A few months ago, in one of my boxes from full_moon_swaps , I received Cheryl Richardson's Self-Care Cards . They are really lovely, and I enjoyed looking through them and handling them. They came to me at a time when I really needed to focus on my own self-care, and they have been a neat tool for doing so. I've been interested in Richardson's model of extreme self-care ever since I saw...

 Here is a start to the member info. These are the questions that will be sent to anyone that applies for membership. *Where do you live? Tell us a little bit about your hometown and/or country. I live in Shelbyville, TN-Home of the Tennessee Walking Horse and where Sharpies are made. It is small, poor town where the sidewalks are rolled up at dusk every evening. There is nothing to do, but it...

Did I miss the signup post for the April swap over at full_moon_swaps  ? I thought signup was supposed to start March 18 (yesterday) but can't find the post...

Swapping can be hard for some people when it comes down to coming up with items to include. Especially when a lot of swappers craft and you might not. It's so tempting to just take a wander down to the dollar store/pound shop/etc and just fill up with US$20 of stuff, isn't it? While dollar stores are great to find that little extra filler item, we'd prefer our members to take some time to look around...

I lost most of my day today. Bun spent about 8 hours in the ER yesterday with shortness of breath. All those hours and $480 later and they tell us the tests show nothing, it's probably just seasonal allergies gone a little wild. Then two dehydrated, exhausted, hungry, stressed girls get into the car to drive home and you can imagine how that ended up. Lots of tears and late night talking things over...

To get a good start on the community, I thought it would be fun to have a giveaway. I have two canvas tote bags that I will give to two lucky full_moon_swaps   members. All you have to do is comment and share  how you do your part in recycling... whether using fabric totes for groceries, recycling glass and plastic, or a creative make-do/re-use habit you have. It behooves us, as tree huggers...

At the request of some members, we created a new community to hang out and post things that are not directly related to swaps and shipping. This will make full_moon_swaps  easier to maintain and to keep track of swaps. Anything directly relating to swapping and shipping should still be posted to full_moon_swaps  . I hope that everyone uses this community to get to know each other...

Are you a Swapper on full_moon_swaps or an interested party? You may leave a message to the moderators of FMS on this entry and someone will get back to you as soon as possible! Your FMS moderators are: a_poe - Mod at Large annaonthemoon - PR and Monthly Swap Mod gracemyheart - Mod at Large jenett - Membership Mod lullabye123 - Monthly Swap...

1. Emmie, or Amanda. Or, if you are indecisive, Amammie. 2. 22 3. Los Angeles 4. Wallet, pen, lip balm, sunglasses, work ID/badge (I'm terrified of forgetting it). 5. Hand-painted pirate bag that I got on either a Craftster of full_moon_swaps swap, I forget. Err, hopefully no one minds my dog in the picture. The pillow she's laying on provided the best contrast for the black bag, and I hated...