I have a serious thing for candles. No, not birthday candles, and as an aside I have to say I’ve always thought those trick candles you can’t blow out are just a little bit cruel. I mean, the whole point of birthday candles is getting to blow them out and make a wish. Plus the cake. Everyone wants to get to the cake. But there you are, puffing away, and the damn things just keep relighting in front of you while everyone stares…but I digress.
No, my love affair is with those large jar candles, the ones with names like Red Raspberry and French Vanilla. (I’m a purist when it comes to fragrance.) Enveloping a room in a comforting smell changes everything. Work may be stressful, life might seem overwhelming, but it’s really hard to freak out with the smell of Coconut & Vanilla Bean wafting up from the coffee table. Just saying.
Sometimes people ask me what things are like now that the kids are older, and I have to admit this has its perks. I can sleep in without thinking they might stumble out into the street because a dog walks by. They can feed themselves, which is great ’cause they’re hungry, like, a lot. They’re fun to hang around (okay, sometimes they’re fun to hang around), but they also crave time with their friends so I get my alone time, too.
And now that I know they won’t grab the pretty fire, I can light my precious candles.
I love my candles, too. Yankee, Burts, Paddywax, Mrs Meyers, even Glade.
I tell ya, I bought one of those lamp o’er candle doojis for the bedroom years ago and it’s turned on from pre-dawn to sleep. Heavenly to walk into my lavender scented room after work.
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Ahh…it’s the little things. 🙂
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I too have gone the route of the essential oil diffuser. I like the idea that not only am I giving myself a mood boost with the scent, but a health boost as well. You know, so I can make a super unhealthy choice somewhere else in my life. #balance
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It is TOTALLY all about the balance. ☺️
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I have converted to LED candles with timers because I decided I could not be trusted to remember to blow out regular candles. So the visual ambiance from the LED candles is great, and for scent, essential oil diffusers do a great job – the ones that turn themselves off when they run out of water. Because who knows if I would remember to check that.
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Safety first — good rule of thumb! 😉
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Smells can influence our mood so much so it’s great you can enjoy your candles. I collect scented candles and the cakes you melt in small burners. My problem is I never remember to light them. Maybe tonight. 🙂
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That’s so true. It’s amazing how different smells work differently, too. Chocolate chip cookies and birthday cake baking? Childhood…
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I have one candle that kind of drives me crazy though, it’s called boathouse. Its smell is so familiar but I can’t figure out why. 🙂
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That’s the sort of thing that just kind of sits in your brain… 😏
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Yes it does. 🙂
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