Pack a Nite Lite

I almost fell out of bed in the middle of the night.  Sleeping on the “other” side of the bed from my usual, I rolled over and awakened with a start at the edge of the bed.

Fortunately, I had my nite lite plugged into an outlet by the vanity.  Reorienting myself quickly to unfamiliar territory, I fell straight back to sleep.

Hotels seem to think pitch-black is appropriate for guests to get to sleep and stay asleep.  Unfortunately, strange surroundings are disorienting and disturbing when you have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, or awaken to a blacked-out day. 

Pack a nite lite.  It's tiny and fits in your cosmetics bag.  And the best place to plug it in is typically in the outlet in the vanity/sink area.  Unplug it and pop it back in your cosmetics bag when you switch on the bathroom light to brush teeth, blow-dry hair, etc, in the morning.   It's a traveler's essential travel equipment.