Sitting pretty

We spanko's take a great deal of interest in the well-being of our bottoms, don't we? Or should that be the unwell-being? But what about the impact of CP on your back?
No, not 'impact' - I'm not expressing myself very well here. The affect on your back, I mean. Since sometime last autumn I've been troubled with lots of spinal pain, mostly in the top bit around the shoulders.
I've been seeing a lovely osteopath who has mostly sorted out the problem and spent time changing my habits to prevent it getting so bad again. Kim says my bad neck and back are as much to do with my day-to-day life as the accident I had last year.
All the time I was spending in front of computers was the main culprit, she says, and things have changed there. I do less keyboarding and use voice-recognition a lot now too.
I've also been trying to think about bad posture and improve how I sit. This picture isn't exactly how I was sitting (and I nearly always wear clothes too), but it's an exaggeration of what I was doing wrong - butt out, head forward.
There is though, one issue I haven't discussed with Kim. It's my enthusiasm for the diaper position. I have to say, I love it but I think it too may have been adding to my difficulties.
So, diaper is on strict ration in our house these days. I'm quite happy to 'suffer' a pain in the ass, but hate the pain in my neck.

Meat and potatoes

Does this look good to you? You may yearn to be the one doing the toe-touching or your palms may itch for a good whippy cane... If the answer is yes on either score then now's the time to  express that preference.

OK, I should probably be impartial, but really. I wanted to know what position you hankered for as a little treat (see the poll on the right), not the everyday norm. 

Not meat and potatoes, but the order you place when you've something to celebrate. If you see what I mean. The big firework display, not a single sparkler.

So, I'm a tiny bit disappointed that in my poll OTK is the runaway winner. Yes, I love it. It has plenty going for it. I could happily spend a day over that knee and still come back for an extra helping.

But isn't it like the missionary position of the spanking world? So, if you're out there fans of 'touching toes' and 'diaper' please get clicking before it's too late - your country needs you.

Vacant position

'Have you applied for the position?' Such an archaic turn of phrase, but I rather like it. I heard someone say it a friend yesterday while they were talking about her search for a new job and it made me smile.

Partly because it seems such a 1950s way of putting it, but also because it gave me just a little frisson of startle. What does the word 'position' mean to any regular visitor to Spankoland?  

So, which position would I apply for? I suppose I like OTK, but my favourite 'treat' is diaper. Not that I really feel comfortable calling it diaper, any more than I'd call a pavement a sidewalk.

But the 'nappy position' sounds very weird to me, so for the purposes of this post we'll stick with diaper.  I'm sure you've been there as spanker or spankee. 

But just in case you're unfamiliar with the technical details you can't do better than act out the excellent diagram above, which I've 'borrowed' from the brilliant Underling's Humblings (anything new for us fans yet Underling...?) Trapping one of the spankee's arm between your legs isn't standard practice, but it could well add an interesting extra dimension for both parties.

Why is it a favourite? Well, you tend to get your brush-butt impact zone low down around the sit spot, which works best for me.

But there's also the embarrassment factor that comes from having your bits and bobs in full view once underwear is out of the way. That makes it all feel very naughty and taboo, which helps for me.

Not that I'd want diaper to be the default setting. It would be like eating lemon drizzle cake every day of the week. The point of lemon drizzle is that it's a thrill once in a while for the very reason that you only eating it once in a while.

So, in the interest of scientific discovery I've added a little poll over on the right in the effort establish what the Another Country 'family' think. What's your favourite 'treat' position? Mine's diaper, what's yours?