Coleen asked a question about future swaps in the comments today. I would like to keep the swaps going because they're a way we can connect with each other while practising our simple living skills. My good friend Sharon has helped with the swaps in the past but she's working on a big project in her own life, as well as helping me on the Co-op blog, so I need to ask for your help.
To keep the swaps going, I need two co-ordinators to come up with ideas for swaps, work out who will swap with who, and check that all the promised swaps happened. It's a big job, there is no pay, except my gratitude, and you will pull out your hair when people who promise to send something, don't. Sharon, and other ladies here, used to often make up extras to fill in for those people who signed up for the swap, received their swap gift, but didn't send anything back. It's a daunting task, time consuming, and not for the meek and mild, believe me.
So, now I've laid my cards on the table, do I have any takers? I would like one person from the USA (where most of my readers are located) who will look after the US and Canada, and one person from another country who will look after Australia, NZ, UK, Europe and the rest of the world.
I would also like to set up an ongoing seed exchange so if there is another person out there who could co-ordinate that, I'd love to hear from you.
I know it's a lot to ask but there are a lot of generous people out there who are hoping to build community and work towards sustainability, so I have no doubt you will step forward.
To keep the swaps going, I need two co-ordinators to come up with ideas for swaps, work out who will swap with who, and check that all the promised swaps happened. It's a big job, there is no pay, except my gratitude, and you will pull out your hair when people who promise to send something, don't. Sharon, and other ladies here, used to often make up extras to fill in for those people who signed up for the swap, received their swap gift, but didn't send anything back. It's a daunting task, time consuming, and not for the meek and mild, believe me.
So, now I've laid my cards on the table, do I have any takers? I would like one person from the USA (where most of my readers are located) who will look after the US and Canada, and one person from another country who will look after Australia, NZ, UK, Europe and the rest of the world.
I would also like to set up an ongoing seed exchange so if there is another person out there who could co-ordinate that, I'd love to hear from you.
I know it's a lot to ask but there are a lot of generous people out there who are hoping to build community and work towards sustainability, so I have no doubt you will step forward.
