Thanks to Elisabeth at The Dirigible Plum for being my mentor text!
Books. This probably comes as no surprise from an ELA teacher. There’s my current read, The Terranauts. My abandoned-but-current reads, Where the Dead Sit Talking and Dime Quien Soy. My abandoned-sometime-around-winter-break-but-waiting-until-the-mood-strikes-me-to-pick-them-back-up books, The Far Field, A Great and Terrible Beauty, In Other Words, Flora & Ulysses, Lab Girl, The Goldfinch. My research books, about women in medieval Europe who made beer… before men and capitalism pushed them out: Medieval Women, The Ties That Bound, The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England, Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and, the best book out there on the subject, Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women’s Work in a Changing World. Oh, and one book I’ve finished: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. It was amazing!
Notebooks along with some loose papers, binder dividers, and the like.
Kleenex. An essential.
Lights of all kinds. There’s the salt lamp for a calming, yellow-pink glow. A clip-on book light that never quite gives enough light to read by. And, a silicone bunny-shaped lamp I lovingly call Kuchi Kopi (a Bob’s Burgers reference).
A cup of writing utensils. This includes a few of my favorite pens: Frixion erasables, and TUL needlepoint. My lotion, glasses, and page-flag post-its also reside in this cup.
Chargers,including my favorite, a wireless charger that acts as a phone stand. (Technology is so cool!)
Never-Used Alarm Clock. This baby just sits there gathering dust, since I use my phone for my alarms.
Water. Another essential.
Hairties, clips, & Carmex, artfully (or messily?) arranged in what I believe is a dish for rings. There’s a sleeping cat design on the bottom, which I wish I could see more often. Alas, I’m a clutter-y person.
Stuffed Animals. I might be 27, but I still love cute stuffed animals. Especially Squishmallows!
Cat Hair. Yep. My nightstand is next to a window, and my cat likes to peek her head out of the curtain to check on the squirrels outside. Thus, there is never a lack of cat hair on the nightstand. Sigh.
What’s on your nightstand?
PaperbackEd 
Ohhhh I’m SO glad I stumbled upon this!! What a cool slice! Ok here’s my nightstand:
Books- Girl, Wash Your Face, Journey to the Heart- Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul, and “Reasons I Love You” (written by my boyfriend, swoon).
Notebooks- 2; a journal I use to write down my 3 positive things a day and a 5 Year Journal (you write something you want to remember about that day and it has 5 spots for each day of the year so that you can see what you’ve written previous years).
Pencil and pen
Glasses
Lamp that’s never used
Fun 🙂
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Sounds like we have a similar nightstand vibe! And I love the note authored by your boyfriend. Swoon indeed!
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Oh, how I love this! Thank you for the glimpse into your nightstand life. 🙂 But now I’m curious…your research! Why are you researching women in Medieval Europe who made beer?! Ha. My nightstand: (boring compared to yours) – a pile of books, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott, Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, Game Changer! by Donalyn Miller & Colby Sharp, How to be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery, and The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton. And a lamp and alarm clock (which I actually do use). Thanks for a fun slice!
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To be honest, my “research” started from a place of curiosity, and morphed into wanting to write a fictional story about it! Still figuring out what I want to say, but the systematic removal of women from the brewing profession really interests me. Thanks for sharing your nightstand books! Game Changer and The Clockmaker’s Daughter are both on my list!
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Your nightstand holds a lot. Books of course. Notebooks and writing tools keeping them good company. I felt a bit sad for the never-used alarm clock.
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It is a pretty big nightstand! And don’t worry, I still use the alarm clock as a clock 😉
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Very clever post: This is a challenge I can do:
Books: Cleverlands, Girl Stop Apologizing, The Minimalist Home,Girl Wash your Face
Water
Lamp,
lotion,
cup of pens, pencils, nail file
nail oil
extra pair of readers
phone/watch charger
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It sounds like we have similar night stands! Thanks for sharing and for reading!!
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I recently went minimalist with my nightstand. I’m glad you shared your TBR pile so I know I’m not the only one who lets books pile up.
Thanks for sharing. I like the structure of this slice.
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Thanks! And yes, the TBR is never-ending (just the way I like it!)
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I have many similar things to yours on my night stand – but my nightstand is actually my dresser (and I have no stuffed animals on mine). I’m amazed at how much you can fit! The New York Times does an interview with a writer every week and they always ask them what books are on their nightstands – I find it so interesting to find out what other people are reading. Your list covers a gamut of topics, for sure.
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Yes, my nightstand is kind of huge! I think the NYT is where my mentor text got their idea!
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I go minimalist with my nightstand too: just the stack of books and a light. To be honest, my cats knock everything else off (a hair tie is like the Golden Snitch of objects for my cats–a prized treasure to carry off and growl over!). I loved reading your list of all the things on yours. I’m cluttery too and wish I weren’t! Thanks for linking to my blog! Glad you found inspiration in that post!
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Thanks for being my inspiration! And yes, I know what you mean about hair ties!! I have to hide mine from my cat 😂
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My nightstand has 3 piles of books, a box of kleenex, an alarm clock that I still use because I am old fashioned and don’t want my phone in the bedroom, a lamp, and several bookmarks. There really isn’t much room for anything else.
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Sometimes I wish I had a smaller nightstand as it might keep me as organized as you!
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I love this idea! We have some similar things, too! It might be fun to write a slice from that unused alarm clock’s point of view! 🙂
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That’s a cool idea! Thanks for reading 😊
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How big is your nightstand?!? 😉 You have soooo many books! Such is the life of a reader.
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You are never too old for Squishmallows!!!
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Squishmallows are the BEST!
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