My Top Ten

The idea of this swap is to reveal your life and yourself to your partner in list form.

There are 55 lists below, and you need to choose 50 of these to fill a small journal.

I've included the lists as many people get stuck half way through and it can be disappointing to receive a list journal that details 10 make up or washing powder brands. These should be lists about you and your life.

If you have a list that you would like to include that reveals more about you, that is not below, feel free to substitute.

You can interpret the list titles any way you choose.

So, onto the journal. I've done a little internet research and Field Notes Memo books have 48 pages, so you could use one of these and attach extra lists to inside front and back covers. Moleskine pocket cahiers have 64 pages (feel free to write more lists, 50 is the minimum requirement). Both available at Amazon and on eBay.

You don't have to use these journals, you can use any of your choice, just be aware a 200 page large composition book will be heavier to post and this is an international swap. And no-one likes to receive a book that is only a quarter full. The journals above are recommended as they are small and cheaper to post. You can make your own if you prefer.

Lists must be handwritten with legible handwriting. You don't have to write one word answers, a fold-out page extension looks great if you have more to say.

You can join this swap if you have completed 10 Type 3 swaps and no recent 3's or 1's. Flaking is not an option!

Let's move on to the lists...

1. About me
2. Best places I've visited
3. Places I'd like to go
4. Dream jobs I'd love to try
5. My favourite art materials
6. Things I do on a snowy/rainy weekend
7. Books I'd recommend
8. My best arty books
9. My favourite songs
10. Bad purchases I've made
11. If I lived my life again...
12. Things I believe in 13.I don't believe in...
13. Famous people I admire
14. Celebrities that irritate me
15. Best things about being British (or whatever nationality you are)
16. What I watch on TV
17. The me I want to be
18. Favourite films
19. Crafts I've tried OR Crafts I'd like to try
20. My failures/regrets in life
21. My best achievements
22. Favourite food
23. If I won the lottery
24. Favourite places to shop
25. Before I die I want to...
26. I'm afraid of...
27. People I'd like to swap places with for a day
28. Things that make me cry
29. Things that make me laugh/smile
30. Happiest moments of my life so far
31. My home (this could be the bits you love, things you'd like to change or what it looks like)
32. The major events of my life
33. How I spend my spare time
34. What I look like
35. How I dress
36. Best swaps I've received
37. About my childhood (could be what you played with, where you lived, who with, events...) 39.My favourite websites
38. If I was Prime Minister/President for a day...
39. The best things in life
40. My future
41. My obsessions
42. I am inspired by (could be artists, writers, books, nature...)
43. I am lacking...
44. I am grateful for...
45. My rules/philosophy for life
46. Pet hates
47. I'd like to learn
48. Bills I have to pay
49. When I can't sleep...
50. My faults
51. What I fill my journals with
52. Things I'd never do
53. Ways I treat myself

If you have any questions about the swap, please write them below.

Happy Swapping :-)