Happily Fragrant

I adore fragrances. Incense is for hippe-ish people, but fragrances are for girls of all ages (and men if they are brave souls. But I'm not encouraging it.)

 I have a long history with fragrances. First of all, I've been addicted to lip gloss since I was a little girl. ( i like smelly lip glosses, thus their appearance on fragrance day.) Second, when I was about 8, my grandpa let my cousin and I loose in Ulta. He can't smell. He knew that we'd used every perfume in the store, but he didn't know how horrible we smelled! Everyone was gagging when we came in, and Kare and I were quickly forced into the shower before everyone else suffocated.

That being said, I've never been in an Ulta since, and I've been a little more conservative as far as perfume goes. But I still love it. I am loyal to bah and body works. They have wonderful smells and the best coupons! I always end up going back because I have a coupon- their marketing is working very well. But not for my wallet.

My fragrance day adventure today was just a trip to Bath and body works for some candles and lotion. It was the darn coupon. How can I let it go to waste? Especially when there's free lotion for the low price of $10? I went at a good time, I got the store manager and she was nice and helpful. I am realizing now I should have wished her happy fragrance day, I know she would have been enthused. I always forget to tell people I'm celebrating, but usually I'd don't want to. Bravery is not my thing. Despite forgetting that, my fragrance day was a great success. I got my candles and Aruba Coconut Lotion ( groovy name huh?) and I celebrated amazingly.

So before I forget again, Happy Fragrance day!

Sincerely,
Filled with fragrance 


PS: Not literally.

PPS: my dream job is to come up with cool names for things like lotion, candles and paint. I read an article about it in Martha Stewart and I know I would be amazing at it.

PPSS: here's all the fragrances I've used today:

A nice random selection.

5 gooooldenn rings!

This post has nothing to do with rings, and indeed it is actually a smell of the season post, but I love it in the Muppets version of the 12 days of Christmas Miss Piggie belts out "Five GOOOOLDENNNNNN rings!"

Its so funny...right?

FIVE GOOOOLDENNNNN RINGS!

Okay, on to the candle. I will do Miss Piggie the justice of saying that she can probably belt better than me. The only reason I thought of that is because this is the 5th smell of the season.

FIVE GOOOOLDENNNN RINGS!

This is the best candle ever. It's pink. It smells good.

and the tin is so adorable!!! I'm trying to burn the candle fast so I can re-use the tin for a craft.

Thank you Rachel and Sarah for this wonderful, multi purpose candle!

oh, and by the way....

FIVE GOOOOOOLDENNNNNNN RINNNGS!

Number 4

#4: Cranberry Cider

This probably would be considered more of a "Thanksgiving" candle, only because cranberries associate more with Thanksgiving than any other holiday. But limiting this candle to one holiday is pretty bad, because it smells so good! I really don't care for cranberries, especially fresh ones, but this makes them seem so wonderful and luscious.

I love this candle. And yes, I say that every time.

Happy Saturday peoples!

PS: And a little note of advice...cover your ears if you hear Justin Beiber's Christmas music.

Smells of the Season

It's practically Christmas.

Can you believe it!?!??!

Clearly, I'm having problems with this fact. It seems like only yesterday I was rafting with the cousins.

And having a wonderful time on the longest day of the year.

But I love Christmas. So, I'm never really sad when it comes around. To usher in the holiday season, I went and bought holiday candles.Smell of the Season #1: Vanilla Bean Noel.

This candle is luscious. It makes me want take a bath in its wonderful vanilla goodness. It's not super Christmasy, but it looks super Christmasy. That counts right??

I think Bath and Body works should pay me for all this advertising I'm doing. If only they knew about me! I might contact their C.E.O......

Never mind.

Failed Test

I had a wonderful idea for today. It was going to be a fabulous sense celebrating. I messed up. I thought there was such a thing as instant Jello. Apparently I was wrong. I'm going to try my amazingly scientific experiment tomorrow. I still have alot to say about Celebration of the Senses day. Of Course.

First I must tell you about this book. It has been one of my most favorite books. I stumbled across it a few days ago I as I was going through my massive stacks of who knows what. I was delighted because I knew Celebration of the Senses day was just around the corner.
There it is! I just love it. When I found it the other night, I insisted upon reading it to the rest of the family. They insisted on not listening. Oh well. You see, I've had this book a very long time. They already know the story. They've heard me exclaim over it before.

This book is all rhyming. I adore books that rhyme. I think I like them so much because I have no rhyme or rhythm to me whatsoever. I soak up others rhyming nonsense. Thank you Mrs. Johnson for coming into my life. And Mr. Jones, you're pretty neat too. Basically, this book is all about our five senses. Rhymes for each one. Woot.

Now I will tell you about my celebration filled day.

As I said, I was called back for an encore performance. I have no picture of my halo. I don't deserve it anymore. I failed. I forgot my lines. I got the curtain stuck on my wings. I stubbed my toe. I don't see acting in my future either. My future is looking pretty grim. I need some encouragement. Soon.

After my encore debacle, I went with my grandma to a delightful little shop. There they had a quaint little garden. And I mean quaint in a good way. I think gardens are just so awesome. And this one was especially awesome because there was a chair made out of grass. I am dead serious. No joke. I am going to go back and take a picture. I'll show you. You'll realize this is no laughing matter. The store was delightful. I've already said that. They had great music (Hearing) and I found this Merlot candle that I love (Smell) and there was several interesting things for my fingers to explore (touch.) Or course I saw thing. That counts too. For those of you that don't know, I explore with my hands. I'm a toucher. That's how I learn. It's bizarre, I know. I have an expert sense of touch. By the way.

After that I went to grandma's to hang out. I made this cute tea towel. I signed my name with a heart. How lovely. Then I snuggled up with this extra soft and fluffy blanket to watch the Trial. I enjoyed that blanket alot today. I also liked watching the Trial. But that's for another day.


Here's me and the soft blanket. I need one of these. I really do. Birthday anyone? Just keep that in mind.

More massive stack's of who knows what await me. Goodnight. I enjoyed this day. I want that Merlot candle.But I like Yankee better. (Yankee Candles Em! Don't we know who loves them? )

Sincerely,
I think you need a sofa in your yard

PS: I'll tell you about my expert experiment tomorrow. Now that I know there is no such thing as instant Jello. At our picnic on Dr. Pepper day, Someone said that jell0 used to be made out of horse's hove's. I refuse to believe it. And I don't really care. Its a pre-fab wonder. Let's leave it at that.

PPS: There is this insanely loud cricket outside my window. I want him to go away. I can't enjoy my blogging to the fullest with an insane cricket around. That would not be right.