{"id":3285,"date":"2025-10-07T00:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2025-10-07T00:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:18:32","slug":"the-one-thing-you-should-always-keep-beside-your-bed-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=3285","title":{"rendered":"The One Thing You Should Always Keep Beside Your Bed at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve all heard the usual bedtime advice \u2014 keep your phone charged, have a glass of water, maybe a lamp nearby. But safety experts say there\u2019s <strong>one thing<\/strong> far more important that everyone should have within reach before going to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>flashlight.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It sounds simple, but in an emergency \u2014 like a power outage, a fire, or even an earthquake \u2014 that small light could save your life. In the dark, panic can set in fast, especially when you can\u2019t see where you\u2019re going. A flashlight helps you navigate safely, find loved ones, or escape quickly if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts recommend keeping a compact, battery-powered flashlight (not just your phone) right beside your bed. Phones can die, fall, or become hard to grab during a crisis \u2014 but a flashlight will be ready instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonus tip: keep a pair of shoes and a bottle of water nearby too. If something happens overnight, you\u2019ll be prepared to move fast without injury or dehydration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So tonight, before you turn out the lights, check your bedside. One simple item could make all the difference when every second counts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all heard the usual bedtime advice \u2014 keep your phone charged, have a glass of water, maybe a lamp nearby. But safety experts say there\u2019s one&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}