There is a moment in every workday when the air goes still.The cursor blinks, the phone hums, and the light slants across the desk in that tired, late-afternoon way. You lift your head and realize your breath has been shallow for hours.

The holidays have a way of arriving early, like that friend who shows up before you’ve had time to vacuum. Somewhere between Halloween candy and the first whiff of cinnamon pinecones, your brain decides it’s showtime.

There comes a time—usually somewhere between the last frantic work email and the moment your cat decides to leap onto your laptop—when you realize the day has overstayed its welcome. You’ve survived the meetings, the deadlines, the traffic, the existential crises. Now what?

But what if salvation lies not in drastic life changes or week-long digital detoxes, but in... scent? Yes, scent. More specifically: essential oils.