The six year old’s favorite hat is this quilted topper that was a hand-me down from friends. It is white and has a furry inside, which means it gets all dirty and matted. I would wash it, but it’s his favorite hat, and I’d rather him wear a dirty hat, than no hat at all.
Okay, but the fuuuuuuuniest thing about this hat, the things that brings me so much joy, is that there are two enormous pompoms attached to the earflaps of his hat. The six year old is very particular that the pom poms get tucked into the coat when he puts his coat on. It’s a whole process, because the pompoms need to be tucked in before the coat can be zipped.
Which is why most mornings, as we are getting ready to go to school, I have a six year old yelling at me, “Mom! You need to tuck my balls in.”
It is very hard to comply with a straight face.
On to haikus….
There is a group, based in the UK called 64 Million Artists, and every January they send out a daily creative prompt. I don’t do all of them – this year I did 17 of the 31 challenges, but I liked having an invitation in my inbox every day to do something creative, either a bit of free journaling, or sketch, or a bit of poetry. So January’s Haikus are based on prompts form the January Challenge.
Prompt: Write an ode to ordinary things
Cup, pen, socks, water
The essential wonder
Of ordinary things
Prompt: Add a face to an ordinary object
Prompt: What is your pick me up?
Leave my desk. Go out.
The air lifts me just enough,
Over humps and bumps
Prompt: Use a spillage or stain or something imperfect to inspire your creativity
An orange beacon
Cheeto dust stains my fingers.
My sneaky snacking
Bonus Haiku for this strange non-wintery weather.
Flaky flurries blow
Evidence of chilly air
Quickly disappear
I’m looking for another creative challenge for February, maybe some drawing prompts. I find I like having a mini creative challenge every day. This one looks fun. Or this one. Or this random prompt generator. Or maybe a photography challenge since February looks to be a pretty full month for me and snapping a photo might be easier than sitting down to sketch.
What is ode-worth in your life these days? Have you created anything lately?