Perfume or magic love potion? You decide.

Yesterday on my lunch break I escaped the office to pick up some Valentine’s treats for my friends, my mom and Kris. I wandered into Crabtree and Evelyn (way too expensive ) but worth it. I found some after shave for Kris (yummy, the Nomad scent), some chocolates for everyone else (all ½ off). And then I decided to do something I rarely do – treat myself…or in honor of Valentine’s Day – romance myself. I bought Lily of the Valley perfume at the full price – $45.00!!! For me!!! A beautiful gift from me to me.

It was the same scent I wore as a little girl and just spraying a touch on my wrists awakened my spirit. Sounds silly but for the rest of the day I was incredibly refreshed, happy, invigorated and relaxed. Thank you me, I thought. That sure was sweet of you.

Later that night, the perfume was still going strong, Benjamin refused to go to bed – which he rarely does. The clock was ticking. I had 15 minutes before my sitter and Kris would show up. Did I panic? Normally I would. But I had the perfume. I took a sniff of my wrist, a deep breath and happily settled in to read Benjamin his seventh book.

He finally went down at 8:00. I now had exactly 0 minutes to get ready. Fortunately Kris and the sitter were both running a tad late so I made it. My outfit actually turned out beautifully and I had a moment to freshen up my perfume.

As soon as Kris walked in the door I had him open his gift – the after shave. We put a few dabs under his ears and on his neck. I breath him in – unbelievable. “We both smell like rich people,” he says. I crack up. We’re laughing our asses off and smelling each other like puppies. What is this stuff? Magic love potion?

It didn’t wear off. We were both high on these glorious smells all night and therefore high on each other. And it was amazing!

This morning I was running out of the house for work. Benjamin was already in his car seat and then I realized – I’d forgotten to put on my perfume. Shoot! I ran back into the house just to spray some more on…and now, even in my office cubie I’m still calm, relaxed and feeling lovely inside and out. 

Tip of the day – even if you can’t do it today – buy yourself some fantastic perfume, ideally the scent you wore as a young girl! Romance yourself…and don’t feel guilty about it!

Photo credit: [http://www.perfumespace.com.au/]

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