{mama prompt} :: oral histories

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

interview your mom or grandma about child rearing in their times.

and here is something to make you smile today...

 

{mama prompt} :: night

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

when you wake up in the middle of the night, what is your deepest worry? 

{mama prompt} :: boob tube

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

what was your favorite television show when you were a kid? what do you remember about it?

{mama prompt} :: paper boats

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

fold a paper boat, write a wish on it, let it go into a pond or the ocean. 

{mama prompt} :: neighborhood

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

describe your childhood neighborhood. draw a map with all the secret and magic places. 

{mama prompt} :: first and last

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

take a photo of yourself first thing in the morning and last thing at night. print them out and tape them in your journal next to each other with the date.

lab notes :: what you see

sitting, watching the chickens

orange blossoms are blooming and a buzz around my head

the air is cool and moist

i can hear all the cars who are moving towards work

mourning dove wings flap loudly against the wind

Today, how about spending 5 minutes to sit outside and record what you see and hear?

 Nothing fancy or profound, just the ordinary (which will become profound if you let it.)

{mama prompt} :: fan mail

 an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

today, take a few minutes and write a fan letter to someone (famous or not) and let them know how great you think they are, and why. 

{mama prompt} :: bury that garbage

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

write down 5 self defeating things you say to yourself. bury the paper in the garden so it can transform into something useful and beautiful.

a tune for you, guess what we are studying right now?

{mama prompt} :: secret steam

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

in the steam of the shower write something amazing about yourself. know that it is always there.




want to dig deep this april with other mamas looking to reclaim a little of themselves? check out my "book about me" lab. it will inspire and motivate you to start the process of stepping into the creative vision for your life. you can read more here.

{mama prompt} :: alarms

an occasional series of quick journal and creative prompts just for mamas

today, set your alarm for the time that best represents your birthday. when it goes off, write for 5 minutes about everything that is around you. snap a picture if you want. stick it in your journal.