Mar 302015
 

This Irish Spring shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MySignatureMove #CollectiveBias

A few months back, Austin made it official: he swore in for the service.  He leaves in a couple of months for basic and following directly that some additional training for paratroopers.  Yes, he wants to jump out of planes and helicopters.  I’m more one of those “Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane?” people, but it’s something about which he’s very excited.

Swearing In

The Army has a tag line associated with them: Army Strong.  While I’m sure that it refers to their mental and physical prowess, I’m confident that it could also refer to something else: the smell of a soldier and his laundry after PT. Continue reading »

Nov 222013
 

This Suave holiday scents is a sponsored post on behalf of Global Influence.  All words and opinions are my own.

The holidays are all about scents.  The pine scent of a freshly-cut wreath or Christmas tree, pumpkin pie cooling on the counter, even the smoky smell of a fire burning in the fireplace on a cold winter night.  Of course, around here that fire smell is usually paired with hot chocolate, so you get an extra yummy holiday scent.

Holiday Scents of the Season #suavescents

The list really could go on: sugar cookies, apple cider, gingerbread, egg nog.  I’m starting to make myself both hungry and anxious for the holidays to get here just by thinking about these scents.  I love the fact that such strong memories can be evoked simply by recalling what something smells like. Continue reading »