Springtime in a Bottle

Ugh, Day whatever and that cigarette smell is still here. I think I should order some Febreze for the office.

Hey, I'm gonna chanel Mindy Kaling and do Things I Love!

Febreze!

This stuff is awesome. It needs to be on your dresser or in your purse as if it were a moisturizing lip balm that you can't live without. It solves almost all laundry problems (by which I mean, you didn't do your laundry and want to re-wear something that you're pretty sure is questionable). It deodorizes rooms (great for getting rid of early morning smell). And it can have you smelling fresh and clean as a daisy for work (after an all-night bender of partying, leaving you little time to actually change your clothes for work).

Nota bene: it does not freshen breath.

I was first introduced to Febreze when I lived in Japan. I gave private English lessons to a woman who worked at a public relations firm in Tokyo. Febreze was one of their clients. She and her coworkers had been given samples to test. She tested hers by staying out all night (as is the norm in Tokyo) and then febrezing herself at the end, in time to go to work. I kid you not - smelled as fresh and clean as a daisy.

Nota bene: daisies do not actually have a scent.

As part of an English lesson, I encouraged her to describe and "sell" the product to me. She did such a good job that one could say that it is a testament to my teaching abilities, or one could say that she is very good at her job. idk, one or the other.

Nota bene: I didn't make a lot of money as a teacher.

In any case, that's when I started using Febreze. I have used it after all night carousing in Tokyo. I have used it on a former roommate's towels, which she NEVER washed. I've used it in cars, shoes, bathrooms, clothes hampers, curtains, and couches. Once I even used it on my hair.

I don't know where it gets its magical powers, but they should bottle and se ... oh wait.