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Interesting that quite a lot of members have some water on the top of their bedside table. Never thought of that.
On mine there's a lamp, my reading glasses, stuff for reading, and a clock. In the top drawer there's a hand cream, notepaper and pen, hankies, and bookmarkers.

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Mine: book, my phone snd my glasses. That’s it.

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Don't feel bad. I'm 55 and I've had one for years.

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I feel deprived now - I do not have a bedside table! Should I rush out and buy one?

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Ohmygosh yes! of course. How have you coped this long without one? They are the mainstay of a good nights sleep, Tabby

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I have a small lamp, my glasses, Kindle, phone, water bottle and a telescopic back scratcher. This last is an absolute must as I suffer from terrible itchiness that can keep me awake - a quick scratch with this thingy and I'm good to go (to sleep that is ). Oh, and I keep a tube of lip balm there too because it's not just my mouth that gets dry, but my lips too

In the top drawer I keep tissues, Amitriptyline, hayfever tabs, and a few other odds and sods.

Oh to be young and not need all these props

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Dachs, l never have water on my bedside table as l would be worried that l would knock it over. I have a plug extension thing on the floor and wouldn’t want water spilling on it.

If l need a drink of water, l usually cup my hand under the cold water tap in my en suite and swig the water from my hand.

I sound like a real savage from the jungle!

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Haha, I often do that Art, or simply duck my head under the tap .

But in the night I have a sports bottle filled with water - like you I wouldn't trust myself with a glass because not only do I have one of those plug extension things on the floor, but also my iPhone and Apple watch both sit charging on the cabinet overnight

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Eeeek!! That gives me the heebie jeebies! I couldn't sleep if something was charging during the night. I don't even feel comfortable with the fridge plugged in all the time!

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Bathsheba, lt’s so much simpler isn’t it just to swig tap water from your (washed) hand.

You’ll think l am really bonkers but...
l hate the thought of dust, flaking skin and whatever comes out of your nose and mouth whilst you are sleeping, going into the atmosphere and then settling on your water!!