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Dealing with smells

I'm done with Christmas Cards
over 4 years ago

Does anyone have any tips for dealing with smells without coming across badly?

I'm starting to get really sensitive to smells such as:

  • Junk food that our daughter and boyfriend tend to cook late at night after we've cleaned and freshened the kitchen (OK I know asking her not to is an option and it seems to be working *for now*).
  • Orange peel - after a few minutes for me this stops smelling of oranges and starts smelling like stale cigarette ash
  • Things like pilchards in salads that people eat at their desks in the office
  • Strong perfumes, hand creams & air fresheners

No word of a lie some of these smells actually give me a headache.

I wish there were a nasal equivalent of noise cancelling ear buds!

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  • over 4 years ago

    I don't know what your work relationships are like but could you not make a bit of a joke about it....

    "John's here again with his pilchards!"  He might get the message. 

    I do think it's unfair to expect non-close people to modify their behaviour, so I don't know what else to suggest.

    Ask daughter to open window when cooking? (But for me this then creates temperature problems....)

    I end up pulling a face even in public if I smell strong perfume etc. Like I need to make a statement to myself about it. I suppose that's my way of dealing with it. Maybe think about nice smells?

    It's a tricky one!

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  • over 4 years ago

    I don't know what your work relationships are like but could you not make a bit of a joke about it....

    "John's here again with his pilchards!"  He might get the message. 

    I do think it's unfair to expect non-close people to modify their behaviour, so I don't know what else to suggest.

    Ask daughter to open window when cooking? (But for me this then creates temperature problems....)

    I end up pulling a face even in public if I smell strong perfume etc. Like I need to make a statement to myself about it. I suppose that's my way of dealing with it. Maybe think about nice smells?

    It's a tricky one!

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