Saturday, May 2, 2015

Another Weekend Adjustment



Well, the blog baby is one week old.  I spent a lot of time visiting other blogs this week and getting to know a few more of you.  I am not usually shy, but have been a lurker for quite a while now.  It is fascinating to me to discover so many different versions of ttwd.  It reminds me of a class I once took in how language evolves.  Since we are all little islands of ttwd, we all take off in different directions and change ttwd/dd to match our personalities and needs.  Several posts I read this week expounded on the foolishness of comparing our relationship with others online and feeling we are lacking somehow.  Chelsea's article was just one of them that I found interesting.

Today, I wanted to write about the problems I have with attitude that seem to creep up when I get to the weekend.  During the week, I work full time and my day is busy and structured.  I know exactly what I need to be doing at what time of the day.  People I know as friends and colleagues would say I am efficient and organized.  I like to make lists of things to do at home, at work, for a vacation, for a party, for Christmas presents, for cleaning, for errands, and myriads of other things.  Now, I even have one for the things I want to add to my blog.  There is lots to learn, but I want to build it to be "just so."  It is satisfying for me to cross those tasks off and blast through a list. 



When the weekend comes, I don't think I feel the structure quite as much.  And yet, there are so many things to get done before Monday morning.  So I become more controlling, because I expect Sam to jump right into my head and understand how much there is to do.  Sam does not like lists, and he especially does not like me to make lists for him!  This is the number one flaw on which I need to work.  When there are too many things, I stress about them.  I get snarky and rush around.  (BTW you all have taught me that word, "snarky" in your posts.)  Sometimes things get slammed on counters, and there is usually some swearing involved.

Before ttwd, Sam and I would fight about this quite a bit.  This list in my head and the way I spoke to him.  It created distance between us and could spoil our time together.  Now he will tell me that it is time for a weekend adjustment.  That means we will head to the bedroom and he will say, "Pants down.  You know what to do."  That means to get over the bed and find a place for my hands.  He will choose an implement from his dresser and put his hand on the small of my back.  His favorite implement is a paddle he made out in his workshop in the garage.  It is not thick and fairly small.  It rarely leaves a bruise, but it is deadly stingy.  

Sam likes to talk during a spanking, and he expects me to answer his questions and affirm his expectations of my behavior.  This is very hard, because by the 5th stroke, I usually can't think very well.  I do hear him, since I can remember later.  He talks about keeping a positive attitude and enjoying our time together.  There is usually something in there about my temper and being patient, too.  For the most part, I am very good about saying, "Yessir."  He sometimes catches me with a question I don't know how to answer.  If there is no response from me, the paddle gets a lot harder and a lot faster.  

One Saturday morning, I had already stripped the sheets off the bed.  When Sam decided on a weekend adjustment, there was no pillow to hold onto.  My hand started to reach back, and Sam warned me that he better not see that hand.  I just grabbed one of the footboard spindles of our antique bed.   It worked.  Later I thought about how old that bed is and that maybe some other wayward wife had held that same spindle.





Sam took me to sit in his lap and held me for as long as I wanted.  It was lovely.  I always feel so close and connected to him after a spanking.  If there was a door on his chest, I would open it and climb right in.  I just can't hug him close enough. So I am sitting here right now with a sore ass, but I am as calm and happy as a wife can be.  And it feels like its going to be a wonderful weekend.

7 comments:

  1. Ella,
    One of the beautiful things about ttwd is truly its mystery. It works and provides us with a delicious secret that we ttwd wives share only among ourselves.
    Meredith

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  2. Looks like you two are finding your ttwd balance Ella...hope you find your weekend balance soon. ;)

    Hugs and blessings...
    Cat

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  3. Hi Ella, oh well at least Sam knows how to get the weekend started! Hope fully it won't take you long to get into his list less way!
    love Jan,xx

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    1. Thank you! Thank you for writing. I have read a bit on your blog. It is so pretty. The weekend is lovely now. Will you or someone else send me a meme? I thought that would be a way for you all to get to know me better.
      Hugs across the pond,
      Ella

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  4. Ella, I almost envy you that you and Sam are at the very start of your journey. You bring back so many memories because we have so many things in common.

    Oh golly, I tend to use the word "snarky" a lot! Sorry! But it typifies me when my attitude gets the best of me.

    Your bed with spindles sounds much more conducive to spanking than our sleigh bed. The times I've banged my shins (due to kicking) on its side rails! Dan now mostly either directs me over the footboard, or he sits up with his back propped on the headboard and directs me over his lap. That is the best! I much prefer close contact. It makes me feel very cared for, especially if he uses his hand instead of an implement.

    As for your thin spanky paddle - just read about our Little Nipper. They sound so similar! Nothing could be stingier in my mind! But that is the point. They longer you are spanked with them, the more they sting, and the more you burn. Never causes any damage but always emphasises the lesson to be learned. And ha! I can never get much further than the first few strokes either - and have been known to crawl right forwards with my hands reaching the floor at the side of the bed, before being pulled back again. I am giggling now just thinking about it.

    We always used to have a Thursday morning spanking session. It was good because it helped ease us into it. But you are very lucky if Sam speaks to you right through your spanking. Dan never says more than a few words. He does all the talking before he spanks, with me in a vulnerable position with either his hand or an implement resting on my bottom, usually. LOL!

    I will add your blog to my list, but due to my lack of technical prowess, it may take a while. Are you going to list your 'Followers'? That would be nice and it will let you know when people have posted.

    I look forward to reading more of your posts.

    Many hugs
    Ami

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  5. Ami - I have read so many of your posts. I started at the beginning and am up to June or July of 2014. I bet you are one of the writers that taught me "snarky." I had to look up, "Get your kit off." I like that one, too.
    Sam and I are not brand new. We got started in the late fall of 2013. One of these posts, I will do a flash back to tell you all about the beginning.
    Hugs across the pond,
    Ella

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  6. Hello Ella,
    I found your blog via Janey's. Sounds like you and your hubby are making great strides already! Fantastic.

    I am a HUGE list maker, so may I offer a suggestion? Perhaps make your list on Thursday and *ask* your husband to look it over every week and approve or prioritize the list. This way you are both satisfied~ at least that is how we manage. I made a little list of things in a book that need to be done on a daily, weekly basis and then my 'wish' list of things for the future. Barney, my husband then chooses when or if they get done.

    Whatever you decide, I hope you find a way to work with your 'control of the list' desires! LOL

    Willie

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