The Candle Conundrum
I should be taking my Christmas decorations down, but I'm sitting here procrastinating — partially because once the Christmas stuff is put away, I have a big dilemma. A self-imposed and probably ridiculous dilemma, I admit, but it bugs me all the same: what is my house going to smell like now?! In case you need a refresher, I have four boys and a houseful of pets (two dogs and five cats, yes I know it's excessive, I hear it all the time from my husband). Anyway, if I'm not absolutely on top of cleaning and sanitizing and scenting this place, it will smell like farts and feet and dog breath and cat box. So having all kinds of smell-goody things is of paramount importance to me (click that link for an embarrassing story and confirmation that some struggles never die). I guarantee it probably stinks at least a little bit in here no matter how clean it is, so I need something to cover up whatever lingering odor is there, right? Anyway. I am a total zealot about which scents ...
