My Most Important Daily Writing Assignment
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I write all day and have for as long as I can remember. Some of it is for pay, but I journal every day as well and take an insane amount of notes about everything.
But the most important thing I write all day happens around 5:30am when I'm packing my son's lunch. Every day I write a new note for him. At 5-years old, he's as sensitive as I was at his age...extremely. A little pick-me-up half-way through the day makes a real difference.
![He returns the notes to me at the end of the day. I photograph the ones that survive every week.](https://www.cjchilvers.com/content/images/content/v1/5fb175dc7c803320180cf83a/1609579683373-F7URBL54RVM9M45QL294/image-asset.jpeg)
He returns the notes to me at the end of the day. I photograph the ones that survive every week.
![I tell him our dog wrote his notes (thus the paw prints). He plays along, but reminds me dogs can't write notes.](https://www.cjchilvers.com/content/images/content/v1/5fb175dc7c803320180cf83a/1609579684938-SA1NDTBHFX7JI8QEX6KK/image-asset.jpeg)
I tell him our dog wrote his notes (thus the paw prints). He plays along, but reminds me dogs can't write notes.
The funniest thing about it is how much I stress about making each day's note different and positive for him. But when it's done, it feels like I can take on the writing day with some momentum. It's so strange that such a little thing can carry so much emotional meaning and have such a impact on the rest of both our days.