Comfort Scents

We hear a lot about comfort food, but have you thought about comfort scents? Psychologists would back me up on this one. Getting a whiff of a certain smell propels you back to a familiar time or place, sometimes almost forgotten except for the trigger that aroma provides. Sometimes it's not such a good memory, but I would say most often those smells flood us with a heartwarming break in our life. Coffee most often reminds me of my dad. Evergreens - cutting down Christmas trees with Bill and the kids. Cigarette smoke - Friday night football games in Texas (don't ask me why). Fried potatoes, onions, and bacon - Aunt Lydia's for breakfast. Campfire smoke - camping with my family and campfire nights at summer camps. Now I know I could go on and on, but I don't think you planned on taking this walk down memory lane with me. I realized this week that when I choose a certain perfume to wear I am reminded of the giver. Thanks Erin for Amazing Grace, Lydia for Lavendar Bath Gel, Allison for Lavendar and Vanilla Body Souffle, Ragena for Bathina, Bonnie for Moonlight Path Lotion, and Allan for Organza (which was the first and only perfume he bought for me---and that was only because some sales girl recommended it). As far away as we are, my nose takes me back to you, my friends. That makes scents, doesn't it????