Stink No More!

I need a nose job, and not just for vanity's sake!


I can't smell. My sniffer never worked properly, so years of sinus infections and a collapsed nostril sealed the deal. My lack of olfactory sense sometimes works in my favor, like when the dog wants to sit my lap or my son forgets to take out the rotting trash. Other times it works against me. I mean, I want my house to smell good. Who doesn't?

Pinpointing smells in my home isn't easy with a broken schnoz, a scary thought since I live with some pretty stinky feet.

A few years back I lived next door to a good friend and neighbor. Every time she walked into my house, I asked her how it smelled. Most of the time it smelled like my mop solution. The other times it generally smelled like an Italian deli.

Because of my lack of sense (of smell!), pretty scents are not super important to me; however, I am addicted to body lotion. I generally stock up on bottles of smell good scents when they go on sale. I bring my daughter along to do smell tests for me. Come to think of it, trusting my nine year-old with my future smell is downright frightening!

Honestly, I can leave the pretty scents behind, but my husband loves them. He's never come right out and said, "Hey Babe, you stink! Can you douse yourself with something pretty?"

But he never fails to notice when I smell good. I've taken the hint through the years. He enjoy pretty scents, so I use them.

When we were dating, I left my Bible at his apartment. He told me he didn't want to return it, because the leather soaked up so much of my scented lotions. He told me, "Your Bible smells good, like you."

A few months ago I wrote about taking the time to dress-up for your husband. Today I'm asking you to consider freshening up for your hubby.

Ladies, stink no more!

Seriously, if your husband enjoys pretty scents, use them. Take a moment to find out what pleases his senses, and then please him. For your husband it may not be the sense of smell. Maybe it's sight, sound, or touch.

Now I know someone is going to say that they hate perfume, or they are allergic, or smelly lotions give them hives. For the record, I think it's perfectly acceptable to smell like soap and water. My point is not just to write about smelling good, although I do think it's a bonus. I am mainly attempting to make you aware of pleasing the senses.

I think your husband will appreciate your attempt to please his senses, and I suspect you'll enjoy it too.

So smell good this month and have sex!

It's a combination for a happy marriage. ;-)