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Your Nose Knows: Spring Into a Good Mood Right Now

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SCJ.Disclosure The calendar may have changed from winter to spring, but are you still feeling like it’s the dead of winter inside? Are you ready to your internal clock to start hearing the birds chirping and enjoy the sweet smells of Mother Nature?

Here’s why those plugins, candles and melts are much more important than you realize to your well being. Of all your senses, the olfactory system is the most dynamic. It doesn’t just allow you to enjoy the smell of a rose,

Of all your senses, the olfactory system is the most dynamic. It doesn’t just allow you to enjoy the smell of a rose, it also immediately connects you to a memory attached to the smell, like when your first boyfriend gave you a rose AND the way you felt when he did. It’s the connection between your smell receptors, your memory and your emotions that make the power of smell, well, so powerful. Of course, for me and my huge love of food, I choose to surround myself with all things that smell like food, not just because I like sugar cookies, but because I’m transported to a time when I enjoyed making Christmas cookies with a loved one at Christmas time and how they made me feel.


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So if you’re looking to get out of your funk AND get the housework done, then go light up a candle. Yep, it can be that easy.

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Recently my grandfather passed so my I’m not exactly feeling sunshine and flowers lately, but I’ve got to get moving on all my mom/wife/boss lady tasks. While the idea of jumping a plane to a tropical location to sip a pineapple-filled with pina colada did seem to be a quick way to happiness, budget, time constraints and all that jazz kinda kept that from happening. However, burning a Tiki Colada candle from Walmart’s exclusive 719 Walnut Avenue that smelled like the sweet, creamy concoction did a pretty fantastic number on improving my outlook and got me to wash the dishes, too.

If you’re looking to get a SPRING into the season, it’s just as easy as finding the right scent to match the idea of spring. A five-minute run through the air freshener aisle at your neighborhood Walmart might actually be actually what the doctor prescribed for a little picker-upper.

Several brands are featuring springtime scents just to get us all in the right state of mind (cue a little Jay-Z):

Air-Wick-Turquoise-Oasis If the idea of a Hawaiian getaway sounds right up your alley, but isn’t in your schedule, consider Air Wick’s Life Scents Turquoise Oasis Scented Oil. With driftwood, sea spray and warm breeze, you’ll be whisked off to a hammock in paradise just a few minutes after you plugin that warmer plugged in.

Glade-Sunsine-ShowersDon’t need to getaway, but want to just enjoy the smell the sweetness of a mid-afternoon rain? Sunshine Showers  from Glade is the right combination for you with the aromas of daffodil and dew.

Febreeze-Verbena Looking for a fresh clean smell that doesn’t resemble plain-ole soap or remind you of the big heap of laundry waiting for you to do? Then Febreeze’s Ginger Verbena combines an outdoorsy-meets-spicy-woodsy-with-citrus-love. Yes, that’s how I describe it. Kinda like wine, you get what you want out of a smell and this scent is pretty clean, but it a good, not sterile way.

Glade-Poppy-Grove

If you’re more of a Dorothy gal that likes the idea of walking through a pasture of poppies (and your nose isn’t going to hate you later from the allergies), then the mild-sweetness of Poppy Grove will get you in the mood without your ruby slippers ever having to leave home (except for the quick drive to the store to get it.)

And since it’s always good to pass on the favor of feeling good to another person – let’s call it Smelling it Forward, then I’ve got a $5 giftcard for Walmart for one reader so you can go pick up any of these seasonal scents to get you in a great mood for spring! 

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  2. I would love to feel like I am on a Hawaiian vacation in my own home! That’s awesome.

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  3. I love the smell of anything with citrus- we use a lot of Febreze products in our home and car. It’s true, fragrances can transform you anywhere.

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  5. I frequently change my mood with candles. All you have to do is close your eyes inhale deeply and transport yourself. Life is stressful enough that we all deserve a mini me moment in our own homes. Thanks for pointing out what I already do 🙂

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  6. I love fresh scents and it sounds like Sunshine Showers is perfect for me. I tell you, a good candle just changes your mood, doesn’t it.

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  15. This is a great idea. I do not feel like it is spring yet. I will have to get some of the great spring scents to get my mind on track.

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  30. I like all kinds of scents. it kind of depends on my mood. Most of the time I like floral scents.

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  69. Lilac is my favorite scent. there is a lilac bush outside my bedroom window. I know it’s spring time when I smell the lilacs in bloom.

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  104. I think the Tiki Colada would be fun for the summer especially. It would have a tropical beach flare.

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