The Un-Journal Journaling: October 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; October 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.

OCTOBER 2014

• What is the dominant emotion in your life right now?
• Describe your perfect vacation
• My worst mistake was
• What is something you are pessimistic about?
• Favorite month
• Did you go to college or straight to work?
• Do you eat meat?
• Did you ever win or lose a contest?
• Where is a great place to get breakfast?
• If you could give the world just one thing, what would it be?
• Is your destiny formed by chance or choice?
• If you could go back and do it again, what age would you like to begin from?
• How would you describe your significant other?
• Do you believe in an afterlife?
• What was your last major purchase?
• Who is the last person to tell you they love you?
• Are you content?
• What was the last major accomplishment you had?
• What is your favorite piece of art you own?
• What is one of your biggest dreams?
• Do you have any nicknames?
• Write about something you desperately wanted as a kid
• Have you ever been in a flood, tornado, hurricane, etc?
• Tell about something you have lost or given away that you can never be replaced
• Ten things I do well are… (talk about them)
• Write about a babysitting experience
• What are your religious beliefs?
• Describe a time you felt alone
• My family and friends love me, but they LIKE me because….
• If money were no object and I could do something for a loved one, I would….