In Preparation For Wealth

Those who live in glass houses...

For some reason, I always thought that that was just a proverb. No one really lives in a glass house! Boy, have I been wrong or what? If you take nothing else away from this post, please endeavor to endeavor to endeavor to endeavor to remember that money is good. With money, you too, can build yourself a glass house, and show everyone your butt naked self. Why must you shy?

Front/Exterior of the glass pavilion

I stumbled upon this glass house pavilion built by Architect Steve Hermann in California.  He has been an Architect for over two decades, and he calls this house his opus.  It has five bedrooms, a kitchen with a wine room, and an art gallery.

At first glance, I thought, 'Who the heck would want to live in a glass house?!' But after looking at pictures of its interior, I am positively smitten. Could this be love? Broke love, sure. But love all the same. I have been staring at these pictures for the past couple of days, thinking of all the places I could sleep in it, all the things I could do in it. The dinners to hold in it, the girls' night out, the Vera-and-the-boys night out ... oh, the possibilities!

Only one thing stands between me and this house: money. Money, money, money. Oh, money has insulted my fantasies.  This house is a true testament to what I have been suspecting all along: I, Vera Ezimora have to be rich. I will be rich. I will be wealthy. It just cannot happen any other way. I will be filthily rich, so rich I'd beg for money to stop coming, but my prayers would go unanswered. 

Living room

The view from this living room is nature. You sit in your living room, and it's just there. Of course, I do wonder if a grizzly bear may occasionally wander by and become the new view, but hey, I'm sure the glass is thick enough to withstand almost any pressure, even a curious bear.

Dining Room

This dining room is so nice that I'll eat here any time --- even on an empty plate. Anything served on this table, in this room, will automatically taste good. I don't care if that friend of mine whose life can never depend on her cooking skills cooked the food. It will taste good, darn it!

First Bedroom

I can just picture my life in this bedroom. I'd wake up, look outside and think, "Nahhhhh, I think I'll stay in bed today for the rest of the week."  Talk about the perfect life.  It beckons.

Kitchen

And, of course, whatever is cooked in this kitchen will come out tasting out. Whatever is prepared here --- even if it's a baby that was made on its counter - will look good.  By the left - behind the dark glass - is a wine room that holds thousands of bottles of wines. Look closer. You'll see some of them.

Bathroom

I never understand how these baths are used, but that's okay. Just look at this bathroom. Looking at it alone makes me feel very clean.

Second Bedroom

This is the other bedroom. Unfortunately (or fortunately), there were no pictures of the other bedrooms.  This bedroom has a thick curtain on the wall, so for those times you may not be in the mood to be one with nature, or those times you may not feel like showing your bare nether region to the rest of the world, there's a curtain for you.

In preparation for wealth, I am already admiring the kind house I'll be living in. Yes, I, Vera Ezimora would one day live in a glass house --- except that it would be without glass walls.  Glass windows would be nice. Everything else stays the same.

Pictures courtesy of the Wall Street Journal

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A Little Cup Of Inspiration

Having a career that requires you to be creative is not the easiest thing in the world. For one, you don't even know where your creativity will take you - if it will take you anywhere at all. Who wants to remain a struggling writer? Who wants to remain an aspiring whatever-you're-aspiring-to-become? After a while, you want to shed that aspiring status that reminds you of your limitations and shortcomings. But everyone was once an aspiring something.

So just in case you're aspiring to be anything (like me), especially a writer, maybe this CNN interview of our Nigerian sister, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with all her Nigerianess will inspire you to keep aspiring to stop aspiring. That said, even when you get to where you want to be, you should aspire to be somewhere bigger and better. There is always room for growth.