Smelly

Working at a private International school means most, if not all, of the parents are quite wealthy. And on breaks they travel to fancy places and stay in swanky resorts and shop at stupidly overpriced stores. But sometimes, they also bring gifts from those places.... I once had a mom give me some Victoria Secret perfumes. Awesome!

On Monday, a student came in with gifts for both my assistant and I. Perfume from some store in Turkey. I left school on Monday in the middle of a downpour. Thankfully, this time I had my rain jacket ;) On the bus home I was next to an elderly lady and silently accused her of wearing far too much perfume-- a nasty old, musty stench. I also had a headache, which was not being helped by the smell.

I finally got home and out of the rain. I removed my soaked clothes and laid out all my papers and what not that were also soaked. That is becoming a normal routine. I noticed the perfume box was also soaked. I opened it up and took a sniff. It smelled like an old box of clothes that have trapped in a cold and dark space gathering dust and mold for far too long. I laid it on the table with the other wet goods and decided to get rid of it later. 

Later came Tuesday when I walked in the apartment door from school to be greeted by an overpowering blast of that stench. That thick, slightly musty, headache-inducing smell had taken over the apartment!  The perfume box was not wet with rainwater. It had leaked. And the smell soaked box was acting as a strong air 'freshener.' I quickly turned around and took that bottle and box to the dumpster. Then lit seven candles and opened the windows despite the cold air.

A few days later, think my apartment is finally okay. And warm again!