Q: According to recent data- Over 13,000 people were asked: What’s one smell that instantly puts you in a good mood?… What was the #1 response?

 A: Freshly baked bread.

2.  After it rains

3.  Cold mountain air

4.  Cookies fresh from the oven

5.  Sea breeze

6.  Cinnamon rolls

7.  Chocolate chip cookies

8.  Vanilla

9.  Clothes fresh out of the dryer

10.  A real Christmas tree

After that it’s Lavender…Wood…Citrus…Burning wood…Cinnamon… Apple pie…The moment BEFORE it rains… Lilacs… Mint…Jasmine.

 Here are a few other entries:  Freshly ground coffee (#21) . . . freshly popped popcorn (#27) . . . bacon frying (#41) . . . a new car (#44) . . . Grandma’s house (#46)  (Grandma herself wasn’t included.) . . .

Gasoline (#52) . . . fresh money (#62) . . . permanent markers (#66) . . . and marijuana (#77).

(The poll is ongoing, so the ranking may shift over time.)

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