Mmmm. My house smells yummy!

heatherdumas

heatherdumas

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Did I bake? No! Did I clean? No!
I lit candles.
Some days I just walk into my house and it smells like 7 people live here and only one of them cleans anything. That is a very interesting smell. So this morning, I am cleaning nothing! The clean laundry will stay unfolded in baskets. The dirty laundry will stay in piles on bedroom floors. The dishes will stay piled up in the sink. The crumbs will remain unswept on the floor. Because....
IF I SIT EXACTLY WHERE I AM, and don't look away from my laptop, my house smells like fresh baked gingerbread and a hint of berry something-or-other. Won't you all join me in lighting a lovely scented candle and ignoring the mess?
 
yummmmmm....candles. i had my coconut cookie bar and autumn wreath going last night and i almost ate my house and home in search for that delicious smell!
 
Lizzy, is there an A.C. Moore by you? They have the best jar candles. Every few weeks the go on sale for like $3 and they last forever! And they smell fantastic! They are as good, maybe better than Yankee Candle and they are $3!
 
shut your face!!!! no, we do not have this heavenly Mr. Moore you speak of. must find one! $3!!!!!!!!! maybe i need to paypal you some money to mail me a couple...:)
 
mmmmm i love candles. i don't usually get any because if i leave the room Emma and Aidan think they are toys. But a couple weeks ago i bought some warm apple pie ones from Walmart. the cheap ones. they smell pretty good, but i like the pricier ones they sell in the ceramic containers better. we also have a place in the mall that sells Yankee candles. i might check that place out!

Lizzy yours sound really yummy!
 
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Knoxville, TN 37919
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1178.34 miles

that's the closest one to me...lol! :thumbdown:
 
the closest one to me is in West Virginia, 253 miles away. i didnt realize WV was that much closer than Knoxville, TN? lol
 
I have to say, if you gals have an A.C. Moore anywhere nearby, you MUST check the flyer for the $3 candle sales. They are so good.
My favorite is winter wonderland. It is piney, but not overwhelming. It really makes me feel like Christmas is coming. So I can't put that one out for a while. But, there is Pumpkin in my bedroom. Orange in the boys room. Vanilla in the girls room. Gingerbread in the kitchen and dining room. And I have Cranberry in my living room. And I honestly could not possibly be any happier right now.
 
lizzyfizzy said:
i LOVE those little glade ones! they smell devine but don't last long enough!
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I used to get Glade all the time when they came in the globe container. But when they switched to the little cup... Well let's just say SE Johnson got a call. The wick burns out and there is still half a candle in the jar. NOT RIGHT!!! They sent me coupons for 6 new candles because that is how many I had that were half gone. So I went to my local KMart and bought all the globe jar ones they had left on the shelf. lol
 
i must go get more candles now. i need my house to smell yummy. maybe it will cheer me up and make me wanna tackle my chores, instead of sitting here on this dang laptop, lol.
 
mmm now I'm gonna have to get out my big bag of Yankee tarts and light a few around the house!!
 
heatherdumas said:
I used to get Glade all the time when they came in the globe container. But when they switched to the little cup... Well let's just say SE Johnson got a call. The wick burns out and there is still half a candle in the jar. NOT RIGHT!!! They sent me coupons for 6 new candles because that is how many I had that were half gone. So I went to my local KMart and bought all the globe jar ones they had left on the shelf. lol
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My aunt LOVED Glade candles - and I know it's a hassle, but she bought some cheap little spatulas and when she burned them, she would scrap the sides. So yeah, that's what I do. :)
 
AnnieBananie said:
Oh boy, I know that smell ALL too well. Mix that in with our newest scent... dead mouse in the wall. *shudder* Candles iz muh fwiends.
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I don't even know how to spell the sound that just escaped me when I read this, but I do know I am all scrunched up in the shoulder and I am pretty sure I am frowning.
I strongly sugges multiple candles for you, my dear.
And as for you Corey, My purpose is to NOT GET OFF THE LAPTOP AND CLEAN!!!! Not yet anyway.
Eventually I will have to pee. And the hamper is in front of the bathroom. And my conscience will force me to take it downstairs, where I will find that my daughter has not been doing her chore of separating the laundry. So I will do it. Then I will start a batch and switch a batch and take up a batch and sort it. BUT I WILL NOT FOLD IT AND THEY CAN'T MAKE ME!!!!!
 
i really need to do laundry though, i don't think i have any clean towels, lol. i have a huge clean pile of clothes on our bedroom floor that i have just been tripping over and ignoring, lol. and chloe needs some pants clean for school so i will be doing some today...just not yet, lol.
 
Candles are good. But I'm SO more into reed diffusers. They smell so much stronger IMO and come without the fire hazard.

I'm really addicted to my lavender diffuser. Smells like heaven.
 
I know, I wasn't sold until I tried one too. Just like candles, you can get good ones and bad ones. Mine came from Kohl's but I'm sure they have good quality ones elsewhere too. I even saw some at Wal-Mart last week. I'm a bit of an airhead and forget to blow candles out before I leave the house.
 
i'll have to look into these too. my kids are just way to curious about lit candles; like moths to a flame, lol.
 
LenaBrandenburg said:
Candles are good. But I'm SO more into reed diffusers. They smell so much stronger IMO and come without the fire hazard.

I'm really addicted to my lavender diffuser. Smells like heaven.
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Oh I love those too, but they don't last very long for me at all! I mean, the smell... it seems to stop smelling after awhile and it only worked well in a small space. am I doing something wrong?
 
I've been burning Moroccan Spice from Colonial for the past couple of weeks and they are like a little bit of heaven. Spicy and just right for fall. I'm pretty sure it's the best candle ever made. :p

I've got Yankee Christmas Cookie ready to pull out in a few weeks too . . .

Yum-my!
 
Sarah8914 said:
Oh I love those too, but they don't last very long for me at all! I mean, the smell... it seems to stop smelling after awhile and it only worked well in a small space. am I doing something wrong?
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Do ya flip the reeds? When mine don't smell quite so strong, I flip the reeds upside down and just do that over and over whenever I need to. Seems to work for me :)
 
Not only do I flip the reeds but I use two complimentary scents in two different main rooms and then I switch them weekly. So, because I'm living with a roomate right now...I only have 4 areas in my wing of the house....a bedroom, bathroom, hallway and laundry room. Well obviously I don't give a darn what the hallway and laundry room smell like, so I have a lavender diffuser in the bedroom and a vanilla diffuser in the bathroom and I switch them on a weekly basis. Makes the scent new to my nose again.

When I have a house again of my own, it will take a little more finagling.
 
Mmmmmm. Love candles.

We dont have any great candle places around here.

I love soy candles though, the smell lasts and they burn forrreeevveerrr. I love ones that smell like baked goods. SOO yummy
 
the AC moore near me is closing (just another store hit hard by the economy because it just recently opened :( ). I bought some holiday candles at Kohl's though. My favorite is like buttercream frosting or something like that. They actually had little candy sprinkles on the candle when you bought them and they smell just like a cake. Ohhh YUMMM!!!
 
hmmm, candles. me love candles. hehehee
I am a Party Lite lover, all my candles/tarts/oils come from there. I rotate my scents on a weekly basis. I have about 30 different scents at home right now. Last burned was Pumpkin Spice in my tart warmer, man, did that smell GOOOOOOD! I might have to light some when I get home, since it's snowing today. Might even light a fire at home tonight, even better smell. lmao
 
Okay, so I didn't abandon my thread. I decided, quite spur of the moment, to get my hair cut and colored.
What do you think?
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jessica31876 said:
the AC moore near me is closing (just another store hit hard by the economy because it just recently opened :( ). I bought some holiday candles at Kohl's though. My favorite is like buttercream frosting or something like that. They actually had little candy sprinkles on the candle when you bought them and they smell just like a cake. Ohhh YUMMM!!!
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oooh, I see a trip to Kohls in my immediate future :)
 
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