talking tip?

had lunch with an old friend this week.  she's got a 1 year old kid who doesn't talk very much.  they think it's because the parents and caregivers anticipate his every need so he never has to express himself with words.  she also said that boys are typically slower to speak than girls.  what do you think?  do you think that if the parents weren't so attentive that the kid would talk more?  it sounds like a reasonable theory to me.

drain tip

guess who got a bunch of hairstoppers recently?!  they're great and so much better than the daiso copper sieves i was previously using.  the copper would freaking oxidize and the holes would clog up.  now the shower has a plastic hairstopper.  oh, i'm so excited about washing my hair today.

craft show tip

the harvest festival is this weekend in san mateo.  i might go tomorrow, or i might just do my laundry. 

warmth tip

sometimes wearing the sweater is too warm and not wearing it is too cold.  in those instances, just pull your arms out of the sweater and have your head through the neck hole.  you can tie the arms around your neck for a weird looking scarf.  ah, the perfect temperature.  hurrah!