So I emptied the indoor compost today...remind me to take it out with the lid on, because now the whole house smells like month old garlic and oranges.
I had to light a candle...it's a Yankee Christmas Cookie smelling candle...and it made me think. Why don't we just make cookies? Why do we have these artificial scents?
As long as I am able, I'd like to make our house smell nice the old fashioned way. The candles are great in a pinch, but we all love these fragrances because they remind us of the holidays during our youth, right? There are some pretty nostalgic feelings tied to these smells...they are real association, with real cookies, real balsam fir, real clean white sheets...I can't remember all of the other smells these candles recreate...but there's spiced cider in there too, right? And cinnamon?
Of course, on a Tuesday night when you've just slogged through chicken shit to dry heave while dumping compost, the last thing you want to do is bake a goddamn batch of cookies. You win Yankee.
OK. Back to reading why I shouldn't have judged all those moms 4 years ago.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kara-gebhart-uhl/mom-judgments_b_1319775.html?ref=parents
Haha. That's great Alli! And I agree, if there's time make the house smell yummy the old fashioned way. I love baking veggies with rosemary...mmmm...makes the house smell awesome too :)
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