Alternative punishment for road trips, vacation, or whenever it's needed.

First thing I want to say is that I love the fact that so many people commented on the last post with advice/suggestions, etc.  One of my favorite things about the blog is the fact that there are people who seem to genuinely understand and offer their advice , so thanks everyone, Colin and I both really do appreciate it!

The best thing about the blog is talking to new people, and making friends with the same kind of interests.  One thing that's awesome is that there's a blogger, Riley, who actually lives pretty close and we get to hang out from time to time.  It's SO nice being able to sit and talk about vanilla things, but then be able to mix in DD,TTWD type talk as well.  Obviously you can't do that with vanilla friends, so it's a breath of fresh air when you're able to have a real conversation and not have to hold back. :)

Colin stuck to maintenance this week, and I actually begged for it not to happen.  I was exhausted and was half asleep by the time we got home, but he wasn't listening to any excuses.  In the moment I just wanted him to let me sleep, but after it was over I was so thankful he really stuck to it.  Not to mention I slept through the night, for the most part, for the first time in ages.  So weird how something can hurt so much, yet make you sleep so well.

Anyway, maintenance went pretty well.  He said it was going to be a bit more than 'just' maintenance because I didn't get to the gym and really didn't drink any water. Plus my mouth/attitude had been getting me into some trouble during the week.  So he used his hand, wooden spoon, and strap.  That strap is evil, I despise it!  I was trying really hard not to reach back or kick up, and was hoping he'd notice and maybe lessen it a bit because of that, but when I pointed it out, all I heard was:

"You're doing really good with the legs, and really good with the hands, now we have to work on your mouth."

Oh geez, it's always something huh?  Seems my mouth is what gets me in trouble most of the time.

We've been looking into a lot of the alternative punishments people suggested, because of Colins' shoulders, and he needed some ideas for while we're on vacation, because we'll be with friends during a pretty long road trip, and also while we're away. We found a few ideas, as well as got lots of suggestions, so I thought i'd make a little post about it.  Of course this post already turned out to be semi long, so i'll make it as short and sweet as possible. :)  Thanks again for everyone for a lot of the suggestions!

1.) Capsaican cream:  This stuff is NOT fun.  I swear it feels like you got a spanking, without actually GETTING a spanking.  I've read that you have to be careful and not overdo it, and also make sure there are no allergies to any of the ingredients, but as long as there are no allergies and you don't use a whole lot of it, i'd say this is one very effective alternative, non spanking punishment.  Colin has already told me he'll be packing this for our road trip.  Oh joy.

Might be a "No Fuss Applicator," but I have a feeling there'd be some fussing going on.

2.) Butt plug:  We have yet to use this, although we do own one, and i've been told it will be joining us on our road trip, just in case.  I've read a little bit about them, and I feel like it'd be pretty damn effective, but i'm still a little bit hesitant on this one. It just seems .. different to me, so i'm pretty nervous for it.  I know (or at least I think) it's pretty commonly used by people practicing ttwd, ds, dd, whatever it may be, but it freaks me out!  So we'll see.

Ok, so obviously this isn't the same type of butt plug. :p

3.) Nipple clamps: This isn't one we've used very often, but Colin thought it'd be a good idea to bring on our trip.  Something that can be discrete, yet most likely effective.  This one is questionable to me, because i'm more .. traditional, for the most part.  I like the 'old school' type of things, spanking, corner, soap, lecturing, etc - and i'm not sure if I see nipple clamps as a punishment, or as sexual pleasure.  I mean they certainly hurt, but i'm not sure if it would be a deterrent or not.  It'll have to be an option to be explored.

Ouch!

4.) Cane:  So this obviously isn't one we'll be using during the actual road trip, but it's something that Colin said could possibly be used (if we find one before vacation) once we're actually at our hotel.  We've heard that it makes a lot less noise than most implements, so it's going to be an option.  Honestly I think the threat of it will quickly get me on my best behavior, so i'm hoping it won't have to be used.

Picture from RealSpankings website

I'm thinking since it's vacation, I should just get a free pass and none of these should be used.  I have a feeling Colin won't agree though, so i'll just have to be good.  How hard can it be, right?