I'm a very smell-oriented person. Things need to smell good and I definitely notice if they don't. I am also very paranoid that my house will smell weird, so I usually light a candle or spray some air freshener if I know someone will be coming over.
So...this weekend has been one of strange smells. Doodle has had a cold, so our house has smelled like the cherry menthol vapor fan that we run at night for her. Cherry and menthol are really not smells that should be mixed. Maybe it's that I don't like fake cherry smell and flavor. I think it is just a bit weird.
Then there is the bleach. This is actually a smell I rather enjoy. It is a clean smell and those are my favorites. Outside after rain, clean kid hair and household cleaners are great smells. The bleach was to help with the clogged sink. It was of course the kitchen sink and so who knows how long rotting food has been stuck in it. So, it started with the lovely smells associated with drains and ended with the clean smell of bleach.
And last of all...Molasses. Captain Marvelous loves to cook. He is an excellent cook and loves to experiment with lots of new things. He especially likes to make treats with the kids on Sunday afternoons. He calls them his sous chefs. They love it! Anyway, yesterday, he wanted to make taffy, but we only had all of the ingredients for molasses taffy. We can't figure out what went wrong, but before it got to the proper temperature, it started burning and smoking. It was a pretty weird smell to have through the house. It is still slightly there, this morning!
So, now I want to change the smell to Mr. Clean. I think mopping the floor will do it. I love the smell of Mr. Clean!
Monday, August 25, 2008
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Mmmm bleach - nothing says clean like clorox.
Mmmm....Mr. Clean....that's gooooood stuff.
Ooh. I love the smell of bleach. And fake cherry smell? Nasty.
ew all those smells do not go together! I hate the smell of Amonia. Thats what my mom mopped our floors with (because she hates the smell of pinesol) and it still makes me gag and hyperventilate.
Also, I know lots of people who hate the smell of air fresheners or scented candles...whenever I go into a bathroom with one of those timed sprayers, I always want to hold my breath while I'm in there. Not that the alternative would be much better.
Tearese--that's true, I guess I could be making things worse with an air freshener, huh? Someone reminded me of that when we were selling our house.
Smells ARE important. I, too, am a smell-freak. But I do NOT enjoy the smell of bleach. Too strong, too chemical! Not that I don't use bleach, but if there is anything I can use as an alternative, I DO. Do so many people really like the smell of bleach? Hmph. I had no idea.
I like Febreeze. And Orange Glo wood polish. And Clorox wipes that have scents like "Fresh Air" and stuff like that. And candles. (If you have allergies to stuff like that, you should probably skip coming to my house.)
Most of all, I like leaving the windows open at night to let the house air out. Nothing de-stinks better than a stiff breeze.
They need to come out with a bleach scented candle, don't ya think? =)
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