HNT: Where I Live.

Here's my bedside table. The books are, from left to right, top to bottom: a gratitude journal, Schott's Original Miscellany, Toddler Owner's Manual, Poet of the Appetites, Crazy Time, Eat Pray Love, and America's Women. Hmmm, a lot of non-fiction I guess to get me to sleep. I'm also reading The Zahir.

There's a little tray where I hold earrings and ponytail holders. The dark pink case is my manicure set. A bottle of ibuprofen, the strongest sleep aid I need these days, thankfully.

And that's a picture of my mother, propped up by an arrowhead. We were on the beach in winter. You can't imagine the look of joy on her face, even though we were going through a tough time. This photo keeps me going; if she could do it, so can I.