I got the best idea last night. A product idea. Imagine this: The Talking Pillow.



Ok. Here's what it is. A pillow, but so much more! It has a small, thin, not-in-the-way-at-all panel built into the side, and on this panel are some buttons. Push one, and it plays all your favorite music that you programmed into it (it's compatable with your computer.) Push another button, and have book selections read to you. I would have the Bible programmed into mine. Another button provides you with sounds of nature. There's volume controls, and a plug-in for a headset, but you don't need the headset, because it's your pillow talking to you, and you're laying down, drifting off to sleep. And there's a timer setting as well. You can tell your Talking Pillow to entertain you for, say, 45 minutes, and then it quietly shuts itself off. I suppose a radio could be one of the buttons as well, but that's no different than going to sleep to your clock radio on your nightstand. Forget the radio. Let your car and your computer have that. My Talking Pillow gives me so much more! Think about it! Is that a great idea? Think of all the nursing home people who would love to get that as a gift! I'm guessing it would be expensive due to all the program files it would have to contain. I'm talking, it hosts an entire library of book selections. And it could keep track of what you've already read, and it knows where to start back up, when you turn it on. You can buy it as-is, and program it yourself, or, order it pre-programmed just the way you like it online. Hey! Isn't that a good business idea? I could run Talking Pillow Headquarters, Inc. !!!! I could create a nocturnal delight for you! You'd have to pay me a pretty penny, though. These pillows don't come cheap.



This makes me wonder, what add-ons can a blanket have? Besides heat. Surely there's something else a blanket can be programmed to do. Maybe not. I think the pillow is the best bet.



If I had a Talking Pillow, I would take napping to a whole new level. I could snuggle in and base my entire existence from the comfort of my bed.



I just woke up a little while ago. I fell asleep and dreamed that I was sleeping. In the dream I rolled off the bed and onto the floor, and while on the floor, woke up and looked at the wall. There was a huge screen on the wall, and all these links were posted, it was like a live screen shot and someone was online, and I could see their activities right there on my wall. It was the size of a wide screen tv.



I woke up and thought, I am spending WAY too much time online right now. So the heck what. That's another thing I give up on. I give in. If the computer is all I have to do right now, so be it.



I've eaten 8 chocolate turtles today, a few bites of fruit, 2 hard boiled eggs, and a small glass of chocolate protein powder. I'm sipping a fancy blend of coffee that my older sister gave me for Christmas and the cat is sitting beside me, watching me. I'm glad I stayed home today. Sometimes, you just have to celebrate your own way. I wanted to be home this Christmas. Right here. I don't know why. Maybe it's all part of my new-found peace with everything. I don't care who is annoyed by my hermitness right now. It's my deal to handle. If being alone gives me clarity and strength, it's what I'm going to do.