I have, sadly, determined that my sleep is most disturbed by the following pests, in this order:

1) flies
2) mosquitos
3) bed bugs

I totally wouldn't have guessed bed bugs would be so far down on the list.

Oh!

1a) HEAT, THE INSUFFERABLE TEPID TROPICAL HEAT

In related news, I am finally home to my nice smooth clean (and hopefully bed bug free)

If you are watching your mongrel infant developing their skin color with alarm because they seem to have one skin color above their eyebrows and one below, don't waste too much effort mulling over the possible social implications. Your time would be better spent cleaning the thick white coating from their head.

If you buy green onions at a store, you can double your purchase by saving the bottoms with the roots, and setting them in a glass of water in a sunny window. Change the water as required. (or, if you have a garden and it's warm enough, let them grow a bit in the glass, and then plant them in the ground)

Even if we could convince every manufacturer of glitter to cease now, we are stuck with the terrible stuff for good. It will never be gone.

Bamboo clothespins may seem like an ecological choice over wood.

However, they aren't a better choice because they rot easily when they get wet (even in a southern california "rain"), and the mold rubs off easily (onto the clothing).