Allow me to distract myself

I woke up with a "bad" headache.  I have a scale: headache, "bad" headache (will become a migraine without intervention), migraine (no vomiting), and "bad" migraine (vomiting).  So, in one sense, it isn't too bad, but it is a bad headache.  


Usually I can kill it with a hot shower and some OTC generic headache pills.  Walmart sells something "Headache Relief Formula" - a generic Excedrin, 2 bottles of 100 count each, for $4.  That's a good deal.  


Not much else to say about it, it will either go away or it won't.  I took the tablets, hot shower pending after I post.  Onto other topics.  


Recently I purchased some small vials of roll-on perfume oil.  Ron was rather free with his favors during his single days, so many perfumes remind him of other women.  


I don't want Ron thinking about another woman when I walk in the room!  I had a very hard time finding something I liked, he liked, and no reminders.  


For a while, in the mid 90's, I wore something called "Water Lilies".  It was a light floral, kind of vanilla notes.  Then I went to White Musk, again, another "white" floral, but it started triggering migraines.  


When I worked food service with Ron, I didn't wear perfume.  I just wore the delectable aroma of cooked hot dogs and baked chicken.  


I began wearing a fake version of "Red" right before Ron's accident.  We both liked it.  I loved it when I was manic.  The rest of the time, I found it a little heavy, but we both found it appealing.  Fragracenet describes it as a blend of oak moss, fruits, spice, and musk.  


I wore it to the hospital when Ron was in a coma, hoping to trigger a vestigial memory.  I also asked permission to do aromatherapy.  I was very into aromatherapy before Ron got hurt.  


I bought a vial of lemon essential oil and encouraged the girls to take a sniff if they were feeling run-down.  They liked it.  I got some "relaxing" and "alert" blends in glass vials,  peppermint and rosemary essential oils.  


The staff were fine with aromatherapy; I'd sprinkle a few drops on a tissue and put it near Ron's head.  It would fragrance his area only.  They didn't like the rosemary, they would come in, sniff, "What's that?" with a distasteful expression, so I stopped it.  I didn't want them going yuck every time they saw Ron.  


So, I went with the peppermint oil.  I'd put a few drops on the tissue and they'd walk in with a much happier expression.  If they asked, I'd tell them I had permission to do aromatherapy.  They loved it and worked with diligence.  


I didn't realize how that would come back to haunt me.  One of the things I bought recently was a "mint blend" fragrance oil.  I put it on and immediately became very depressed.  It took me over a week to figure it out: mint oil - hospital - flashbacks.  


So, I think I ruined mint fragrances for myself, after Ron's accident.  I get profoundly depressed when I smell it.   Anyone want a barely-used vial of mint fragrance oil?  


After Ron's accident, I started wearing Red (the generic) again.  I was walking home one day, carrying my backpack, when the cap came off the small aerosol "freshen-up" I carried in my backpack.  The perfume leaked out, over everything, as I walked home and I stank for days.  I took countless showers and had to throw out the backpack.  I have a pretty serious distaste for "Red" now.  


Since I do work in the food industry, less is more.  I do have a bottle of Tea Rose, and a bottle of Tea Rose Jasmin.  Grandma wore Tea Rose and I loved it.  I do have to be careful wearing it around my aunt, though.  I'd warn her before she saw me because fragrances can take a person aback.  


Like me, and the mint oil.  Ugh.  


So, I had them.  I like to wear Tea Rose when I'm feeling stressed, it's a very comforting fragrance for me.  It doesn't last all day, though, at least not with my activity level and chemistry.  


That's how I found the wholesale perfume oil people.  I was looking for some tea rose perfume oil; it's more intense, and I can carry the little vial in a padded pouch on my backpack.  They didn't have Tea Rose, but they had other things.  


The prices were very low, so I thought "Why not?" and bought a few.  


[I went to the bathroom.  Ron's awake now so we chatted a minute.  "Heather" he said "I wonder how many vegans get angry when their cat brings them a dead rodent?"  Good question, Ron.]  


So, I got a few things, here.  Ron and I, since he does have to smell me, I wanted his input, decided to get various florals.  


So, I got Rose Petal and fake Ombre Rose.  Both, I found ghastly.  For me, at least.  I loved the Somali Rose, a spicier rose fragrance.  I'll be getting more of that.  


In fact, my top three are: Orange Blossom, Patchouli-Lavender, and Somali Rose.  The other fragrances are nice but I haven't worn them yet (Lily of the Valley and Lilac).  I also got something called "Spicebomb" but I haven't tried it yet.   I like spicy fragrances, though.  


Anyway, Ron is happy with all of them, and so am I.  I like the Orange Blossom when I'm manic-y.  It's a very soothing fragrance.  The Patchouli-Lavender is nurturing, good when I'm depressed.   I like the rose fragrance anytime.  


It's interesting to see how many rose fragrances exist.  I have to wonder how many of them smell as bad as those other rose fragrances.  I'm happy with my $1.50 a vial perfume with the roller cap.  


God knows, they have plenty more fragrances.  If I get bored, I can certainly buy more.  


Happily, my headache is a little better.  It's still there, and I feel really sweaty and jittery from the headache tablet caffeine content, but I don't think it'll escalate to a migraine.  


Thank you for allowing me to distract myself from the migraine.