Night Lights

Remember the soft, soothing light of your childhood night light? Maybe you had one with a colorful light cover, or maybe one with an ivory-colored, molded cover, shaped like a little child. At some point, the night light got moved from your room into the hallway, so you and any siblings could find the way to the bathroom at night.

You may have read that the use of a night light has been linked to myopia. You'll be pleased to know that two follow-up studies showed no such link. That's good news for parents who walk their infants in the nursery to put them back to sleep (no fear of tripping over a stray toy).

You'll also be pleased to know that there are some night lights out there designed for adults. Thinkgeek.com offers these two, which they suggest you use to decorate your cubicle:

I think you have to be of a certain age (like me) to fully appreciate lava lamps -- still, very cool. Here's their other one:

Not entirely sure I'd want to wake up to that in the middle of the night, but could add some atmosphere for parties, etc...

Here's one more, not quite so high tech, from brownsmark.com:

Maybe that's all we need sometimes -- just enough light to keep the darkness at bay.