The ongoing story of sleep

There was an article on Babble today about finding inspiration for (decorating) a little girl's room. The first photo is quite cute and would be nice for Jocelyn and Aja, especially considering they have a love of giraffes. The rest of the slideshow made me want to vomit, with the seventeen shades of pink and assorted canopies and pompoms.

It reminded me of an article I read recently in the New York Times about the photographer James Mollison. He published a book called, "Where Children Sleep." This is an amazing collection of photographs depicting children from around the globe and their bedrooms. It is described as a book about class and poverty, but also one of togetherness. I found the pictures both beautiful and unsettling. I could get political and talk about how unfair it is that one child has a room full of barbies while another sleeps on a mat on the floor under a leaking roof. But I'm really more interested in the ongoing story. A child's room says a lot about their life, but there is also a lot that is missing. My girls' room says a lot about them: their love for animals and their minimalist style. Or, the fact that we have made a purposeful decision to keep decorating to a minimum until we move to another apartment.

To the girls, it doesn't matter whether we add wallpaper or paint the baseboards. Were I to ask Jocelyn what she wants she would no doubt say one thing: pink.

Barf-o-rama.

Comments

[JDaniel4's Mom]

JDaniel doesn't have a lot of decorations on his white walls. He does have a lot of toys is his room.

[papoe]

We've tried to keep the toys out of the room, but that's mostly because of the odd configuration of the room. They manage to bring a lot of them in and scatter them all over the floor. Maybe in their next room the toyboxes will make their way inside and we'll just close the door when it gets messy :)

[Public Cord Blood Banks]

Hey,

I've been a follower for a little while now... first time post though :)

I was wondering if you ever covered the topic of storing cord blood? Banking privately, or donating to a public one? I've used this site to help with my decision: www.publiccordbloodbanks.org , but would really like a more human perspective.

Anyway, just thought I'd float the idea for a post by you.

All the best!