Addicted? Of course not.

 My husband thinks I have a problem. I don't see it. I can quit any time I want. It's not an "addiction". I just like them. They make me happy. The smell makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I like to see the flame of the lighter, match, propane torch, tooth pick you have to set on fire from the burner on the stove because you can't find anything else!

Yes. Candles.

 Candles everywhere. I'm very, very picky about my candles. They have to be an attractive color. No sweet smells. If I want my house to smell like brownies, then by golly I want to be able to eat them. That applies to cookies, sweet rolls, birthday cake, and even fruit.

 The color is also very important. I can sit for ages shopping for candles all the while my husband sits and sighs, moans, shifts his weight and whines like a 2 year old. Doesn't he get it? You can't simply just grab and go. Candle choice is a very intricate process. There are several different aspects you have to take into consideration.

 #1. Scent. This is, of course the most important. One must take different things into account. I, for one, Like to have the scent of my candles coinside with my other household smells. These include but are not limited to ; Laundry, Cooking, Cleaning products, And also bath products. Therefore I tend to really enjoy CLEAN smells. Anything linen or cotton goes to the top of my list.

 #2. Color. This is a small fraction of candle choice. You don't want a big flame drawing attention to a lime green candle in the middle of  your end table while other decorations are tastefully muted. (Lime green does NOT match anything. Why do they even make these)???

 #3. Wax quality. I do, yes I do. Try and take current economic situations into account when purchasing my candles. Soy burns all the way so you don't have that "Left over" in the bottom of the cup. HOWEVER, I like to use regular candles and chip out my wax. I then seperate that wax, according to scent, and save those wax pieces. THEN!!! THEN!!! You put those pieces into an oil burner and now? Just light a tea light! SAVE THE MAN SOME MONEY!

 #4. I like it, I want it, It's on sale, You made me mad so now you have to pay. I've done this many times. Loser comes home and checks the bank account and I see the beads of sweat form on his forehead. He rubs his temples and sighs heavily. Seeing the $100 charge for online shopping at which ever site I happened across, He begins to relive the last 2-3 days trying to figure out just what he did to warrant such punishment. Some times it can be something as small as me being in a bad mood. (Or the 12th day of the month). Or it could be a complete oversight on his fault. Not my problem. He should pay attention. Now I get candles.

 So ladies, This isn't an addiction, Merely another way to make my home a more warm, inviting and loving place that smells good.  Although my cats may not agree. Now, I must go and clean off the 34 candle jars off my dresser.