the experiment

About one week ago, I lost my voice. It started as an itchy throat, and quickly grew into a upper respiratory infection that caused me to lose my voice. It was frustrating, to say the least. I work in a noisy bar, and often have to speak loudly to communicate with my guests. I had to resort to body language and hand signals at times to get my point across.

The oddest thing, and this may be true for other people who have lost their voice, is that I couldn't tell. I would speak, and to me it sounded like I was speaking at a normal volume. I then realized I could have some fun with this at the bar, provided that my guests weren't lip-readers...

Today at the bookstore, I was watching Kai climb around the little stage and kid's reading area. The stage was largely empty, with several kid-sized benches lining the front of the stage. Kai was having a blast just crawling around the empty space. Which made me wonder, what would happen if Kai woke up and there were no toys in his play area? Or perhaps, what if there were only one simple toy, like a set of blocks?

Currently, his play room is littered with toys, most of which he rarely touches. What would he do though, if he were given some space? Would it spur his imagination? I told Erin about my idea, and we are going to try it one day. Just gather everything up while he's asleep and throw it in a closet and see what happens.

The Experiment is scheduled for tomorrow. Results to be posted after the initial observation period.