Journal of Lists- US version

SO excited about this one! My husband makes fun of me for writing lists for EVERYTHING- I once even made a list of lists I needed to make when I was in charge of a social function in our community. Lol.

PS> If anyone needs help with list ideas, I recently saw a journal of lists at my local Barnes&Noble... I thought it would be perfect for something like this.

I have had a couple of questions asked and I thought I would comment here in case anyone had the same questions...

The journal can be any size. However, I wouldn't get anything too small. A tiny journal is hard to write in and hard to read.

The topics for the lists can be anything you choose. A few examples:

Favorite Musicians
Favorite Books
Places you have traveled to
Foods you hate

Ive signed up and am soooo excited to get started. I promise I wont disappoint my partner if you let me remain in the swap :) yay!!

I don't mean to sound stupid, but lists of what? Used grocery lists, or what? Thanks for explaining ahead of time. :)

Just to clarify...We make the Lists, AND fill them in, right? I just want to make sure I get this right. The 'international' directions were that way, so just double checking :D Thanks!!

thanks for the US version.

Im confused a bit too, can you explain the idea further

Can we make our own crafty journal?

About the lists....
@leighlo -- You make up the lists. The lists can be for anything.

For example you could make a list of...

Your Favorite Musicians
Books You Have Read
Foods You Love
Places You Want See
Things You Want To Acomplish This Year
Your Favorite Movies

Be creative and make up the lists yourself. Come up with atleast 30 different lists.

@OfficeWeed -- Yes, you make the list and fill them, too.

@bruxbaby -- Yes, your journal can be handmade.

I think it would be cool to make the lists with my answers then leave space for my partner to fill in as well. I think I'll do that for my partner! =)

And how does everyone feel about Lists that a little dirty? Like: Favorite swear words or favorite sex positions? Haha! Just wanted to ask before I go too crazy, and have too much fun with this. =P

I think that's a fun idea Vendetti... of course I guess it really all depends on the person you send to because everyone is going to have a different opinion on that. ;-)

@Vendetti -- After partners are assigned, I don't see any harm in asking your partner if they mind a few R rated lists. :D

@ Vendetti...love the idea about leaving spaces. I would personally prefer no 'r' rated only because my family WILL want to read it LOL It's just the way we are...nosey? curious? you decide LOL

oh! FYI anyone who lives near wal mart...they have composition notebooks for 25 cents right now :) back to school specials I suppose

I bought my journal at Barnes and Noble. I'm excited!

I think I will leave room for my partner to fill in the lists as well and it would be great if my partner did the same. I love lists!

Can lists be typed out? Say if we made our own book, and attached the typed-out lists to the pages...?

I personally would prefer no R rated lists either.

I absolutely wouldn't have ANY problem with R rated lists... also, i cant be paired up with @forcelover cuz shes my sister, and thatd b lame lol, is there anyway you can not be paired up with someone?

@Angela - I love it - a list of lists!!! That's wicked cool. hahaha

My mom and I are list makers. When I was in college I had to list in my datebook everything I had to do or had due each day or I couldxn't fall asleep at night for fear I'd forget something. Mom also keeps the current page of a hanging calendar on our refrigerator to keep track of things. She's always said that a burglar could come and take anything he/she wanted, but DON'T take our calendar! :)

Ooops! I almost forgot to add...R rated lists are ok for me, as long as all of the lists aren't that way and they aren't completely gross, vulgar, or mean spirited.

Is there a minimum number of items that have to be on each list?

@Davesmom -- Yes, you can type out a list and attach it to the journal.

@beenebag -- Not a minimum number, however as a suggestion, I would try and shoot for atleast 10. Some lists may have more or less but I think 10 is a fair number.

Is there a certain number of things that need to be in each list

Oh I'm sorry I didn't see that that had already been answered

Is it ok if we decorate the pages a little too?

@Craftymom85 -- Yes, that would be great. I am sure your partner would love decorated pages!

I'm so excited to get started!!! and also i do not mind R rated.

I'm sorry I'm new at this and I'm not sure how to figure out who my partner is.

@Craftymom85 -- On the top right hand side of this page is a pale yellow box. Click on the "See partners you send to" and your partern's address will be shown. That pale yellow box is also where you click after you send your swap and to rate your partner that sent a swap to you. Hope that helps.

i don't mind anything r rated...quirky...random...weird...odd....out of the ordinary...tell me your secrets...whatever you want to tell me...i think it would make the lists that much more interesting!!

Oh man! My journal is still going to look so empty once I've completed this. Should've bought a smaller journal.

I need some more ideas!!! Anyone(s) want to list some they used?!

I am going to steal melzenitram's response.

i don't mind anything r rated...quirky...random...weird...odd....out of the ordinary...tell me your secrets...whatever you want to tell me...i think it would make the lists that much more interesting!!

If anyone has any other list ideas, please post them. I am halfway in and don't know what to do!

I'm running out of list ideas also...but I have : important dates ; favorite fonts ( I LOVE fonts!!) of course the beginning is my 'list of lists LOL ;O)

List of Lists! LOL I am using that one.

For those of you who are doing quirky, random, weird, odd, out of the ordinary, please share your ideas. : )

I Watched Juno and wrote down everything I saw that was orange. How weird is that? laugh

I watched Some Kind of Wonderful and filled a page with nouns that were spoken in the dialogue.

From work I wrote down what accounts I worked that day.

A fat envelope was mailed out to my partner today. Enjoy!

My sister is getting married so I am going to make a list of items she registered for...

listography.com is a good place to get ideas, i was already signed up before this but a couple of my lists i am going to use for my journal. you can ask it for a list prompt and it'll give you pretty cool ideas. here are a bunch just to give you an idea and maybe a few ideas!: favorite artsy movies, favorite NPR shows, favorite beauty items, notable events this week, friends names from childhood, most memorable childhood gifts, i can never have enough of..., local activities i should get involved with, restaurants to try out

60 lists is turning out to be extremely easy. It's lists that take up more than one page I'm struggling with since my goal is to completely fill my journal!

@savannahjan Great idea for watching Juno! Maybe I'll do one with all the made up words they use. Haha!

I'd say about half of the participants are "last minute-ers" just like me! :)