4 Items Every Guy Needs in His Nightstand
August 10, 2011, By Catherine Couretas 54 comments
You might think of a nightstand as somewhere to throw all your stuff when you walk into your room. Or maybe it’s only occupant is an alarm clock you haven't used since you bought your smart phone.
Regardless, your nightstand can be a lifesaver, and if you’ve got certain items by you at all hours, it can make your nights a lot less stressful.
When shopping for a nightstand, avoid anything makeshift. Don’t use one of those three-drawer plastic units or a miniature refrigerator—those don’t count (and ladies notice, big time, especially when it doesn’t match). Pick a decent-looking piece, like one from IKEA or Target.
Medicine
In your nightstand, keep a first aid kit with a few bandaids, anti-itch cream, Advil/Tylenol, cough medicine, a decongestant and Kleenex (even the miniature packages will suffice). When you wake up in the middle of the night with a pounding headache, an unstoppable itch or a hacking cough, the last thing you want to do is get out of bed. And with every cough, that medicine cabinet in the bathroom gets farther and farther away.
Keep everything in a drawer if you’ve got one or in a small plastic box on the shelving. And although we know you’d go to all lengths to help your lady friend or wife, having something right at your disposal will make you a hero.
Water
OK, it sounds dumb. But it’s definitely not. For all of those times you’ve woken up in the middle of the night coughing or broken out in a sweat but not wanted to get out of bed, having a couple bottles of water stored next to you will make all the difference.
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