Yesterday, despite the rather dreary weather, I attended a Celtic festival with my boyfriend.  

Have to love a place where people of every size, shape, age, and gender are decked out in plaid!

Of course I had to take the opportunity to don my tartan kilt and let my Irish curls flow - well, given the humidity, there was no chance of denying my curls even if I’d wanted to. 

I suppose my skirt was more along the lines of a mini-kilt, but it had the standard flat front and pleats in the back (though they don’t seem to show well in the photo).  I blended right in with the others at the festival, but I got a few side-glances when we stopped at Applebee’s for dinner afterwards.  I suddenly wished I’d brought along a pair of jeans.

Just in case we go again next year, or I have another occasion that calls for tartan, I ordered a slightly more regulation kilt in blackwatch plaid (my favorite) from one of the vendors.  Wouldn’t want to face the consequences of a length violation, would I? 

My Cause for Paws fundraiser is coming to a close in a couple of days and already it has proven to be a much larger success than I could ever have dared to imagine.  I am truly amazed and incredibly grateful for everyone’s generosity.  Either many of you share my passion for animals or you really want to see me spanked.  :) 

And that brings me to the topic of the promised spanks.  As stated in my original post, I promised I’d be spanked based on the total number of donations and I’ll happily honor this as I gave my word.  However, since the total has far exceeded what I ever thought possible, I would like to offer an alternative. 

The current total is about $800 and I know there are a couple of additional donations on their way via snail mail.  This is a lot of spanks, not just for me, but 800+ hand spanks would make for a very long, boring, repetitive spanking for viewers.  My proposal is to incorporate some different implements, but reduce the total number of spanks received accordingly due to the more intense swats.  My offer is instead of 800 hand spanks, to receive:

300 by hand
50 with hairbrush
20 with wooden spoon
10 with belt
10 with school paddle
10 with the cane

The total comes to 400, but that’s still a very intense punishment and I think it would offer a little more viewing interest than endless hand spanks only.  And since I’ll be shooting this after the other three PB scenes I have scheduled to do next week, I think I’ll be lucky to sit by November!  It’s all for an excellent cause though and so I’m happy to do my part.

Spank a brat, save a cat (and a dog, horse, bird, and many other companion animals)!!

I received a ticket the other day.  No, not a speeding or a parking ticket, but “an official household court” ticket from my boyfriend.  Can you believe it??  I was shocked and proclaimed my innocence with every step as I was hauled off to the kitchen. 

Now I admit that strands of my long blonde curls do have a habit of showing up just about everywhere, I sometimes forget about mystery leftovers in the back of the fridge, and if I had my way, the thermostat would permanently be fixed at 80 degrees, but the other charges are unfounded, I tell ya.  Sheets can’t be tucked in when you’re using them to huddle up in the frigid sub-80 degree environment, buying the wrong brand of dry food does not qualify as cat neglect (even Stink will back me up on that one), and clickbeetles are the grossest bugs around so that fear is completely reasonable.  My pleas fell on deaf ears and I was given my punishment - 2 smacks for every offense. 

Despite my pleading, I couldn’t help but grin and giggle at the same time.  I thought it was really funny and kind of sweet that he surprised me with a ticket mandating a playful spanking.  My only hope is next time the ticket will be delivered in uniform!

**PayPal issue now resolved.  Please see notice at bottom of this post**

If you’re a reader of my blog, you probably already know that one of my passions (aside from spanking) is animal welfare.  Last year, I participated in a local charity event called Walk For Animals which aids the shelter I volunteer at.   The facility is full to capacity and in desparate need of supplies, funds, and of course, loving homes for the hundreds of domestic animals they care for. 

This year I will be participating in the fundraiser again and would like to ask any of you that can and wish to support to please help out.  Every last cent goes to help an animal in need - nothing in my pocket.  Also, for every dollar raised (through this blog), I will receive one hard bare bottomed spank which I’ll record and post in a later blog update.  I’ll gladly hurt if it means an animal doesn’t have to.

Sponsorship is a flat fee (not a per mile increment).  Donations can be made via PayPal by clicking here:

If you would like to donate by check, money order, or well concealed cash, you can send it to the PB P.O. Box:

PB / Amber Wells
P.O. Box 413
Doylestown, PA 18901

Please make checks or money orders out to directly C.S.A. (the charity organization).  Please include a little note so we know it’s a donation, not a product order.

If I manage to raise even just $1, that’s one more dollar I can give to the rescue foundation and my bottom gets off pretty lightly.  And if I raise nothing at all (I know right now is a tough economic time for many), I’ll still have given it a good try.  But with any luck, I’ll have a sore, red bottom and will be helping a good cause at the same time.  Donations can be accepted through September 28th.  Thank you!

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*** I hit a slight technical snag with PayPal.  In order to accept any donations made, I must verify my PayPal account using my bank account … which I’d have no trouble doing except that “Amber Wells” isn’t the name on my bank account!  I therefore have had to unfortunately return all donations made yesterday and this morning and I’ve posted a new donation link using a 100% verified account.  I apologize for any confusion for those who so generously tried to donate.  I do hope that you’ll donate again now that the issue has been resolved.  Thank you to those of you who have already re-sent their donations.   ***

Congrats!  Most of you identified our bottoms correctly.  I even tried standing on my tippy toes while Chloe crouched a little so that our bums would be at the same height to try to throw you off.  But I guess you’ve probably seen both our bottoms quite a lot!

Here are some more fun behind the scenes photos from Saturday’s shoot.  While we were taking the still photos following our cheerleading scene, I got a phone call from my boyfriend. 

I took the call while Chloe kept herself busy with caffeine assisted bratting.

When she didn’t get the reaction from me she was hoping for by lightly kicking my butt, she grabbed the school paddle and took advantage of my nicely positioned target.

I never expected Chloe to really hit me, let alone smack me so hard!  My poor boyfriend is probably a little hard of hearing after the scream of shock I let out right in his ear.   

I wasn’t going to get her back (at least not right away) but I couldn’t resist.

I was nice and only gave her a light tap, not a brat whack.  I am so not a top!! 

Veronica was so disappointed with my efforts.   Thankfully she helped me out by grabbing the paddle and giving Chloe a few extra swats on my behalf.

Can you tell which bratty bottom is which?  I think one must have been mislabeled because both Chloe and I can be pretty naughty. 

See some of our cheerleading antics on Pixie’s Previews (just published!).  And I’ll post some more of our behind the scenes bratting here tomorrow.

Although the majority of my spankings these days are either role play for scenes or more light hearted (but heavy handed) on-the-spot discipline from my boyfriend for minor infractions or bratting, I have in the past received spankings as a form of therapeutic discipline. A goal would be set regarding a particular issue I’d like to improve on and the spanker would help hold me accountable by regularly checking in on my progress and dishing out discipline as needed.

I’ve worked on smaller / simpler goals such as drinking more water (takes sip of Diet Coke …clearly need more work on that one) or tackling an ugly chore I might otherwise procrastinate about and more difficult ones such as low self-esteem and other related struggles.

Even though I am a spanko and therefore enjoy spankings in many ways, they still hurt and the disciplinary ones pack that extra sting of disappointment. Knowing that I’ll otherwise face swats with an implement I don’t like can sometimes provide the extra little push I need to make a step in the right direction.

What is key though is a desire to change and improve regardless of the spankings. The accountability can help as can the little extra motivation, but if deep down a person isn’t willing or ready to change, I don’t think it would work as you can’t force a person to comply in this manner. The spankings simply lose their therapeutic value.

For me personally, I experienced both some success and some failure in being held accountable with therapeutic disciplinary spankings. After a while the need and desire for strict monitoring and punishment would lessen. Sometimes this was because I’d made significant strides, other times it was because I wasn’t ready to move forward yet, and in some rare cases it didn’t work because there simply wasn’t the right connection between the spanker and me for such a relationship to work.

I know for some, spanking is purely fun or erotic and spanking for true disciplinary reasons never even enters the picture. But for plenty of others, some level of therapeutic spanking is common particularly in addressing areas related to self-care habits such as proper diet or quitting cigarettes.

Have you tried therapeutic disciplinary spankings (either as a spanker or spankee)? Did you find the relationship to be helpful? Did the spankings remain a consistent motivating factor or did they lose their effectiveness over time?

You have all provided such wonderful costume ideas in response to my last post that my dress up wish list is getting really long now.  :)  Genie, Sailor Moon, Tinkerbell, Wonderwoman … Halloween needs to come more often.

None of the guesses were on the money though (even though the commenter who originally inspired posted a guess!).  Looks like we’ll just have to wait until Halloween, or at least until the costume arrives, to find out what it is. 

A couple of suggestions were for a Shirley Temple costume.  I actually had one before and went to look for it today, but all I could find was the oversized lollipop.  I must have accidentally sorted the dress into the donation pile the last time I cleaned out my wardrobe.  I hope someone picked it up from Good Will and gave it a good home. 

Here I am in my Dorothy outfit complete with ruby slippers with the lollipop borrowed from the Shirley costume.  The lollipop sort of goes as I can pretend it was a gift from the Lollipop Guild. 

And here’s one more fun outfit I ran across when searching for the donated dress.  I believe it’s a candystriper costume.  A very naughty candystriper.  I ought to be spanked just for wearing a dress that short.

(I was going to wait to post this, but I’m too pleased with my find.)

It may only be the beginning of September, but it’s not too early to start thinking about Halloween.  Just ask the local retailers who have already stocked the shelves with giant bags of candy and pumpkin carving kits.

But perhaps even more fun than treats and decorations to me is the annual selection of a Halloween costume.  I actually had a little bit of a hard time finding one I liked that wasn’t one I already owned.

But as I was scrolling through online catalogues of costumes, inspiration hit me.  Or should I say, one of the relatively recent commentor’s inspiration hit me.  Click - check - sold!  My costume is on its way. 

Any guesses as to what I’ll be this year?  Please let me know if you have a guess, because even if it’s not correct, it may give me an idea for another outfit I just have to add to my collection. 

 Spanking can be fun. Spanking can be erotic. Spanking can be used for discipline. But no matter what, it should always, ALWAYS be safe. Unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong.

Back when I first discovered the vast spanking community online, I made some pretty poor decisions due to naivety and being overly eager to connect with fellow spankos. Most times I was fortunate and nothing terrible came of it, but on one very scary, unfortunate occasion, I learned the hard way why it’s important to always put safety first. Not establishing a safeword and boundaries (though in this instance I’m not sure they would have been honored) and not getting to know the other person well enough before agreeing to meet privately were huge mistakes. Trust me, I more than learned my lesson though.

What are some safety tips that you’d offer to someone looking to meet and/or play for the first time? Any valuable lessons you can share or things you wish you could have known or done differently the first time around?