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Nostalgia...

10/17/2017

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One sip of a Starbucks bottled Frappacino & I'm a freshman in college again.  The scent of Bath & Body Works Country Apple Body Splash & I'm a high school sophomore.  The opening cords of any song from Counting Crows August and Everything After & I'm a high school freshman again.  

Truth be told, I've spent a lot of time deliberately seeking out these sensory experiences lately.  I don't think it's escapism, exactly.  It's nostalgia.  I miss the 90s.  I remember the boxy clothes.  I remember the scrunchies.  I remember how many of the boys in high school kept their wallets on a chain.  Still, I want to go back in my mind to that time in a very visceral way.  

I recently read this amazing article 
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jacob-geers/2015/12/this-profound-tumblr-post-explains-why-90s-kids-are-endlessly-obsessed-with-the-90s/
It articulated much better than I can what might be pulling me back there. I remember when we didn't have the Internet. I remember when I had the Internet, but it took so long to log in that I used to come home from work, start the dial-up process, & then go & make a cup of coffee & hope it had logged on by the time I put the creamer in. Now, you don't have to commit-- you're always online, & I feel the effect it has on me sometimes.
So I get when Bath & Body Works rereleased all the smells of the mid-nineties. I get why we can all buy crushed velvet again (I loved my long sleeve, dark green crushed velvet semi-formal dress!!). I can't get on board with the bodysuit trend-- I guess there's a limit to my nostalgia, & it's wearing clothing designed exactly like a onesie-- but I get why others have. I don't want to spend too much time in the past, but I don't think there's any harm in spending your retail dollars fondly remembering the past. What brings you back to your "good old days"?
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