So, I just thought about this last night. My sense of smell is very acute now that I’m ALL NATURAL. I eat organic (as much as I can), I use free and clear laundry detergent, mineral makeup, natural soaps, shampoo, deodorant (no, I DON’T smell like patchouli!) and body wash, and organic cleaners. I am chemically sensitive so my sense of smell is a little bit sharper.
I also am a creature of habit. I fall into routines and am a bit OCD about them. I have a routine as I get into Barwis each day. I just realized this last night as I was going to start working with Jesse. I always put on my chapstick. It’s Burt’s Bees Acai Berry (the one with the dark purple cap). I got it at Target. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!
So, not only do I have a soundtrack to my life, I also attach a smell to different areas of my life. Barwis not only smells like a turfed football field; it also smells like my Acai Berry chapstick. So, just like the Green Lantern puts his ring on or Spider-Man puts on his mask or Superman tears open his shirt; I also have a Super Hero Routine that includes putting my chapstick on and then I get to work!
I remember I had kind of an “off” day working at Barwis and it wasn’t until the end of it that I look at Jesse and exclaim, “I didn’t put my chapstick on!” That statement didn’t make any sense to him but it made COMPLETE sense to me!!! Can Superman really save the day without his cape?!
