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Brené Brown asks this in her rapid-fire questions at the end of a podcast interview: What’s on your nightstand?

I think it’s supposed to tell you about a person. A little window into what they keep closest as they start and end each day.

My inventory is as follows:

  • An IKEA lamp
  • A library book, Queen of Nothing
  • A book I own, Bridge of Clay
  • A bobby pin
  • The “Hope” Beanie Baby I’ve had since I was a kid
  • A bifold picture frame with two pictures of me and my gran
  • A 7.5oz jar of Vaseline
  • Another bobby pin
  • Chapstick
  • A smooth rock with an orange cat painted on one side, talents to my dad
  • One more bobby pin
  • A sheep-shaped ceramic thing that I think you can heat up? Use to massage sore spots? Unclear.

In fairness, I also keep a tray on my bed at all times, even when I sleep (thank you King-sized mattress). The continued inventory:

  • A YETI water bottle I’ve had for five years or more
  • A Spoken Frame branded glass from Ten by Ten, used to drink water from a glass straw
  • A library book, The Wicked King
  • A book I borrowed from my mom, There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather
  • A red knit bookmark
  • An Amazon Firestick Remote
  • A pen
  • A broken-off piece of a fidget toy that was fidgeted too hard
  • A bobby pin
  • Another bobby pin

With Love,

Natalie