My family just got a whiff of "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D," and here’s how the event unfolded:

With each ticket we purchased, we received an Aromascope card (free of charge).

 The card displays round scratch-and-sniff circles with eight easy-to-read numbers. As the numbers flashed on the movie screen we were instructed to scratch and sniff the corresponding number on our card. 

 Each of the aromas on the card are supposed to transport you into the scene of the movie via your sense of smell. I’m not sure how #6 (the smell of dirty diapers) and #7 (the smell of dog farts) were supposed to make the movie come to life for me, but my kids (ages 9 & 11) thought it was great.

 What kid wouldn’t – body odors and funny sounds to that age group make for many giggles! For me – those smells and sounds just mean I’m getting old.

 (Patti K. is FragranceNet.com's vice president of business development. She has been with the company for almost seven years. Patti believes in love at first sight -- it's how she met her husband and how she feels about her two kids.)

Like so many of my colleagues, I am a working parent who struggles with balancing time at home, work and play. Fortunately one of the best ways I’ve found to fit a workout into my overly busy days (5 a.m. just isn’t happening for me) is during lunch.

Quite often, if you are driving around our office building, you will see the vast majority of our office walkers - many clad in FragranceNet.com t-shirts, fresh out of our supply closet. A few of us, however, take our workouts inside, as our office is located across the street from a large gym – complete with pool!!

As a lunchtime workout fanatic, I have successfully learned how to masterfully pack my gym bag, with everything I need for the week -- a few changes of workout clothes, sneakers and towels. Plus, my ever-so-important beauty supplies.

Working at fragranceNet.com gives me tremendous access to a bevy of beauty products …13,000 to be exact. I have come to realize that clarifying shampoos work great for when I swim, pursers are a plus, deodorant a must and lotions very beneficial!

Here are some of my important gym-bag beauty essentials:

-Make-up remover
-Facial cleanser
-Body mist
-Moisturizer
-Body lotion
-Lip gloss
-Clarifying shampoo
-Conditioner
-Make-up
And I always tuck a magazine scent strip in the bottom of my bag.

(Patti K. is FragranceNet.com's vice president of business development. She has been with the company for almost seven years. Patti believes in love at first sight -- it's how she met her husband and how she feels about her two kids.)

I just read in the news today that Madonna is close to signing an agreement with Coty to launch her first fragrance.

I will confess. I love Madonna. I'm sure that shows my age, but that's OK.

Madonna was a strong presence from adolescence through college, and beyond. I even wrote an article about Madonna in the local newspaper a few years ago (pictured here).

It wasn't her singing -- we all know she's not the greatest singer on the planet -- but her bold courage that drew most of us young girls to her. She certainly paved the way for women performers. Even Lady GaGa has said was inspired by Madonna.

Will I buy her new fragrance? Probably. Even if I don't like how it smells on me.

I guess it's about loyalty. Or nostalgia. Or a little of both.