Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “cent/scent/sent.” Use them in any form you like. Use one, use two or use them all. Bonus points if you use all three, and Cheryl will put your next drink on David’s tab. I know, you used to get bonus points for two, but inflation…
I did something stupid; I bought two scented things. They said ‘lavender’. I blame it on low blood sugar and driving around a city on a hot day.
The first was my pillow; I can’t remember if I wrote about the mattress not getting delivered? Well, I said I wanted a free pillow for my troubles. But they didn’t bring me a free pillow, they gave me a voucher so I could pick it out next time I was in town.
Big trip into the city; I had a list of little things I have needed for a long time. I almost forgot to go to Sleep Country to get my pillow. The sales guy took me on a tour of pillows and think he really wanted me to notice his red nail polish because he put both hands spread out on every pillow. Or maybe he was just admiring his nail polish.
Well, the lavender one looked so pretty. I bent over and got a vague whiff of lavender. “You had me at lavender” I said. He didn’t even smile. Bitch. He said the smell might wear off after a few months.
The next thing was dryer sheets. I don’t know what I was thinking! I usually buy these dryer sheets that are made with paper so better for the environment and they are lightly scented. I don’t know if my brain was fogged because I hadn’t eaten and I was getting tired driving around to different stores and didn’t want to go to yet another store to get the paper dryer sheets . . . I bought lavender and vanilla dryer sheets. They stink to high heaven! WTF was I thinking? They will be good for scaring mice away.
My pillow sat in the box until the next day. I ripped open the plastic bag and the smell assaulted my nose and brain. I aired it outside for most of the day and now its sitting on the bed in the guest room. A very large air freshener. I think I’ll be able use it in a week or two.
I’m still pissed off at myself for buying those awful dryer sheets. I can smell them when I pass my laundry room which is OK because my laundry room is 20+ years old and has a funky smell anyway. I’ll use them then chastise myself every time.
Its been almost a week now: the scent of fake lavender is subsiding.
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Great job with the prompt. Sorry about the dryer sheets. We used to use a particular brand, but they changed something and I was allergic to them. IT as awful. A scented pillow – that would be a problem. I hope you have a nice scent-free weekend.
Good weather to have the windows open!
I like the scent of lavender, but you seem to have gotten a double or triple dose with that one pillow. Best to air it out like you say. I’ve never tried those dryer sheets that smell of lavender. Sorry they didn’t work and smelled bad. I got some of those hand wipe sanitizer deals that were supposed to be unscented, but they stink really bad, too. 🙂
So strong! When I was in the detergent isle at Walmart I could hardly breathe it was so overpowering!
🙂 🙂
Ha! I’m sorry, because I truly understand the over-scented things being awful, but you just made me giggle throughout this. 🙂
that’s ok, I want people to laugh!
Blood sugar is a tricky thing. Too little and I get irritable and foggy, too much, and I get jumpy and then need a nap. I hope you enjoy the lavender after it settles down.
The pillow in the guest room is giving a nice scent in the kitchen. I may donate the dryer sheets. LOL!