Ladies, I am so excited I can hardly stand it! There are over 80 of you signed up to participate in The Challenge. Oh my goodness, our hubbies are going to start taking over the world!! And as you can see, I have a code for the button over in my sidebar so I would love it you continue spreading the word. Let’s top 100. Are ya ready? Let’s kick off week 1 shall we?
Our bedrooms should be a haven. I find, it’s pretty hard to get in the mood with piles of dirty laundry waiting to be folded staring you down. So, your first assignment is to turn your bedroom into a romantic retreat.
- Lose the TV: I once watched an Oprah (though not in my bedroom) where a woman proudly admitted that she watched Oprah while having sex with her husband. That’s about the worst thing you can do with a TV in the bedroom, but frankly I can’t think of many better reasons for it. I love TV as much as the next gal, probably more than the next girl, but it is a passion killer in the bedroom. One study showed that couples who have TVs in the bedroom have sex half as often as those who don’t. So lose the TV and focus on each other while in bed. No excuses on this one ladies, I have heard them all and I ain’t buyin’ it.
- Tone down pictures of the kids: I can’t think of anything that kills the mood faster than glancing over at pictures of my kids. Don’t get me wrong, I think my kids are the cutest things since sliced bread, but I keep their pictures up in other parts of the house. If you really want pics of the kids in your room, just avoid putting them right next to the bed.
- Get rid of the clutter: Try and keep your room picked up. If I see messes waiting to be cleaned up, I have a hard time focusing on the task at hand. If you really want to be creative, tell the hubby you can’t focus on the task at hand with the room so messy. You will be amazed at how quickly the room stays clean. Of course, I would NEVER encourage manipulation…
- Get romantic lighting: No one wants to see themselves naked under harsh fluorescent lighting (let’s face it most of us don’t want to see ourselves naked at all). Install dimmer switches or light bulbs that can be set on different light settings. Better yet, get some yummy smelling candles and create an even more romantic mood.
- Try some mood music: Get a CD player and put on some music that puts you in the mood. I won’t even give suggestions cause one persons Enya is another persons Van Morrison. Use whatever works for you.
There you go. I’m going easy on you the first week. You’re not even required to have sex. Although you will get extra credit if you do 
So what do you think? Are you in?
I don’t have pictures of my kids in there.
We already have dimmers for the lights, as well as music that can be played in there.
Clutter–well, I’m working on that.
Tv. Keeping it. I’m sorry. I know what they say about a tv in the bedroom, but I LIKE having it there. I’ll turn it off when we get down to business, but really, how would I get any of that clutter put away or the laundry folded during the day if I didn’t have a tv?
And do I get bonus points if we had sex last night?
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Clutter – check
Candles – check
No pictures – check
Now for the extra credit….:)
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Well, It’s Tuesday…. but better late than never right?
I added your button to my blog bar.
Your’re a brave married chic!! and you are very right… about the gift of sexual intimacy between a husband and wife!
hope to browse your blog at a later time, to get to ‘know’ beyond the 1st Cor 7:5 challenge :O)
~Deanna :O)… off to make a post about the challenge at my blog!
Deannas last blog post..Free give-away!
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I love these ideas. We have a TV but we use it only for the music channels. I love coffehouse on sirius radio TV. It really sets the MOOD.
I added your button to my sidebar
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This sounds like a great start! Thanks so much!
Melissa @ Heart Printss last blog post..The Simple Woman’s Daybook
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I can thankfully say that I am an honor roll student for this challenge, since the beginning of our marriage we have had all of the above mentioned things in our bedroom.
A suggestion that my husband had for our marriage was that we fight anywhere in our home except in our bedroom, he never wanted to associate any of those feelings to our intimate connection.
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hubby and I only had a tv in our room for like 6 months and we hardly ever used it….now the kids have it in their toy room….also…We switched bedrooms with the boys so we have less room…room for bed, 2 night tables, and a dresser…It is completely organized and easy to keep clean. There are a few pics on the wall b/c the boys were in there but I plan on taking them down today. I have a big problem with the ceiling light-aka spotlight-turned on….I have tons of candles so why don’t I use them I ask myself? I need to find them….
Music…we are not much of a romantic music couple….what? turn the radio on and in the middle of sex song ends and a commercial comes one? HAHAHA I don’t think so!
Anyways…I look forward to next week!
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I am still trying to sort out what it left of my bedroom after a the Christmas crafting tornado that came through but I think it is time it was a bedroom again.
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well, I guess I better get started!!! Thanks!!
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I’m in =)
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I took the TV out of the bedroom and put it in the loft (after rearranging all the furniture of course). Now I just need to work on the clutter. That could take awhile…
Veronicas last blog post..Distractions..
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We also have a framed wedding invitation (our own) right by the bed–nice little reminder….
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I think eliminating kid pictures is a must. Our bedroom is full of pictures of the two of us, but none of our 18 month old son. The rest of the house, on the other hand, is another story!
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hmmm…clutter still there, tv still there, baby still there, hubby…not there. we haven’t shared a bedroom in a long while. Our youngest is going to be one in 15 days and I can count on my fingers how many times we’ve ‘enjoyed’ each other since he was born…on one hand!
Lisas last blog post..Who’s kid is this!?!?!?!?
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I think my husband will appreciate the decluttering almost as much as…nah!
Donnas last blog post..Saved
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Bedroom doubles as the storage room but is looking better than it has in years. Never had a TV in here, no problem with the kid pics. Candles we’ve done for years. Music? Now, there’s an idea!
Pattis last blog post..Kitchen Waterfall
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Yup! I’ve actually been asking Husband to make more of an effort in the mood music and lighting area…but he often forgets.
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Just found your blog today and wow! Love this challenge! You are right on. So glad some one was willing to go there.
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I have to say that this first step sounds so simple, but so far has been amazing! We’ve had a wonderful week
, and I can’t wait to read the new post on Monday.
Don’t skip this step or do it half-way, it’s really important.
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I’m a little late in getting started as I just found your site. We’ve been married for 18.5 years, and after watching Fireproof, this is just what I needed! I’m looking around my bedroom and am shaking my head. This place is a mess! I’d love to knock his socks off when he comes home tonight to a really clean bedroom! Thanks for push in the right direction!
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I’m joining in on the challenge!
I’m in. I blogged about it as well.
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DH says “we don’t watch it that much” but he does.. and doesn’t want it out of the bedroom.. as far as a mess goes.. well my cloth diaper changing station is in my room… and there is no where else in the house for it… lol. Doesn’t a diaper put you in the mood? No pics up anywhere in our house…..
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Clutter is my big falling. Our bedroom is the junk drawer of my life. But the Song of Solomon does refer to the setting so significantly. sigh. off to work on it.
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Extra Points Please. LOL
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I want in!! I’m a little late, but soo excited!
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I am totally in for this. We need a little romance back in our life.
I have no pics or clutter, but i do have a tv. We don’t watch it at night, but it has to stay (it’s there for an extra so the 3 yo can watch inthere while we are in the living room).
I would really love to redo the room though, change it up a little. So maybe this will get me going on it.
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I’m catching up on my “homework” since I’m a bit late.
I think it’s awesome that you’re doing this!
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No kids yet…so, no pictures up yet, and no interruptions – - – HUZZAH! I have candles…just need some mood music…and maybe a feather boa!
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Ok I just posted about cleaning up the bedroom on my blog. Keeping our room clean is something we struggle with because its not a room people have to see when they come over. We dump clutter in there to get back to later but never get back to it. Now our room has become one of two places in the house clutter goes to die. Husband has been suggesting a dimmer for a while perhaps now is the time
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The TV can’t go (DH loves to have it in there) but he only watches it while he reads or can’t sleep, I can do the rest
IPOD playlist making time!!! 
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I had already done most of this. No TV, we’re buying a new chest of drawers soon b/c we’re overflowing clothes and that causes clutter. Will work on the other things too.
Alyssas last blog post..It Has Only Just Begun
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just finished this part of the challenge on saturday minus the cd player. still need to add that. i am a firm believer of no pictures of the kids in the bedroom, and no tv either. we haven’t had a tv in our bedroom since we moved into our first home. i love how my bedroom feel now!!!
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Just joining this great idea. Will definately be decluttering the room this week. It has been on my to do list for weeks, just can’t seem to get caught up with the laundry. The laundry will wait until the bedroom is done. Here’s a compromise for the pics. Our room is decorated with beach things. We have pics of the kids but they are siloettes of their backs at the beach, or just of their toes in the water.
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1. We don’t have a TV in our bedroom.
2. No pics of the kids in our bedroom.
3. I am a neat freak! No clutter anywhere in my house!
4. Got the candles in there already!
5. This one is hard. My taste in romantic mood music is not my husband’s taste. He isn’t even into music!
Only one problem… our 9 week old son is in our room! So my “fixing the boudoir” is going to have to be “fixing the living room”! lol
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