My Bedside Bin

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What ‘s a Bedside Bin?

My bedside bin is a collection of books and projects that I’m working through the month of August. These bins have been a mainstay since college although I use the word “bin” loosely. This month, I am using a collapsable black fabric bin. In the past, I have also used a basket, a tote bag, sometimes an ever-expanding pile on the floor. What I keep in my bin has changed as often as my needs.

For example, sometimes, my Kindle Paperwhite lives in this bin, but more often than not, it’s under my pillow (that’s another post). I’ve also put fidget toys, headphones, journals, and more in the pile too. I store it under the end table on whatever side of the bed I am sleeping on as it changes due to living with chronic pain.

What’s Inside My Bedside Bin?

Anyway, between writing, surfing the web for random information, and cleaning, I decided to reorganize my bin and make this post, because, ‘why not?’ This is what it currently looks like. In truth, since taking this photo this morning, I have added a few journals and two other books to the pile.

My Bedside Bin August 2024

In #MyBedsideBin (from left to right) are a few books I’m reading (r), rereading (r2), and slowly reading (st), as well as some other items.  

• Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenridge (r2)
• Conflict is not Abuse by Sarah Schulman (r)
• The Mating Game: How Gender Still Shapes How We Date by Ellen Lamont (r)
• Unbelonging by Gayatari Sethi (r2)
• Hood Wellness by Tamela J Gordon (r)
• New People by Danzy Senna (r2)
• Warrior Women edited by Paula Guran (sr)
• Fat Girls in Black Bodies by Joy Cox (r)
• Witchcraft edited by Jessica Hundley and Paul Grooman (sr)
• Justice is Coming by Cenk Uyghur (sr)
• Keto. By Maria Emmerich and Craig Emmerich (sr)
• Jason Momoa coloring book
• The Stoner’s Coloring Book
• Two crochet patterns for current WIPs
• A folder of info for current medical issues/events
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 edited by Rich Horton (sr)

Where do I get my books?

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What’s in your version of my bedside bin? Share with me in the comments.