The Un-Journal Journaling Swap: June 2014

The Un-Journal Journaling Swap 2014; June 2014

I am taking this swap over for @LauraAust who needs to step away from hosting at this time. Most of the description is directly from her. Please note, there will be a few changes, specifically ~ since I host other swaps, I will be putting up THREE months at a time, instead of the remaining year.

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. THREE Months 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. That is one full A4 or two A5 for our international folks. 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.

JUNE 2014

1. Three things you can’t go without
2. Write about a time you cheated and were caught
3. Write about a stray animal you brought home
4. Describe the best concert you ever attended
5. Write about a time when you tried to help and ended up making things worse
6. What is the one thing you cannot live without?
7. Describe the process you go through when planning to buy something expensive
8. What’s your definition of family?
9. What do you feel most guilty about?
10. A time you acted without thinking
11. A goal you are working towards
12. What is your fantasy vacation?
13. Can people change?
14. What smell makes you remember something special from your childhood?
15. Think about the person you like least and write about a good trait that they have
16. If you could write a letter to your 15 year old self, what would you say?
17. Do you vote?
18. Did you ever hitchhike?
19. When you were a kid did you ever have to wear something you hated?
20. Write about job hunting
21. Dear future me….
22. Write a letter to someone who believed in you even when you didn’t believe in yourself
23. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which one?
24. Would you be willing to give up sex for one year if you knew it would give you a much deeper sense of peace than you have now?
25. If you could be any age again for one week….
26. What things would you like to know better about your partner?
27. I wish everyone had….
28. What’s your favorite song?
29. Something you have always felt missing in your life
30. How would your life be different if you felt totally comfortable being yourself at all times?