Sense Memory

Taste: Omelette

I can no longer eat Omelette due to the fact that I had a stomach bug once when I tried to eat one. It's not just the taste it's the smell as well but a few weeks ago I tried to eat one as all I had left in the fridge were eggs and I instantly had a bitter taste in my mouth when eating it and I went cold then suddenly sweaty at the thought of finishing it. I could not eat any of it as I did not want to make myself ill again, even though I know that's not what made me ill. 


Sound: 'You'll Never Walk Alone' from Carousel

Not the Liverpool football team anthem but the musical version of this song always brings me to tears. Besides the meaning of the lyrics it takes me back to happy time in my life when I was part of a youth theatre company. We performed this song in our final show as a company and it was a sad time but reflective too as we would never be performing again but we had so many memories together. It was difficult to perform the song on the night as emotions were high and I remember the feeling of being chocked up and trying not to cry. Even though the moment was a happy one I cannot help but cry whenever I hear it because we were a 'family' at the youth theatre group and we have not performed together since and I do miss it.

Touch: Cold Buttons

When I was younger I slept with one of my mum's blouses because it smelt of her and that was the only way my parents could get me to sleep in my own bed. I used to rub the cold buttons of the blouse on my nose to help me get to sleep. Whenever I get the cold side of a pillow or the buttons on something are cold it makes me feel relaxed and sleepy. I also feel safe as I feel as if my family are close and protecting me. I can now only sleep with a cold pillow as well and I think that the cold buttons when I was younger is due to this.

Smell: Freshly Baked Bread

Whenever I smell freshly baked bread it reminds me of Christmas time when I was younger. The overwhelming smell would always fill our house on Christmas morning as my dad used to wake up early and prepare it for the big family breakfast. As I am at university and whenever I smell it I feel nostalgic and I instantly am bought back to the kitchen at home on Christmas Day where I am surrounded by family but have not yet opened my presents. Even though it takes me back home, and I am often homesick, it also makes me feel excited as for any child Christmas Day is exciting. It does not help as well that I work in the bakery section of a Supermarket so I am constantly thinking it is Christmas Day.

Sight: A Summer's Day

When the sun eventually comes out it makes me feel happy. Summer is a time when I go home from university and I do not have many cares. I can relax and socialise without feeling guilty that I have work to do. Therefore, whenever the sun comes out I want to get up and do things which make me feel happy with my friends. During term time this is bad though as when the sun came out I was very unproductive and spent most of the sunny days relaxing around my friends and getting no work done. However, it is nice to feel happy so when I'm down I always remind myself that Summer will always (eventually) come around again and everything will look and feel better.