Making the most of the season By FUNMI AKINGBADE

Funmi Akingbade

One of the best ways to make the most of this season is to change the ordinary into the extra ordinary. Making things look different and new most times can be very exciting and enhancing. For example, sex can be taken beyond the bedchamber to any part of the home, just to create a difference. It’s been recorded that getting intimate outside the bedroom leaves lifetime imprint memories.

You may be wondering how possible that could be, considering the hustling and bustling of the season; amazingly, enticing sexual opportunities abound throughout your house.

For instance, if you are considering celebrating this season at home, it is never a bad idea but if you have a home that is always overcrowded during festive periods, having sex in your bathroom can be very handy and striking.

Yes, washing up can lead to getting down and having sex. Position yourselves by facing each other and the wife can elevate one of her legs on a raised surface, like the side of the tub or a shower bench, as the husband slides inside her. And for deeper penetration, you can bend your body forward from your hips, so your hands can touch the tub, while your husband stands behind you. If shower sex appears too slippery, using the toilet is another gateway.

You can straddle your man as he sits on the toilet seat (the cover can be up or down). Face each other and he can easily play with your clitoris for heightened pleasure.

Men go weak for wives in the kitchen because they unconsciously associate it with being fed and nurtured; so use it to your advantage. I suggest “the old up-on-the-counter move” (you sit on the counter, and your man stands between your legs). For added adventure, lean against the countertop for support as he enters you from behind for a variation on doggie-style. The refrigerator also offers a cool experience; try a standing position in front of the open fridge door and quickly make do with few minutes’ sex, but make sure the door to the kitchen is locked.

Who needs a bed when you have a table? So don’t overlook your dining table. If it can hold the two of you, hop on top for modified missionary position with your legs over his shoulders. If your man would prefer to stand on the floor for a better thrust, sit on the table’s edge and wrap your legs around his hips. There is also no harm in using the table for oral sex, while he sits in a chair at the table and you lie on your back on the table with your feet facing him. Oral sex can be a daily exercise till the festive season is over. Your couch facilitates a plethora of positions; that is why your living room should not be exempted. Using it for leverage gives you a whole new type of entry and pressure. Wife, bend your body over the arm of the couch and have your ‘one and only’ enter you from behind. The cushion of the armrest will keep you comfortable and supported. Or try a variation on the missionary position, lie down and stack a few pillows under your backside to lift yourself for deeper penetration.

Do you know that lying on top of the washing machine when it’s in its spin cycle adds vibrations that can contribute to a more powerful orgasm? You can give that a trial.

The congestion of unexpected visitors can make the hallway extra-enticing. Try a standing position leaning against the front door; face the door, placing both hands on either side of your body and push your weight forward onto your hands while your man quickly enters you from behind, holding your waist. This type must be done very fast and with urgency.

When healthy food and sex go hand in hand, holiday becomes a merriment, which means you can also turn your meal into an aphrodisiac. We have variety of local fruits which would not only enrich the season but enhance good sexuality. While preparing your salad, add some avocado pear sparingly. This fruit is packed with amino acids which are involved in the production of nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels and increases blood flow to sex organs. And that’s vital for getting aroused; it causes penile and clitoral erection, vaginal lubrication and other parts of the sexual organs, for desired orgasm.

Toss some garlic into your vegetable soups and cook up a sensual feast; garlic increases circulation via an enzyme called nitric oxide synthase, promoting more blood flow down there. Some medical researchers even consider garlic an erectile dysfunction remedy. Don’t cook your rice naked, stack it with some spinach melons;  they are nutrient powerhouses, offering the mineral magnesium, which relaxes arteries and promotes blood flow to the genitals. In fact, one study shows that magnesium increases testosterone levels in men.

Though walnut is seasonal, we have some handful of dry ones around that could be eaten as snacks. They’re a great source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, and good heart function promotes great sex and functioning loins. They’re natural anti-depressants, keeping you in a good mood for good sex. Don’t forget to cook your meat, chicken and snails with local curry leaves. The flavonoids in local curry leaves are anti-inflammatory, which combat erectile dysfunction and low libido. They are also packed with antioxidants, which increase arterial blood flow to the brain, heart and genitals.