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Yesterday our hosting service was being upgraded and some orders got caught in the crosshairs.

We apologize to anyone who placed an order on Monday and Tuesday morning. If you didn't receive an order confirmation after placing your order, please let us know.

But Does It Pay the Bills?

Tax time is right around the corner, but even if you dread the tax man, don't distress.

Sex makes you happier than having money does, according to a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

A marriage that included regular sessions was figured to bring the same levels of happiness as earning an extra $100,000 annually.

Change it Up

Every couple needs to change up their sexual routine every now and again so it doesn't become just that -- a routine. Sexual experimentation is key for keeping a long-term relationship fresh, fun and fulfilling.

Opening up about your desires can also bring you and your partner closer together.

"Experimenting with each other requires a willingness to be vulnerable, which improves intimacy," says Mort Fertel, a Baltimore marriage counselor and creator of the Marriage Fitness Program.

Welcome 2009!

The start of a new year, and it's been a good one (all 12 hours of it so far).

This morning we've been receiving so many orders from The Boston Globe article that ran today.

Happy New Year to everyone!

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?

Happy Holidays

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season, both naughty and nice.

Nine 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.

Listen up!

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.