Blueprint for Busy Moms

The pocket collection

The first question is on the house.

Choose a subject you’d like to talk about. Open a card to find the question on the back. It’s fine to borrow the words until you find your own.

Card 01 / 06Ask me about…A song I know in three notes.Turn cardClose card

Which song gives itself away before the singing starts?

Card 02 / 06Ask me about…A bird I always stop for.Turn cardClose card

Where would you take me to see one?

Card 03 / 06Ask me about…Something I learned the slow way.Turn cardClose card

What finally made it click?

Card 04 / 06Ask me about…A thrift-store find I kept.Turn cardClose card

What made you reach for it in the first place?

Card 05 / 06Ask me about…A place I know by its smell.Turn cardClose card

If we walked in with our eyes closed, what would give it away?

Card 06 / 06Ask me about…A tiny repair I can teach.Turn cardClose card

What did you rescue the first time you tried it?

Pocket conversation cards and a pencil on a laundromat counter

The take-home set

Keep a question in your pocket.

Request a local table to get all six cards on one printable sheet. Cut along the lines, fold a card into your pocket and try it on your next washday.

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