Scents and Memories

Well. August happened. No other way to put it than that.

#reslifeproblems

I'm finally really starting to settle into my apartment. Only a few boxes left to unpack in the kitchen, and I finally own a TV. The job is going very well and I'm starting to feel at home here. I can't believe I've been here for over a month. Time flew by far too quickly.

Tonight one of the things I did to help make my apartment more like home was go to Bath and Bodyworks and purchase refills for my wallflower. I invested in a wallflower during my first semester of grad school and it was a good idea. It makes my apartment feel a bit more like home.

But scents have triggers. Or at least they always have for me. The scent I chose for my wallflower was Cranberry Woods. When I smell it I always have a picture in my head of my first apartment in grad school and the many nights spent on the couch doing homework while watching TV or playing video games. I remember playing through Prince of Persia until 2am only to be highly disappointed in the ending. I remember coming home just after midnight with the newest Assassin's Creed game when Revelations came out and starting playing that night even though I knew I had to be up in the morning.

I purchased a new air freshener for my car, this time in a Fresh Linen scent. With this one I remember driving to Steelyard Commons and North Olmstead mall with Brandi back in January. I remember the many weekends I spent in Cleveland visiting Brandi and Shana last semester. I remember how difficult last semester was and specifically, I remember February and all of the hardships it brought.

I have soap in my kitchen, Fresh Cucumber (which smells NOTHING like cucumbers, for the record). When I use it I remember cooking in my apartment last year. I remember making curry the day Stacy moved in and welcoming her to Kent with a home-cooked meal. I remember making sausage gravy and biscuits for my party celebrating the beginning of the Olympics. I remember the feeling of finally calling Kent my "home" for the few years I was there.

I use two different body sprays on an alternating basis...Japanese Cherry Blossom and Warm Vanilla Sugar. Both of these remind me of college and getting ready for formal and semi formal with my sisters either in the suite or in my apartment. I remember the fun we had and the nights we never wanted to end.

I've brought these scents with me to Columbus as reminders of where I've come from in the past 6 years. And tonight I bought something new...Strawberry Hisbiscus. This will hopefully be the scent that will trigger memories of my time here at Capital.

Only time will tell.