This little Challenge keeps growing and growing. Thanks so much to all of you who have helped promote it. Keep it up. It is never too late to join in and I am really moved by how many women are honestly admitting their need for a little push in this area. This week is a favorite of mine. And I have gotten a few ideas from some readers that I am adding in since the first time I posted. Are ya ready?
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OK ladies, lets talk undergarments. Was the last time your panties had elastic in the Clinton administration? Is your underwear hitting somewhere around your bellybutton?
Perhaps it’s time to overhaul your underwear drawer. Baby steps. I am not talking about plunking down $500 at Victoria’s Secret for a bunch of lingerie. I am just talking about a few new pairs of panties. BTW- Vicky’s secret? She has no cellulite or stretch marks from having babies. Let’s not be intimidated by her standard.
I firmly believe it is difficult to feel sexy in “grannie” panties. And I am nearly positive it is hard for your hubby to find you sexy in them. First, let’s just dispel the myth that sexy panties=thong. I know some women swear by their comfort, but I personally don’t enjoy flossing my behind. Sexy simply means something you feel sexy in. So go buy yourself 5 new pairs of pretty panties. They don’t have to be pricey, just pretty.
There is a catch. You must go through your drawer and rid yourself of any pair of underwear that is in the “definitely un-sexy” category. I know all the excuses for hanging onto them. Pregnancy, your faithful monthly visitor, working out. The problem is that often they make their way back into the regular rotation when we get behind in the laundry. If you insist on hanging onto them, get them out of your regular drawer so you won’t be tempted to pull them out during a bad laundry week. Again, no excuses ladies. Get rid of them.
Have fun. To really have fun, let the hubby help pick them out. To really, really have fun, do as one of my readers did. Call your hubby at work, tell him you have thrown out all your panties and that you will be home panti-less until he brings you home some. And then pray like a bandit that he doesn’t get in an accident on the way home. For extra credit this week, buy a matching bra. Every woman should have one bra and panty ensemble. Cause sometimes, just feeling sexy is half the battle.
So what do you think? Are you in?
hahahah…if I called my husband and told him I threw all my undies out and he needed to buy me more…he would probably procrastinate in buying more! so “bad” idea! LOL…I also think thongs are stupid. I want to be comfy and not picking at my hind end all day!
This is a great reminder. I will try to make a trip to the store to get some matching ensembles this week!
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Oh My Goodness! This made me laugh so hard! I don’t own any granny panties, so I think I’m good there. However, like one of the commenters above, I don’t have any money for new ones. I, too, would have to dip into the grocery budget for this. And since my family likes to eat, I think I’ll just have to dig out the handful of sexy undies hiding in the back of my underwear drawer! My husband loves these. Maybe I can suprise him with some tonight!
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Ironically, I was on my way to the panty store when I saw this in my Google reader. Unfortunately, they were out of what I went for. But I am going to go ahead and throw out the holey ones…. just for you (and my husband!)
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For those who need cotton panties, I’ve found the cotton bikinis at Vic Secret can be quite cute and comfy (and somehow, the knowledge that they came from VS helps DH like them better even if they are all cotton). I’m snowed in right now, but then I’m off for my assignment! I definitely needed a prod in this area because I’ve been waiting until I like my weight better…but that might be a while!
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Sweet! I am so in this week, too. I had him help me pick out about 10 pairs right before Christmas, and I just purged my undie drawer last week.
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okay, I am totally in for the new panties. but I think it will be so difficult to get rid of my comfy, cotton grannies! when I workout, when I lounge around, they are just so comfy
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My hubby and I are going to a marriage retreat for a weekend at the end of February. I started to think about lingerie yesterday because we will be WITHOUT KIDS for two whole nights!!!! (This is our first weekend trip away since before our first child was born…he’s um six now. Yeah, still working on making our marriage a priority column in our budget!) I went through my lingerie and tried stuff on yesterday (hubs wasn’t home and Aunt Flo is here otherwise I would have thrown in another part of the challenge
…much to my disappointment NONE of it looked good (having three kids will do that) and some of it was falling apart. Sigh. So I set about to find two “outfits” (one for each night we are away) for under $40. Yeah…talk about mission impossible! Then I prayed and God led me to Walmart.com. Ladies I hit the jackpot! Two outfits, shipped to my home for only $42.91 (97-cent shipping per item!!!). I haven’t told my hubby what I am doing yet. I want the outfits to be surprise…dang it’s gonna be hard to keep them a secret for a month!
And for those ladies who are UTI prone…I feel your pain..literally! Target has a really nice brand Gilligan O’Malley that have cute panties in COTTON with COTTON inserts. I have three or four in purple, lavendar, pink…no granny panties here!
*grin*
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I’m definitely past due on this one. I usually update yearly, but haven’t yet. Time to go shopping!!
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Mrs. Diaper Diaries,
What if you made a challenge week about scents? I have heard that guys are very “scents-itive” creatures
I know my husband appreciates a nice whiff of perfume every now and then. Or just the aroma from bodywash. Anyway, I went through and read all the past posts about IC7:5C and noticed there wasn’t anything regarding the olfactory senses of our hubbies…just a thought 
Thanks for the fun challenge!
Blessings!
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I think that I’m going in reverse… I did this last week, and this week is all about making the bedroom more cozy.
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Okay, I gotta tell you that my hubby does not know that I’m doing this challenge, but this is one that he’s really liked! I texted him this last week while I was in the undie aisle and asked him what color of lace he liked… He then asked me out on a date and we ended up at VS (Victoria Secrets) where they did have a sale on some things… It was interesting to see what he really liked! Needless to say, yesterday he told me thanks… Note to others, if you and hubby text back and forth, and you ask you teenager to text dad to see what he wants for lunch, make sure he knows it is teen texting from Mom’s phone. This was his message back that she saw: Naked wife with something skimpy on!” Needless to say, I had a huge laugh over that one! Thanks for the challenge. Looking forward to next week, but still working on the 1st week of decluttering.
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My boyfriend loves edible panties…they totally kill two birds with one stone…dinner and romance!
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I sent the hubby into the undies section at Tar.get yesterday – he was totally embarrassed, but I promised I would model them for him AND put away my maternity undies. This has been really fun for us.
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This has been on my list of things to do for awhile. I’m keeping my work out panties but I also keep them in a different drawer with work out clothes so they never make it in the rotation. Now to get out shopping with out the hubby…
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Can’t wait to clean out the old….as I told you I already bought the new
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Ok so I am way behind but I did get my new panties. This may be TMI but I did get some lacy crotchless panties that we have been wanting to try out. I think I may actually get some of my sex drive back. Yay!
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Although I am late to the party I have to say that sexy panties are in the eye of the beholder. What I mean is many women and a whole lot of men love women in snug fitting boy shorts, and they don’t and in fact shouldn’t be expensive. The idea of sexy panties being lacy, skimpy and uncomfortable is not accurate. Many men and women come into our store and fall in love with cute, floral-tiny flowers not gynormous bouquets, stretchy, comfortable boy short panties. They look great on, feel even better and they cost little. Sure you can buy some Lola Luna panties or exquisite La Perla or Jolie panties and drop a $100.00 or even more. Why? If you love full coverage panties, and who doesn’t know that so do many men. A survey in the U.K. last year found that well over 40% of men love the women in their lives to wear boy shorts. The finding also found that form fitting panties in misses or plus size were a favorite. Dont drain the bank account for panties- Do throw away any panties that could serve as a parachute for small animals, look like you are twenty pounds heavier than you really are or are in tan or white with the above characteristics. Show off your sense of style and color in the choice of panties, you will be pleased and so will he.
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Ok, I have a problem… my husband isn’t into sexy panties or any kind of lingerie lol. Yes I know, you’re saying, “What man isn’t into lingerie?” Well, that would be my man lol. He just prefers “naked”. So, any ideas of what I can do for this week’s challenge? (I already go pantyless most of the time so he’s used to that lol)
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January 11th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Your problem is my problem! I know my husband enjoys “lingerie-less” best, also! I guess we can skate through this week’s challenge!
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Is there a middle ground for this? tell my hubby to get me some new ones without throwing all the old ones away? I dont mind getting rid of the big old ugly ones…but not all my comfy panties. NOOOOOO!
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I am a newlywed, and I think this is GREAT! Thank you so much!
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