Bender Ball Warning

I posted several months ago about my Bender Ball find. I now have a warning for you. If you set your Bender Ball on your night stand, it does not work (meaning...if you don't use it, it doesn't work). I am trying to get back into using it regularly. I have it out of the way so Max doesn't destroy it. I have been successful as he has not had a chance to touch it, but I forget about it and end up not using it like I should. My goal is to use it 3 times each week. I've used it once this week so far. I hope to get it back into my schedule.