At the end of each chapter of Writing Motherhood, I invite you to write about a particular subject on a page in your Mother's Notebook. Check here periodically for your very own writing invitation. To ignite your imagination, I give you an inspirational quote from my book.

AN INSPIRATION

The tedium of daily life lulls us into boredom, fools us into thinking that what we do every day as mothers is not important. Then we witness a mini-milestone or a fleeting show of humanity—a kiss, a kindness—and we know that motherhood is at once mythical and mundane. (from “One Day in the Life of a Mother” in Writing Motherhood)

AN INVITATION

Pretend you are a reporter researching a story about the life of a mother. In your Mother’s Notebook, record your daily doings for an entire week. Narrow your focus each day to one block of time: breakfast, nap time, bedtime. Be as specific as you can and use as much detail as possible.