Renae Bowman

Scientists and researchers have known for centuries, that scents and memories are connected. Our frontal brain lobes are directly linked to the odors and smells that we take in. It starts when we are infants, and continues throughout our lives. Personal scents link us to each other, like colognes or perfumes, which register to us and gives us a memory of another. Plants give us the same affect. For instance, when you read words such as honeysuckle, rose, tomato, basil, garlic

I have to let you in on a little conversation I recently had with my mom. The topic—yet again, desires for a more simple life. More specifically, going back to some basics—as in hanging laundry outside on a clothesline to dry. (Hold your gasps). I gave her a full and detailed list of the why’s and benefits—saving money on energy, the fresh smell, the simpleness of the chore—a full list I went through. I was proud of myself. At the end, I threw in a “wouldn’t that be nice?”