Stay-at-Home Housewife/Househusband Simple Journal

I often muse over the fact that as a stay-at-home mom and housewife by choice, I've chosen a somewhat unusual path for myself, a real anomaly amongst my career-oriented friends. Sometimes it can be frustrating, but for the most part I enjoy my days full of chores and errands, budgeting, caring for my daughter and puppy, sometimes having time to craft and write and daydream. The days are my own, in a way, and the joys are simple but they are definitely there to be found!

For this swap, I'm calling other housewives/househusbands (married, partnered, single, with or without children in the house) to get together and exchange little joy journals about their experiences.

The task is simple: you'll have one partner, and you'll send them a nice decorative journal (one you buy, or one you decorate yourself). But before you send it, I ask that you take a week in your life and each of seven days jot down one thing that gave you real pleasure. These notes can be a word or a sentence, a page or a paragraph--no rules--about something each day that made you happy:

anything at all, from the mundane to the truly spectacular!

you wrote a poem, or you managed a great costume for your child's play; you found a sale on your fave ice cream, you checked off everything on your to-do list; everyone liked the dinner you cooked, you had clean fresh sheets, you read a wonderful book, you baked a loaf of bread, you and your spouse had a good long chat...you get the idea!

After you've filled in a week of small (or big!) blessings, send the journal along to your partner, who can then continue the exercise as long as they like.

I've found in the past that these little journals or lists can help you appreciate yourself and your life just a little bit more.

The swap is open to those with 4.9 ratings and no 1s, or newbies with thick profiles. I need to see that you've logged in at least a couple of days before I assign partners.

I hope you'll join, as I'm really looking forward to it! Feel free to pm me with any questions.

p.s. I will be happy to angel this one! I won't mind sharing a little more of myself...