My chest of drawers for socks, underwear, and tees. It’s called Harlequin. Also from Pier One, purchased when I worked there in Memphis so I’ve had it at least 11 years if not more. I have always liked its sleek look, being tall and slender. I have a matching mirror and half-moon hall table in the basement. It’s in great shape, with no scratches, considering how many times it’s been moved around.
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366 of Me: Day 15
Yep, another box. An alabaster jewelry box from Pier One that I bought on clearance when I worked there. I had to check the contents when I snapped the photo – some random wallet photos, a necklace I never wear, and a strange post-it with someone’s phone number written on it. No name. Just a number. There’s also a fortune cookie fortune inside that says: “You show your true face to the people who really matter.”
366 of Me: Day 14
A wire storage container I bought at Pier One back when I worked there, so I’ve had it at least since 2003. Pier One carried a storage container every year as a back to school feature. I liked the oblong shape of this one with its mailbox like slanted top. I used to keep greeting cards in it in the top of the closet, but I emptied it out back in October and sat it on top of my dresser for decoration.
366 of Me: Day 13
You guessed it. Another box. This one is a photo box displaying four photos from a 1997 trip to Savannah, Georgia. The snapshot you see in the photo is of a statue in Bonaventure, Cemetery. The tour guide told us this statue almost became the cover of John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The photographer changed his mind at the last minute though because he thought this statue was too angelic for the book. The infamous Bird Girl got the cover instead, and as you know, it definitely makes for a better cover.
366 of Me: Day 12
This small jewelry box shaped like books sits on top of the box from the yesterday’s picture. Nothing of importance inside. It’s just decoration. I bought it in 2000 in Memphis when I worked at Bookstar.
366 of Me: Day 11
This is the larger box that yesterday’s monkey bookend sits next to. I love decorative boxes. This one holds my Tarot Cards. I looked inside at the time I took this photo because I didn’t know what else was inside. Besides the cards, I found a very important receipt. That’s all. Another box pic tomorrow!
366 of Me: Day 10
Yep, another monkey. This is one half of a book end. He sits on my desk as decoration rather than holding up any books. Instead, he sits next to a stack of decorative boxes.
366 of Me: Day 9
This is actually my favorite lotion. Yep, it’s Purity Basics, one of those free bottles you get in the hotel rooms at Hampton. Or you used to be able to get them. When I stayed there in December, they had switched to a new brand which made me very mad. I’d been picking up the bottles of Purity Basics on my bi-annual trips to Toledo the past three years because it’s the best lotion ever and not available in stores. This is only one of two bottles I have left. 
I’ve been using it very sparingly.
366 of Me: Day 8
This is a Snickers gift tin that I landed in 2010 for Christmas. I keep it on my desk and actually use it. Bet you wish you knew what I kept inside? It’s nothing naughty or too exciting. Just my USB’s for the computer.
366 of Me: Day 7
This is the pencil cup that sits on my desk. Yep, it’s a Mason Jar. I know, I know. How classy of me! I had a prettier pencil cup at one time, but knocked it off the desk and broke it. I needed something bigger anyway and the jar worked although as you can see from the marker laying next to it, it still isn’t big enough. See those red scissors? I’ve had them since grade school!
