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What do you have on your bedside table

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chocolatesaltyballs22 · 12/08/2019 22:04

....other than a lamp, and what do you think it reveals about your age? Mine is a dead giveaway:-

Phone
Kindle
Reading glasses
Airpods
Earplugs
HRT
Lip balm

Bit of light hearted fun for a dull Monday evening!

OP posts:
Adollop · 13/08/2019 00:15

Alarm clock
Ipod speaker
A picture my daughter painted framed
A battery candle
A book (Matt Haig)
My phone
My ecig
My tablets

LongPurples · 13/08/2019 00:18

Painted candlestick
Box of tissues
Photo of my mum and dad
Photo of my grandad
4 handcreams
Scented candle in a tin
Three books
Notebook
Pen
Hair serum
Make up bag
Mirror
Alarm clock
Water bottle
Some kind of animal (a cat?) made of pipe cleaners
Three hair clips (DD's)
A clay thumb bowl made by DS when he was wee
A Brownies badge
Needle and thread
Toothbrush and charger
Empty tea cup

Bloody hell. I'll have a tidy-up tomorrow.

Hotterthanahotthing · 13/08/2019 00:20

Lamp,kindle,coaster,hair comb,soap stone dish for ratings.Phone and ear phones going on in a minute.
Under and around is a much bigger list but the table top is tidy!

Iilana · 13/08/2019 00:20

Lamp
Glass of water
Prenatal vitamins, rennies and aspirin
Earplugs
Lipbalm
Mouthguard
Pen
Puzzler book

Speakercube · 13/08/2019 00:21

Alarm clock and lamp. I wish! Oh OK then..... Nail varnish,
foot cream
nail file
book
Little Miss bookmark(just finished the book)
watch
coaster
trinket dish with earrings and a couple of 'mystery' pieces ( ie small screws and pieces of plastic!

AlexaAmbidextra · 13/08/2019 00:28

Lamp
Alarm clock
Landline phone

I don’t do clutter so everything else is in a bedside drawer.

AlexaAmbidextra · 13/08/2019 00:30

I can’t have a glass of water as the cat drinks it so I have a bottle on the floor at the side of the bed.

darkriver19886 · 13/08/2019 00:31

Journal and pen.
Alarm clock.
(I am very boring)

64sNewName · 13/08/2019 00:32

My fave so far is the pp who has art materials, a French dictionary, condoms and “various drugs” (ok, for migraine, but still).

That’s the bedside table of a person taking life by the horns 👏

DelphiniumBlue · 13/08/2019 00:44

Radio, other clock radio, glasses, water, tea at night, coffee in the morning, tissues, night cream, foot cream, lip balm, water, phone, books, kindle. Sometimes watch/ jewellery.

Redshoesandtheblues · 13/08/2019 00:55

Everything is shoved in the drawer. That cat plays tin ball alley otherwise.

At side of bed....bottle of water.

PlaymobilPirate · 13/08/2019 00:57

Sewing box, alexa, tweezers, 4 pillow cases that need putting away.

We absolutely need a bedside drawer thread!

Redshoesandtheblues · 13/08/2019 01:06

How big are some of your bedside tables?????Shock

FairyJuice · 13/08/2019 01:13

Bottle of perfume (that I keep meaning to put out of kids reach)
Water bottle
Bluetooth speaker
Library book (that I've not got around to starting)
Empty plate and cup (cake and tea in bed Blush )
Crystal tealight holder (where hairgrips and other random shite accumulates)

And because I thought I was coming down with something earlier, I also have a box of paracetamol and thermometer in reach in case I need them in the night.

plantwhisperer · 13/08/2019 01:21

Mine sort of doubles as my 'vanity' too- so toiletries, jewellery box, hairbrush etc alongside phone, charger, hairdryer & earphones.

dillusionaldog · 13/08/2019 01:27

lamp,
books,
2 mobile phones,
pen,
tv remote control

1forAll74 · 13/08/2019 01:39

Two lamps
Letter rack
Three books
Tape measure
4 pens
Nail file buffer thing.
I CAT, ,, other two on bed
Birthday card to send later in week.
Some grapes
Gin and tonic.
Dark chocolate.
It seems a lot, but I have two chest's of drawers at the side of my bed, and can spread things out, and I live alone, so can have anything really.

Aebj · 13/08/2019 01:41

Lamp
Moisture cream
Magnesium spray
Jewellery box
Wedding picture
Books

Pieceofpurplesky · 13/08/2019 02:19

Dust
A lamp where the bulb has just blown
Sudocrem as the cat scratched me earlier
Handcream
Face cream
A coaster with a sheep and 'present from Wales' bought by DS when younger on a school trip
A ring
Glass of water

Monday55 · 13/08/2019 02:30

Mine is still flat packed waiting for DH to build it. Once built I'm planning to have vitamin pills, small bottled water, glasses, lubricant, earplugs & contact lenses. Haven't got a table lamp, we have one floor lamp instead for now. I'll also likely keep a Coaster in one of the drawers too for when I or DH makes coffee/tea.

shivbo2014 · 13/08/2019 02:34

Ready made formula, bottles, nappies, wipes, bib, muslin, lamp.

ImposterSyndrome101 · 13/08/2019 02:35

On top: Lamp, Glasses, Phone, iPad Mini, Water Bottle, Current Book or Magazine, Scented Candle and TV remote.

Top Drawer: Hot Water Bottle, Medications, Headphones, Chargers, Snacks.

Bottom, Hair Dryer, Brush, Bobbles, Spare Pillow Cases and Sewing Kit.

20viona · 13/08/2019 03:03

Charger, Muslim, bottle dummy and lamp!

20viona · 13/08/2019 03:03

Muslin **

Starksforthewin · 13/08/2019 03:15

Sharper Image sound machine - set to 'Ebb Tide'.
(I have tinnitus and need some sound to get to sleep😡)

Remote for AirCon
Remote for TV
Lip balm X 3
Water bottle
Painkillers
Pen
Candle
Sleep spray mist
Moisturiser

It is quite a large area and three drawers beneath full of God knows what!

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