… And a little less Hate.
I was nominated for the Love-Hate Challenge by the sassy and quirky Jolene of Joeyfully Stated. I have always enjoyed her posts and her unique ability to put in some awesome sauce into almost everything she writes about.
The ten things I lurv are –
1. The smell of freshly laundered bedsheets
2. The smell of baking – be it cakes, cookies, anything!
3. The sniff I steal of Mom when she’s just had a bath – her very unique one mixed with Pears soap.
4. Cheese
5. Getting under a dense tree and looking up through the brambles
6. Wind in my hair
7. The first bite into a decadent pastry after a hungry day
8. The blood pumping after a good run/hike
9. Sunrise up in the hills
10. Tiny Christmassy trinkets (also handmade candles and soaps; oh and lamps!)
…. Yea I know, where is world peace and being kind/supportive. I opted for more personal things which somehow became very “smell” oriented. Smell is, I think, my strongest sense and I often let my nose decide things for me. Dad says I was probably a dog in my earlier life and a friend actually asks me when I am insanely happy, “Are you wagging your invisible tail by any chance?”. My answer… I would if I could. And slap people with it. Swish and smack! Nice no? 😀
Moving on, the things I hate. Now hate is a strong term, so this is probably something that includes the things that annoy me/frustrate me/irritate me as well.
1. Wet socks/wet feet… Argh!! Get them dry! Get them clean! QUICKLY.
2. Tardiness *drumming fingers*
3. Mushrooms – it is a fungus, for God’s sake!
4. Sloppy formatting of any presentation/document/excel sheet
5. Cleaning out drains of the bathroom. I swear I do not shed SO MUCH!
6. Lizards.
7. Beer. That said, I really want to try Apple Cider (is it even beer technically?)
8. THAT sneeze that refuses to come.
9. Death Metal/Heavy Metal music
10. Tangled earphones – not that I use them.
I seem so reasonable looking at the list of things I “hate”. Fear not, as I am not! 😀
Nominees… well I tried to search for people who have not been nominated for this. Very difficult!
3. KG
Participation is purely optional … but hey! I guarantee it is fun 🙂
Great lists! I love the way you focused on senses.
The smell of our mothers is such a primitive pleasure. Wonderful.
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Thank you 🙂 The smell of our mothers is probably the very first comfort we experience.
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I miss my mother right this very moment. The smell of her and the feel of her hands. ❤
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❤ *hug*
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We have 2 things in common which I love . 5th and 6th point.
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I would love to know about the remaining 8 🙂 If you can form a list of your own as a part of this challenge, it would be great!
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thanks Prajakta , sure .
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I am so with you on hating beer. Although I would also like to try the apple cider!
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I shall keep you posted on my experience there 🙂
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Things in the first list are serene! Made me smile 🙂
But it was the sneeze that refuses to come out in the second list that cracked me up 😀 That annoying sneeze deserves to be hated 😀
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Oh definitely! It has that annoying knack of popping up just when someone has aimed a camera at you or is expecting a serious reply 😛
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Haha! And finally arrives when we are convinced that the menace is over!
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No to death metal/heavy metal :O 😦
Sometimes when you feel destructive, it feels good to hear death metal 😀
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If I feel destructive, I destroy – or make elaborate plans to 😀
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lol
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It’s so much harder to find thing that I love than hate fortunately.. have to agree on the headphones though
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Love your “love list” 🙂 agree with wet socks 😦
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Thank you Becky!
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If we look at the details instead of the big picture, there are unexpected surprises that we love 🙂
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I like eating cheese while wearing wet socks. 😀 Loved your answers. I don’t like death metal, either, and my ear buds are always getting tangled!
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You need to get help 😛 Wet socks Rob… Wet socks!
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I know! I need professional help, but there are so few therapists here who specialize in treating bloggers who eat cheese while wearing wet socks.
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A lovely love and hateful list of things and people and places. I was a bit of a bobble head doll whilst reading through your list. Feels good to resonate with others.
Here’s to destroying all the fungus on the face of the earth. Ugh. Mushrooms.
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He he! Hi5! Glad you could resonate.
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Wonderful lists, Prajakta! I especially loved the first part–beautiful answers. 🙂
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Thank you Tonya 🙂
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I have nominated you for a voluntary challenge called 3 quotes 3 days challenge 🙂 Check it out here –
https://aamrits.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/the-3-day-quotes-challenge-day-2/
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Thank you Amrit! I will hop, skip and jump over to take a look
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Ha Ha. Always a pleasure reading your words. 😀
Thank you for accepting. 🙂
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I loved your lists, but your father’s comment about being a dog in a previous life is cracking me up! What a thing to tell you…and even worse, you seem to think he’s right! LOL. Too funny. Enjoyed this very much!
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Ha ha 🙂 Thank you! My Dad has seen me sniff at my food (or anything for that matter) way too many times to not make that observation!
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Gosh! Death metal/heavy metal gives me a headache x(
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That is where the chocolate will help 🙂
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Always! 😉
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I love a few of them too…one i would add is the smell of recently printed paper.
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I would say old paper! *sniff sniff*
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Thank you for the nomination! I am struggling wth this one!!!!
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So now I cannot wait to see your list 🙂
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Absolutely love the smell of baking too, I find it so therapeutic. And wind in my hair, something I associate with freedom for some reason!
Hahah, I totally agree with you on wet socks, completely grosses me out!!
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I see we agree on quite a few things here 😀 Thanks for dropping in!
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Lol 😛 The most hilarious love hate challenge I came across.
Btw, even I am smell obsessed. I literally smell everything and judge it.
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And that is a very good thing Preeti 😀 Hi5!
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[…] Prajakta was saying, in her post, ‘hate’ is a really strong term, so these are mostly things that I dislike/bugs or […]
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It’s an interesting list, I see how different people can be. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Cecilia
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Great lists 😀 I would had never thought of an entangled earphone 😛 But, when I see one, it’s NOT AGAIN 😦
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Thank you Darshith! I understand completely 😀
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Good list 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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🙂 You are welcome
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I’m with your ‘love’ on #5 and your ‘hate’ on wet sox. I have to shuck thise if I step in even ine drop of water, yuk 😉
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Ha ha 🙂 Wet socks should be banned!
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You’ll be happy to know that hard cider, whether it is apple or another fruit, is not classified as a beer. Hope you get to try some soon!
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Definitely happy 🙂 Thanks Joanne!
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Nicely done! 🙂 Loved your answers, enjoyed a lot!
I love “wind in my hair” too! 😛
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Thanks Karuna 🙂
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