olfactory kind of gal

bryan has always described me as a pretty "olfactory" person

olefactory ~adj. Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell

there are smells in this world that are just.... pleasurable

~books

~babies

~paper money

(i know i know...but i was a teller for many years...and opening my teller drawer...i loved the smell)

~ocean air

~rain

~smoke from a fire

~the crisp air when it snows

~pipe smoke

~mountain air

~coffee

~lavender

~certain perfumes

~a new baby doll

~sun dried clothing

~gasoline (again...i know)

~new crayons

~paint (i know)

just to name a few

olfaction has a powerful command over many behaviors, including memory.

a couple of days ago, a little sample of jergens lotion came in the mail.

i opened it up and used it and immediately the smell took me back

to when i was a little girl probably around 8 or 9

and i was grocery shopping at GovWay with my family.

my mother told me i could pick out some lotion of my very own.

i can remember being so excited!!

i picked out jergens original.......

an olfactory memory!

i have those a lot!

~i wore windsong perfume when i was in high school...and that is the memory it evokes to this very day (it DID stay on my mind)

~my mother wore white shoulders perfume and i always associate her with the fragrance

~there is a certain smell that i really can't describe any other way than saying it smells like red ants....and it conjurs up childhood memories of playing in the dirt trying to find magnetic shavings to use on paper like the Wooly Willy game.

some smells, i'm sure do the opposite and remind us of times not so pleasant....

but i'm thankful that i am an olfactory type of gal....

it has created a lot of wonderful memories i get to revisit again and again

what are some of your "olfactory memories"?