What Becoming a Parent Taught Me About Design and Control
The day before my daughter was born in July 2014, my house was in the greatest state of disarray… ever. There was clean laundry weighing down a bulky drying rack in the living room and dirty laundry in piles and on bedroom surfaces upstairs — hoping for the next load to the washer. Dishes were piled […]
The day before my daughter was born in July 2014, my house was in the greatest state of disarray… ever. There was clean laundry weighing down a bulky drying rack in the living room and dirty laundry in piles and on bedroom surfaces upstairs — hoping for the next load to the washer. Dishes were piled high in the sink, pots and pans sat on the stovetop. The bathrooms were a mess. Small nesting projects to prepare for the baby (due in 5 weeks on that day) were left unfinished and abandoned everywhere you looked. Clutter abounded. I was in too much pain to do anything, let alone tidy up. At the time I had no idea I had a rare and fatal pregnancy complication called HELLP Syndrome and that my body was shutting down. I didn’t know that day was probably my last on this earth had my husband not rushed home from work, called my OB, and taken me to the hospital. You see, I’m a Type A personality, and I am a lover of control. I’m stubborn, yes, but as I sat in the labor and delivery wing of the hospital trying to understand the gravity of my health, I was still saying “but the house is a MESS! We don’t have a car seat yet. Th...
The day before my daughter was born in July 2014, my house was in the greatest state of disarray… ever. There was clean laundry weighing down a bulky drying rack in the living room and dirty laundry in piles and on bedroom surfaces upstairs — hoping for the next load to the washer. Dishes were piled high in the sink, pots and pans sat on the stovetop. The bathrooms were a mess. Small nesting projects to prepare for the baby (due in 5 weeks on that day) were left unfinished and abandoned everywhere you looked. Clutter abounded. I was in too much pain to do anything, let alone tidy up. At the time I had no idea I had a rare and fatal pregnancy complication called HELLP Syndrome and that my body was shutting down. I didn’t know that day was probably my last on this earth had my husband not rushed home from work, called my OB, and taken me to the hospital. You see, I’m a Type A personality, and I am a lover of control. I’m stubborn, yes, but as I sat in the labor and delivery wing of the hospital trying to understand the gravity of my health, I was still saying “but the house is a MESS! We don’t have a car seat yet. Th...
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