I came acroos this post via The Parental Olympian’s blog, and couldn’t pass up the oportunity to add another trackback to it. It’s so true; I’m a living example.
A few of the items my wife and I have purchased for our son are equipped with certain capabilities to “soothe” a baby. These are things like vibrating, sound effects, motorized characters and lights, etc. For instance, we purchased the Fisher Price Soothing Massage Bouncer, which comes equipped with vibrations, various music and sound effects, and a back massager. We love it, and more importantly, our son does too.
But we have one problem with it.
Anticipating a new baby means anticipating the need to change diapers, a task I don’t believe anyone enjoys. As parents, we all go to great lengths to make this task as quick and painless as possible, hence the invention of the diaper pail. A trash can designated specifically to hold soiled diapers.
While contemplating which diaper pail to register for, my wife and I opted for the Safety 1st Odorless Diaper Pail over the world-famous Diaper Genie for one reason, cost. Did we make the right choice?
As a designer and illustrator, I pay my bills by coming up with new ideas for displaying and communicating information, whether it is instructions, a story, or meaningless babble such as this. And from time to time, as any creative will tell you, I have to deal with the dreaded creative block, an invisible force field through which original, intriguing ideas cannot pass.
I have numerous tools for fighting off this fiend, ranging from strategic thought processes to alcohol, but with the arrival of my son, I am now able to add an additional weapon to my arsenal, sleep deprivation.
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