Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt!
The 5 senses.
I walk into the room and the pungent aroma of something not quite right confronts me.
It attacks and repels me at the same time.
My nose recoils at the smell, which I find very affronting.
It’s affronts me for a number of reasons.
One it is in my lounge room and so I ask why is it there? What has happened in this room since I was last here?
Earlier it was not here, why now, what forces are at play to accost me in this way.
I like my house to smell like my house, I know what that is, I feel violated when a foreign smell infiltrates my world,
Like a crack has been found in my part of the universe and the smell has wafted its way in and is lying in wait for me to relax enough to launch itself at me, get me at my most vulnerable, cause the maximum chaos and then as smells often do disappear to reappear again at a time when you least suspect.
I am sure nothing has died, its too sweet a smell to suggest death, its more like food of some sort and I am beginning to suspect my son, who has a horde of food stuffs in his room, stored there to save himself trips to my kitchen and partly to stop me being tempted by the delights he often buys all of which are no no’s for a delicate one such as myself.
Then again his bedroom door was open and often temptation floats out and climbs into my nose.
More investigation is needed; I shall consult with him over his morning eating habits.
Was he eating Doritos, the cheesy variety?
I wonder.
Where did I put that citrus spray?
Written for: http://lindaghill.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-1714/
Morpethroad 
Strange smells in my house is usually attributed to the cats lol. But a good citrus spray does wonders. Really nice one Michael.
Thanks Jackie what coincidence we both use a citrus spray.
I laughed, it was like you had the Alien invade your place! So I guess you did what the prompt required, making me believe the smell was so repugnant 🙂
Thank you Jenny well it’s an achievement to think I had you smelling it. Good comment.
Ta, just got the peg off my nose 😉
It’s that citrus spray I am sure.
must be, only a little is required I believe lol
I probably shouldn’t laugh – I hate coming home to an unexpected smell. But I love the way you describe it.
Thanks so much for joining in SoCS!
Thanks Linda, it was a fun piece to write.
I like this. Every house indeed has it’s own scent.
So true though mine smells just perfect, I think. Thanks RoSy.
Honestly, the citrus spray worries me more. Orange oils make me gag rather violently. I’ll soldier through the smell rather than use those.
Thanks for your comment. I accept not all air freshening sprays are for everyone, must be why there is such a variety of them.