January 15, 2015

Working from home.....

Every once in a while, I find it advantageous to work from home - the virtual office as it is known. Today was one such day. I had a paper to write, my son was off to work early, so an uninterrupted, productive day was on.

And it was a good day; I got a lot of work done and then 3:00 arrived and my son was home from work.  He was chatty and as a good Dad, I put aside my work to hear of his day. He was moving about quickly as he had a meeting at school to get to.  Talking from bedroom, to bathroom, to kitchen, it was tough to keep up with the topics he was covering - work, music, hockey, things in the house....but one thing I couldn't help but notice was the aromatic fragrances that were emanating from his body.....Axe.....lots and lots of Axe....mixed with sweat....lots and lots of sweat....

He works hard, he's 19, his body produces smells that farm animals would be proud of. And put a bunch of Axe on top of that and ones olfactory senses begin to react like a robot told that Mr. Spoc is lying....can't quite figure it out, but it's not good.....



He was only in the house for about 15 minutes before he ran out the door.  And a few minutes after he left, the Axe smell was gone - but not the wonderful smell of teenage sweat.  And since he seemed to hit every room in the house during his 15 minutes, every room in the house now smells like a hockey equipment bag.

I have a scented candle, supposedly one that smells like banana nut bread.  It is fighting a losing battle and it almost appears that the heaviness of the scent in the air is extinguishing the flame.

It is a cool 55 degrees outside - cool by Florida standards, but I'm thinking that I'm going to have to put on a sweater and open up the doors and windows.  I would love to see the look on the face of his college guidance counselor when he walks into that office....probably going to be a short meeting....