I’m about to talk about smells. Not the good kind (we’ll get to that later). The kind that makes you break out the air freshener spray even though you hate the way the air freshener spray smells. You’re just hoping the metallic odor of the air freshener will disguise the even worse smell.
What does it say about air freshener that we spray it as far away from our bodies as possible and then hold our breath as we run out of the room like we have three seconds before the whole bathroom detonates?
Did I say bathroom? Yeah, that’s where the worst smells in our house happen (totally not my doing *ahem*), plus I wouldn’t dream of bringing the air freshener out of the bathroom where it could actually be sprayed near things we eat and sleep in.
I do not trust my air freshener. I do not want to inhale it. I do not want to eat it. I basically use it for EMERGENCY SMELL SITUATIONS. And smell emergencies only exist in my house when we have visitors. Otherwise, I’d rather wait out the natural stench than breathe in the chemical fumes of the supposed “freshener.”
This is why I am so excited Method just launched its new air refreshers. They come in lovely natural scents: french lavender, beach sage, wild poppy, sweet tangerine and fresh clover. The beach sage is my favorite, followed by the sweet tangerine. Mazzy likes the fresh clover. I asked her what she thought it smelled like and she said, “leaves”. EXACTLY.
Since it’s Method, I know all the products are non-toxic and eco-friendly. The new air refreshers are designed with revolutionary pressurized air technology, which means unlike most traditional aerosol sprays (which are powered by petroleum-based propellant mixed in with the product), they are powered by PURE AIR.
How that works exactly, I don’t know, but I don’t really know how my TV turns on either. All I know is that when you spray, you fill your room with one of Method’s vibrant all-natural scents. No CFCs (those are the things that destroy the ozone). No dirty propellants. No need to run out of the room screaming.
Today, Method and I are launching something really exciting. Remember when I created the Healthy Mama ad campaign earlier this year and then asked you all to write your own headlines for a chance to win $750? And you guys wrote way funnier lines than I did to begin with?
I’m doing the same for Method Air Refreshers. I created five mock ads (one for each of their fresh scents) talking about the things that stink in my house.
Here goes…
Now, I’d like to throw it to you guys to come up with even better, more specific, stinkier headlines (I’m assuming things smell bad in your house too), for the chance to win a grand prize $1,000 Target gift card and a year supply of Method Air Refreshers.
Plus, nine secondary winners will get a $50 gift card and the complete line of Method Air Refreshers.
Enticing enough for you?
To enter, just make sure you…
1) Follow both Method and Mommy Shorts on facebook
2) Share this post in some way (like/share on facebook, tweet on twitter, call your mom, etc.)
3) Leave a comment below. (You can enter multiple times, but please only leave one headline per comment.)
The structure should be as follows:
It’s like Mad Libs for horrible household smells! (Feel free to incorporate car and office stench too.) If more than one person enters the same stench, I will select the headline I think is worded the best. If they are worded the same, preference will go to the person who commented first.
You can find the full rules here.
I’ll post some of my favorites next week and then gear up to my ten finalists on September 4th. Then the winner will be selected by vote on September 17th.
If the headlines are funny enough (and I know you guys are funny)— there’s a slight possibility Method could actually use this in their Air Refresher campaign…
Fingers crossed and good luck!
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This post was sponsored by Method, but all thoughts, opinions and ad mock-ups are my own.
Instead of my house smelling like the seven dwarfs house before snow white moved in, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine!
Instead of my car smelling like a thirteen year old boy’s hockey bag, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of the bathroom smelling like my kids flushed their diapers, I’d like it to smell like Sweet Tangerine.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like hard boiled eggs, no farts, no hard boiled eggs, I’d like it to smell like Sweet Tangerine.
Instead of my office smelling like spoiled milk from a lost sippy cup, I’d like it to smell like French Lavender.
Instead of my husband’s closet smelling like Staten Island in July,
I’d like it to smell like Beach Sage.
Instead of the garage smelling like 3 day old roadkill in July, I’d like it to smell like Beach Sage.
Instead of my playroom smelling like a wet dog that rolled around in a messy diaper, I’d like it to smell like Wild Poppy.
Instead of my bathroom smelling like an ammonia factory because my boys have no aim I’d like it to smell like Wild Poppies
Instead of my husband’s shoes smelling like molten sulfur, I would LOVE them to smell like French lavender. 🙂
Instead of my daughter’s room smelling like French cheese,
I’d like it to smell like French Lavender
Instead of my front foyer smelling like sour milk from stinky shoes, I would like it to smell like wild poppy!
Instead of my teenage sons room smelling like…well a teenage boy, id like it to smell like Fresh Clover.
Instead of my house smelling like my dog’s IBS is flaring up yet again, I’d like it to smell like French Lavender.
I wonder if they sell it in Ontario. Thanks I’ll check it out.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like the trash I have been needing to take out for the last two weeks, I’d like it to smell like Lavender!
Instead of my teenager’s room smelling like soap is a four-letter word, I’d like it to smell like Sweet Tangerine.
Instead of my garage smelling like a huge trash can full of dog poop, I’d like it to smell like French lavender.
Instead of the nursery smelling like my dog is trying to one up her sister’s explosive diaper, I’d like for it to smell like French lavender. (I hear that helps babies sleep! Win win!)
Instead of my apartment building smelling like someone threw up in the stairway AGAIN, I’d like it to smell like wild poppy.
Instead of my minivan smelling like I just got home from the dog park – and brought ALL the dogs home with me – I’d like it to smell like french lavender.
Instead of the kitchen smelling like that chunk of frozen mystery-meat, I’d like it to smell like Sweet Tangerine.
Instead of my living room smelling like the dog ate my toddler’s crayons again, I’d like it to smell like wild poppy.
Instead of my couch smelling like the boy who does nothing but ride his bike all day that my daughter brought home just to watch us squirm, I’d like it to smell like Wild Poppy.
Instead of the laundry room smelling like mildew and spit-up, I’d like it to smell like French lavender.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like the Indian takeout food that didn’t get taken out, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my family room smelling like a week’s worth of missing, half eaten baby food pouches, I’d like for it to smell like sunshine and rainbows (or lavender).
Instead of my house smelling like Mommy’s been too obsessed with Game of Thrones for the past month to clean, I’d like it to smell like French Lavender.
This is mine and I’d like to amend it to “Instead of my kitchen smelling like the Indian takeout food I forgot to take out, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.”
This one’s mine; it should say, “Instead of my rug smelling like the dog ate my toddler’s crayons again, I’d like it to smell like wild poppy.”
Instead of my mud room smelling like 5,000 pairs of mismatched gym shoes, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my car smelling like the turkey that rolled out of the grocery bag and found a home under a seat for a week, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of the bathroom smelling like two days worth of used cloth diapers, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my car smelling like a forgotten gallon of milk in summer, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my daughter’s room smelling like that milk bottle that went missing months ago – and still hasn’t been found, I’d like it to smell like Wild Poppy.
Instead of my bathroom smelling like urine-scented rugs, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my garage smelling like the dead body that I hid in there last week, I would love it to smell like Method’s tangerine air freshener.
Instead of my living room smelling like wet dogs and teenage boys, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like burnt cupcakes and broken promises, I’d like ti to smell like Beach sage.
Instead of the basement playroom smelling like an old, wet dog, I’d like it to smell like Wild Poppies.
LOVE THIS ONE!!!
Instead of my living room smelling like the cheese I gave my daughter 3 days ago but cannot find, I would like it to smell like fresh lavender.
BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!! So does MINE!
I’d like natural air fresheners too! I thought I was the only one who sprayed in the BR, held their breathe, and ran for dear life. Thank you!
Instead of my linen closet smelling like day-old wet socks, I’d like it to smell like French Lavender.
Wow, great minds think, well, very similarly…I wrote something close to this…I swear I didn’t read your first!
Instead of the Guest bathroom smelling like a Port a John at a music festival in July, I would like it to smell like a Field of Clover.
Instead of our minivan smelling like our last road-trip to the beach, (ground in cheetos, sour milkshakes and old ketchup), I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my family-shoe-cabinet smelling like fresh Parmesan, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of the kitchen smelling like last weeks lunchbox I forgot to clean I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine
Instead of the diaper genie area smelling like 3 day old sweaty socks filled with poopy diapers, I’d like it to smell like French Lavender.
Instead of my bathroom smelling like a toddler boy is potty training, I’d like it to smell like beach sage!
Instead of the trash can smelling like a cadaver I’d like it to smell like French lavender
Instead of my toddler’s room smelling like the poop he pulled out of his diaper 20 mornings ago, I’d like it to smell like wild poppy. #notwildpoopy
After changing those stinky diapers, I like the fresh smell of lavender
Instead of my kitchen smelling like chicken trimmings after a long hike on a 100 degree day, I’d like it to smell like Beach Sage.
Instead of the living room smelling like my husbands dirty friends been over I want it to smell like fresh clover
I’m going slightly outside the structure…hope it still works:
Instead of waking up to my bedroom smelling like the seasoned fish my husband just burned, I’d like it to smell like tangerine.
Instead of my life smelling like a small house filled with three boys, I’d like it to smell like French lavender.
Instead of my day smelling like other people’s poop, I’d like it to smell like French lavender. (Can I just have one day?!)
Instead of the nursery smelling like that crusty old boppy I’d like it to smell like wild poppy
Instead of the car smelling like a zookeepers tennis shoe is like it to smell like fresh clover
Good one 🙂
Instead of my hallway smelling like a lactose intolerant dog consumed an extra large pizza “with everything” and washed it down with a glass of chocolate milk, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of my living room smelling like a poisonous dog fart, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my living room smelling like the kennel my dog threw up in after eating her own poop, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my car smelling like garbage that’s been left out in the sun, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like the garbage disposal clogged with slimy rotten potato peels, I’d like it to smell like wild poppy.
Instead of my home smelling like the diaper my husband didn’t properly dispose of, I’d like it to smell like wild poppy.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like a Pinterest baking fail, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my bathroom smelling like morning sickness, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of my dining room smelling like my dog ate a diaper then had her own accident, I’d like for it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my bedroom smelling like funk and beer farts, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of my mud room smelling like the skunk my dog angered last night, I’d like it to smell like sage.
Instead of my laundry room smelling like 25 years of never-emptied septic tank, I’d like it to smell like wild poppy.
Instead of my living room smelling like whatever that is on the carpet, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my spare bedroom smelling like the entire 21 days of a Naked and Afraid episode was filmed in there, I’d like it to smell like Fresh Clover.
Instead of my office smelling like my coworkers reheated leftover broccoli and fish, I’d like it to smell like French Lavendar
Instead of my car smelling like a shameful McDonald’s binge, I’d like it smell like beach sage.
Instead of the kitchen sink area smelling like two-day old meatballs, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
True story.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like a bag of onions from 1997, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of my bathroom smelling like a middle school urinal, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of the only carpet in the house smelling like puppy pee, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my classroom smelling like kids whose mothers still wipe for them, I’d rather it smell like French lavender.
Instead of my clothes smelling like breast milk and baby puke, I’d like them to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my car smelling like…my God, what IS that?!?, I’d rather it smell like Beach Sage.
Instead of the nursery smelling like a dungeon of pee and poop, I’d like it to smell like French Lavender!
This made me snort. Well done!
Instead of my child’s room smelling like the sweat of 1000 football players after a game, I’d like it to smell like Sweet Tangarine.
Thank you 🙂
Instead of the “Man Cave” smelling like a couple of cavemen in a cave. I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
and by boy I meant 19 yr old ‘man’ that does nothing but ride his bike all day 🙂
instead of the faculty room smelling like last night’s fish dinner (WHO DOES THAT?!), i’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my kitchen smelling like the bacon I fried up this morning, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of the nursery smelling like the diaper that will henceforth be referred to as “corn-fish”, I’d rather it smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of my kids’ bathroom smelling like a state park port-a-potty in summer, I’d like it to smell like fresh clover.
Instead of my son’s bedroom smelling like his soccer shoes, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine.
Instead of my son’s room smelling like “I didn’t leave any cups of milk sitting in my room since last weekend,” I’d like it to smell like Beach sage.
Instead of my husband’s hockey bag smelling like Claude Giroux crawled in there and died, I’d like it to smell like Wild Poppy!
Instead of my car smelling like a sippy cup full of milk on a hot day I’d like it to smell like Sweet Tangerine.
Instead of my laundry room smelling like my son left his sweaty wrestling shorts in his gym locker for a week, I’d like it to smell like tangerine.
Instead of my bedroom smelling like my husband hid a week’s worth of work socks under the bed, I’d like it to smell like beach sage.
Instead of my playroom smelling like early morning baby barf, I’d like it to smell like sweet tangerine!