The inspiration for this blog

Over a year ago I met a girl online on a chat board.  Her and I had quite a bit in common and became friends.  As we communicated we spoke about the more intimate sides of our married lives and she told me that her and her husband weren't as involved as they used to be.  They had always been very straight laced and conservative in their sex life and she wanted to bring a little spice into the relationsihp.  I started to give her little bits of advice here and there.  The pointers I gave her were turning out very well and opening doors in their relationship that she never thought would be possible.  Over the next few months she suggested that I write a book with little pointers and suggestions to help "good girls," or "good couples," open up and embrace sex for the awesome wonderful thing that it is! 

We had been talking for about three or four months fairly regularly when suddenly she stopped responding.  I had told her I was starting a blog as a pre-cursor to the book to get an idea of what other "good couples" go through.  I hadn't heard back and figured she was probably just too busy for life or no longer needed any help from me.  Almost a year later I got an email from her email address again.  This email came from her husband.  I was saddened to hear that my friend had been killed in an auto accident by a drunk driver about 10 months previously. Her husband had stumbled upon our correspondence and wanted to see if I had old emails from her.  As I spoke with him a little he realized through reading our emails that their relationship had changed quite a bit while she was speaking to me.  He said he wondered why all the sudden they were talking more and their sex life was improving.  He hadn't known about her and I talking but was so glad they'd had some really good time together before she passed away.

I'm not sharing this to depress people. I just thought it was a great example to see that even after years of marriage, you never know what possibilities there are for you and your spouse unless you talk about it and go for it.  My friend and her husband had been married for many years and had two kids and never thought the other person was interested in spicing up their sex life.  When they started to communicate and be more honest with each other, and themselves, they grew closer in other aspects of their relationship as well.  When we lose someone we love there are always "what ifs." Good communication and GREAT sex shouldn't be one of them!  Live your life to the fullest and enjoy the love you have as much as humanly possible.

Feeling Good!

It's been a while since I posted-sorry everyone!  First of all-I got my first comment!  Woohoo!!  I would LOVE to get more!

I've never been much of a gym rat.  I would go through phases of trying to work out and eat right, but it was just that, work.  In December I discovered my own Nirvana-Zumba.  I've always loved dancing but it's a little weird going when I'm married and all my friends are single.  Zumba is like latin dance mixed with aerobics.  It is AMAZING!  It is perfect for people of all shapes, gender, age, and size.  I have fallen in love with it!  I'm totally addicted and have been going 4-5 times a week.  I've lost 16 lbs since I started going.  I'm off on this tangent becuase of what it has done for me. 

Since losing the weight and learning how to flaunt my curves-the sex has been great!  I love practicing my moves at home, and hubby loves to see the hips move. :)  I still have confidence issues every once in a while but I feel SO much better!  Now Zumba may not be your thing-but finding that one exercise that makes you sweat, feel good, and bring out your confidence is key.  Find what makes you feel sexy and go with it!  Make it a major priority.  You can't have a healthy sex life-or life in general unless you take a bit of time for yourself.  It does a mind and body good.  Your significant other will love the new more confident (maybe even slimmer) self.  Heck ya!!!

What do you do to feel good about yourself?