I’m a purist and I fought the idea of a Kindle. I wanted the thick vanilla texture of a traditional book page – the joy of different typesets – the book smell wafting up from each page.

I’m over it. I adore living in the future with my Kindle. I’ve been reading since childhood before I go to sleep. I didn’t realize that with each shared book – or friend’s “gotta read this one” I was unknowingly introducing dust mites into my sleeping environment. I’ve been hacking, coughing and sneezing my way through the night for years. Now, I spray my bedding with a new probiotic product called Chrisal Allergy Free that gets rid of dust mite allergens and settle in for a good read with my Kindle.

I don’t miss the dust mites at all.

Sleeping Quietly in California (sometimes with my Kindle still open – and I never lose my place)