc. The only requirement is that the paper you are using is clean! You do not have to decorate with stickers or doodles, but you most certainly can do so if you want.

Your journaling can be handwritten (printed, cursive or a combination), or it can be typed. The only requirement is that it be legible! You may use colored pens/ink – when you rate, you may not rate down if your partner wrote/printed in a color you do not like.

If you want to keep your journaling it is permissible to make photocopies of what you have written and send your partner the photocopies. Photocopies must be legible and not that kind of old toner that brushes off when touched.

Each prompt should be at least a full 8” x 10” (approx.) page (or two 5” x 8” pages) – or something comparable. Please put time and effort into your writing – send something you would be happy receiving. Be sure to indicate on the first page the swap name and the month.

This is an international swap since we aren’t sending a whole journal. I realize one month you might be mailing just 10 sheets of paper while other months you might be mailing more – keep this in mind before you sign up.

You must have a minimum rating of 4.99 to join. If you are new enough to not have any ratings you are welcome to join if you have a well filled out profile (I will be the judge) AND you are a member of the Newbie Helpers group. I reserve the right to ban anyone for any reason – I am so tired of flakers! I am prepared to angel this swap but please don’t put me in a situation where I have to do it – flakers will be outed in every way that I can think of.

NOVEMBER 2014

• How do you deal with anger?
• In 20 years I will be….
• What is something you are optimistic about?
• Favorite color
• Where did you grow up?
• Do you recycle?
• Write about something minor that turned into a big deal
• Describe the most outrageous thing someone has dared you to do
• What room in your home best reflects who you are
• When you give something do you eventually expect something in return?
• What do you think has been the greatest invention or advancement in your lifetime?
• Describe your wedding ceremony
• Name a person in your life who you wish you didn’t have to deal with
• What is annoying you?
• What are you passionate about?
• How are you expanding your mind?
• What were your childhood pastimes?
• Write about a pleasant memory with one or both of your parents
• Write about your current family relationships
• How did you get your scars?
• What are your plans for your elder years?
• Has anyone in your family suffered from a chronic illness?
• Write about one of the hard times in your life
• Have you ever attended a school or class or military reunion?
• What is your favorite time of the day?
• Have you ever seen a ghost?
• Have you ever been friends with someone either much younger or much older than yourself?
• What music album would be used for the soundtrack of a movie about your life
• Ten places I would like to visit (talk about them)
• Are you single? Married? Divorced? What factors went into making this choice?