Gotta Love the Holidays!

If there's a three-day weekend associated with any holiday, you better believe that couples are getting busy between the sheets.

Valentine's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and especially New Year's Eve see a spike in sexual activity and conception in the United States, according to biorhythm researchers.

No wonder. Who doesn't want to start the New Year off right?

9 More Reasons

Here are the other 9 reasons to have sex, according to Women's Health magazine.


10. Getting busy on the regular can improve your flexibility.

11. Love the skin you're in. For some people, gettin' busy can boost body image, Resh says.

12. Yes, tonight, honey--I have a headache. Recent studies have shown that doing the horizontal hustle can bring temporary headache relief.

13. Use it or lose it. Says marriage therapist Michele Weiner Davis, author of The Sex-Starved Wife: "The more you have sex, the more likely you'll be to continue to produce testosterone, one of the primary hormones responsible for sexual desire."

14. Strengthen your core -- it's like Pilates without the annoyingly perfect instructor.

15. Good sex creates more love each time, that's why it's called 'making love.

16. Feel the power. "When things go well in the bed and you're pleasing your partner," says San Francisco sex therapist Sandor Gardos, Ph.D., "you feel more confident and powerful in other parts of your life."

17. Activate your taste buds. "Your sensitivities are heightened after sexual intercourse," Gardos says. "That bottle of wine or chocolate bar will taste even better."

18. Seriously pissed? Instead of screaming your head off, save your voice and have sex. It's a great way to release tension.

As If You Needed Another Reason

... we have 9!

Yep, 9 reasons to have sex, courtesy of Women's Health. They actually have 18 reasons, but only the first 9 are listed here. I mean, why do you really even need more than 1?

We'll post the other nine, too, but here are the first nine to start:

1. Get more z's. A little sensual massage followed by some dancing in the sheets releases sleep-inducing endorphins.

2. Wake up and smell the roses. Post-romp, you'll experience a surge in the hormone prolactin, which develops new neurons in the brain's olfactory bulb, improving your sense of smell.

3. Watch a Lost DVD marathon without constant bathroom breaks. Sex tones the pelvic muscles that support your uterus, bladder, and bowel, meaning better pee control.

4. No pain, all gain. Right after your big O, you'll be practically swimming in oxytocin (we're talking a seriously intense surge). The overload releases endorphins, which help alleviate pain from arthritis and -- hallelujah! -- menstrual cramps.

5. Put more pep in your step. Rhode Island-based relationship expert Scott Haltzman, M.D., says that women absorb some of the testosterone men secrete in their ejaculate. The payoff: "The increased testosterone can have energy-boosting effects in women."

6. Blow him away in your bikini. According to researchers, regular shagging can tighten your tummy...and firm your bum.

7. Aunt Flow, we meet again. Endocrinologists at Columbia and Stanford universities found that women who have sex at least once a week have more-regular menstrual cycles than those who do it once in a blue moon.

8. Forget flowers and the flat-screen: Sex is an easier (and cheaper) way to make up after a fight.

9. Improve your communication skills. Speaking up about what's working (or not) in the sack can help you express yourself in other parts of your life.

Let it Snow

Boy, the snow is coming down here! We managed to get a bunch of orders out right before the first snowflakes started falling. But more keep coming in!

Don't know if it's the weather (after all, what else are you going to do when you're stuck in-doors with snow piling up around you), or the season (what says, Merry Christmas, Lov-ah better than an intimate surprise), but today has been a flurry of orders.

Pun intended.

Another Day, Another Radio Interview

When: Wednesday, December 17 @8pm est
Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/AlphaWomen
Why: Because we love to talk!

Tonight we'll be talking with Freda Mooncotch, founder of www.alphawomen.com.

You can listen right on your computer! It doesn't get much easier than that.

Survey Says...

I love a good survey.

Especially one that answers the million dollar question: How often are couples having sex?

When Parade Magazine asked that question they got a pretty scary answer.

Less than once a month, according to 31 percent of responders.
"A few times a week" was the response of 27 percent.

And when people were asked why they didn't have marital sex more often, men overwhelmingly said their spouse wasn't interested. On the flip side, women cited a loss of sexual interest in their bedmate, anger with them -- or both.

Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D., a psychologist in New York City, says that her clients cite time - or lack thereof - especially when it comes to frequency of sex. "Not having enough time for sex, affection and romance is usually the biggest complaint of one partner or the other," she says.

"People who are in healthy, happy marriages have less stress, better health and are better able to deal with the challenges of life," Shoshanna says.

Less stress, better health and the ability to deal better with what life throws at you?

Sounds like a winner to us!

It's Been Busy Around Here

The Boston Globe came around last week to interview us for an article (which should be published sometime next week).

Then we hit a new milestone - our 100th customer! Hard to believe we have over 100 customers just two months after launching.

And we started shipping our month 3 surprises to the customers who became members those first few days.

And we've had so many Introductory members upgrade to 3, 6 and 12 month packages, so we're hoping that means we're doing something right.

Then there are the orders from military couples overseas. Who deserves some time to themselves more than those serving in the armed forces? We can't imagine how difficult it must be, but we're hoping that a little surprise brings a smile to what must be a difficult situation.

Finally, the notes that come through for our Surprise Someone Else packages are just so amazing. Sweet and fun and so perfect. We can't believe how many surprises are being sent to couples who are celebrating over 20 years together - that's over two decades!

So whoever said romance and passion and fun is dead, certainly never met any of our Intimate Surprises members.

Thanks to everyone who's made the first two months so much fun.

What a Fun Week!

So much fun last night on the phone with Carol the Coach.

It's been such an eventful week here. Last night on the radio, Wednesday the Boston Globe is coming out to interview us about the business and it seems as if just about everyone who ordered an Introductory Surprise has renewed for 3, 6 and 12 month subscriptions!

We can't imagine anything more exciting than to see Introductory customers coming back for more! It means we must be doing something right, but more importantly it means they must have had fun.

And we're all for fun.

On The Radio...

This Saturday night we're going to be on "Sex, Love, and Relationships with Carol the Coach" at 9:15.

You can listen on the Internet by tuning into www.wibc.com and hitting the "listen live" button on the home page. Then, on the 2nd page hit the logo and wait about 10 seconds for the streamline to begin. And, of course, hit the "listen live" button on the right of the "on air schedule" and you can hear the whole show.

It should be fun. We love to talk. And we have the faces for radio (old joke, but it still made me laugh).