There’s nothing like a scented candle to lighten the mood, literally and figuratively. I have a lemon-vanilla-scented candle on my desk right now, and it’s quite literally the only thing that keeps me going when I’ve lost the will to live at work. It makes even the most mundane experience better. Even though I have five reserve candles in my cabinet just waiting to be used, I’ll still be buying the next candle that catches my eye. My reserves are out of season anyway… who wants a spruce tree candle in the summer? 

Or maybe it’s just been programmed into me because I’m part of the generation that used to frequent the mall’s Bath and Body Works in middle school just to get the latest scent. I could easily pick out A Thousand Wishes candle if my life depended on it. And they always had the deals — three for whatever. (But when they have those deals all year round, is it really a deal?)