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Dec. Diary Postcards

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Swap Coordinator:beckra (contact)
Swap categories: Letters & Writing  Postcards 
Number of people in swap:19
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:December 11, 2009
Date items must be sent by:December 21, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I really enjoy writing and receiving diary postcards, so I'm thinking about making this a regular monthly swap. To that end, here goes a round for December....

For this swap you will have 1 partner, and you will send that partner 7 postcards. On each postcard you should write a diary-type entry.

Write your first card on Sunday 12/13 and then write one a day until your last one on Saturday 12/19. At the end of each day, give yourself some time to record the day's events. What did you do that day? What did you think about? Did something make you especially happy or especially unhappy? You can write anything along these lines, as long as you're giving some sort of view of your day. The next morning, pop that postcard in the mail, and write the next card that evening. Repeat until the week is out! (Since there's no mail pick-up in the US at least on Sundays, the Saturday postcard will have to be mailed on the following Monday.)

If you don't have access to a mailbox every day, you can still join: write a card a day and mail them in batches when you visit the post--just be sure that all 7 cards are mailed by Monday 12/21.

And here's an option in case your partner isn't in your country (or even if they are): feel free to send groups of your postcards together in an envelope to cut down on postage costs. (Just be sure to put adequate postage on the envelope if it gets heavy.) Of course, you don't have to use the envelope method; you can still choose to send each postcard separately. It's up to the sender to decide how they want to send their cards.

Types of postcards sent are the sender's choice. Both commercially produced cards and hand-made cards are fine.

Other details: 1) This is an international swap. 2) No unrated swappers for this one; sorry. 3) Swappers with a rating below 4.98 or a profile that may cause concern will be dropped before partners are assigned. If there's something on your profile that you think might raise eyebrows, please PM me in advance.

Discussion

JaydeLavandre 12/10/2009 #

I just joined today, and I would really like to join this one, I am commited and I do write in jornals so I would have no problems writting 7 letters to someone. let me join please

beckra 12/10/2009 #

Hello, JaydeLavandre, and I'm glad you're interested in the swap! I usually don't bend the guidelines I've posted unless I know someone from some other site and so can vouch for them personally--but don't worry; there will be another diary postcard swap next month. You'll have gotten some ratings by then, and I hope you'll join in!

choci 12/17/2009 #

Hi all, I just wanted to say what great fun I have been having with this swap! I just sent out my first clump of postcards yesterday and looking forward to receiving, too!

Happy holidays!

amymc 12/17/2009 #

I LOVE this swap! I hope we can do another in January! :D

beckra 12/30/2009 #

Hello, choci & amymc--I'm glad you enjoyed the swap! And I do plan on running one in January, so I hope you'll join in then, too.

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