For this swap you will take a compostion book ( the cow print kind) or another suitable journal and decorate the front and back covers. You want to make it pretty, something nice to look at it.

In the journal you are to include these things:

• at least 25 recipes ( 5 appetizers, 5 entrees, 5 desserts, 5 snacks and 5 sender's choice)

• at least 20 cleaning tips

• at least 20 happy quotes

• at least 20 handy tips

• at least 10 crafty ideas

• at least 10 decorating ideas

• at least 10 weekend activities in your area

Lists:

• how to save money

• ways to de-stress

• reasons you love your spouce

• reasons you love your kids/pets

• a mix CD of cleaning/upbeat music

• a swap related gift with a price of at least $5.

Don't feel like you have to group everything together in a section. You don't have to cram all the quotes together or all the tips together. Just sprinkle them through out your journal.

• This swap is international.

• Since this is a time consumming swap, I do not want any flakers please so ratings of 4.9 at least. A filled out profile is also a MUST! I do not mean one or 2 lines. Let's try here okay?

• Newbies (ie: people with NO ratings) not allowed. But this swap has a very long time to go before you send out, so work on ratings!

• At least 20 MAILED swaps- not counting email swaps or postcards.

• 1 partner of course.