The Un-Journal Journaling: December 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.

The Un-Journal Journaling Swap 2014; December 2014

Our final Journal!! I hope you all have enjoyed. Thanks to @LauraAust for starting this series of swaps. With the holidays I extended the due date of this last swap to Jan 10th.

I really want to do more writing – the problem is, I won’t do it unless I have a reason. I’ve been giving this situation a lot of thought and I have finally come up with an idea for a swap that isn’t a huge commitment (although, effort will be expected), will allow me to write on a variety of topics, won’t hold me to a list of SPECIFIC topics, won’t require that I fill and then pay the postage for a standard journal/book and will allow me to “meet” multiple swappers (and be exposed to different writing styles) over the course of 2014.

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.

DECEMBER 2014

• Three favorite things to wear
• What is something that makes you feel sad?
• What is on your iPod? Apps, photos, songs, movies, books….
• What do you like about where you live?
• Tell me about the worst movie you have seen.
• What do you do to break your routine?
• Three things I would place in a time capsule
• What inspires you?
• What is your guilty pleasure?
• Share some good advice
• Do you love your job?
• What was the last lie you told?
• What do you have too much of?
• What was the last stupid thing you did?
• What is worth fighting for?
• How old do you feel?
• What was the most recent thing you learned?
• Someone in your life is crazy talented….
• What opportunity are you waiting for?
• What law would you make?
• When was the last time you intentionally wasted a day?
• What are you confident about?
• Share a secret thought
• Who is your craziest friend?
• What are you looking forward to?
• I have faith that….
• When is the last time you danced?
• What is testing you?
• If you could have a new talent what would it be?
• What do you wish you had left unsaid?