Architects and designers — how's your personal wellness been lately?

How are you doing? It's funny how many of us answer that these days. In the context of architectural practice, our response might focus on our work status, or our busyness, or even our un-busyness. But, architects and designers have a lot of other things unfolding in their lives, too. Some are rethinking their careers, others are taking on new hobbies, and there are those who are balancing work with home-schooling kids. Archinect user Black_Orchid recently created a forum thread aimed at providing a level of catharsis for those here on the site: Wellbeing Check-in? The discussion is at over 200 comments so far, and they keep coming in. It's become a place for people to open up and share their struggles, obstacles, excitements, and reflections around this year. Black_Orchid kicked off the discussion: "WFH since beginning of the year, was pretty stressful at first with a lot of 70 hour weeks. Cancelled the gym membership, got more into being outdoors and spending time cooking with my ...