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DIY View All

DIY Toy Instructions Online

I’m crafty. I learned how to make BDSM gear almost within months of my entrance to the lifestyle. I love how easy some of these are. I always get compliments for my work. I’ve started a list of all the places online where you can find instructions for DIY projects to fill your dungeon. Many [...]

26, March | Leave a comment

Keep In Good Standing – A Tip For Those Who Can’t Kneel

There is a sense of rightness to the act of kneeling before ones Master, a serene feeling of belonging and worship that is unique and special to each dynamic but what’s a girl to do when she can’t kneel? How else can you get that same sense of peace and connection? As someone with 2 [...]

24, May | 15 comments

DIY: How to Make a Duct Tape Flogger

From the Submissive Guide Newsletter 11-20-10 About a year ago I was challenged with a question, “Could I make a flogger out of anything?” This got me thinking, and I was inspired by another blogger who posted that they had made a flogger out of duct tape (blog now defunct). I could do that! And [...]

21, February | 15 comments

Domestics View All

Domestic Duties | How I Make The Bed

You don’t have to be a perfectionist to have a tidy bed. A well made bed in the morning will make it more inviting to curl up into at the end of the day. Your bed will say nice and clean and be an inviting haven for sleep. Steps Start at the bottom with a [...]

21, March | 8 comments

36 Ten Minute Meals For When Time Is Short

This guest post is a honeymoon gift from MGbunny. Time is not always our friend more so if you work outside of your Tops home and have chores to do upon returning home from work, needing to make time to cook dinner as well.  It then becomes the question of how to make real food, [...]

6, June | 3 comments

Domestic or Dreadful; Your Journey to Domestic Satisfaction

Cleaning is a task most dread, but it can be made quick and effective. With a few simple tips you can boast your domestic prowess and please your Master with a well manicured home.

23, April | 1 comment

Health and Beauty View All

Laney’s Top Ten Personal Hygiene Reminders

There are a lot of times that things are so obvious you think “surely no one has to be reminded.” However, if you spend any amount of time around people (vanilla, lifestyle, strangers etc) you will certainly notice that “yes, sometimes someone needs to be reminded.” Since I have submitted several articles here about table [...]

13, March | Leave a comment

The Impact of Pregnancy on Service and Play

Because of the content of this post I feel I must begin with a disclaimer: This is NOT meant to be medical advice or anything even related to it. This is an account of what worked for me and my family and notes from other pregnant slaves I have known. Always talk to your doctor [...]

29, December | 1 comment

Green Recipes for Home and Health

These days there are so many chemicals out on the market that we don’t really know what kind of damage they can do to our bodies most importantly, as well as our clothes, furniture and so on. One of the biggest causes of health problems is allergic reactions to these chemicals. It’s time to get [...]

17, August | Leave a comment

Rituals and Routines View All

An Introduction to Body Service

From the Submissive Guide Newsletter 11-5-11 One of the more intimate ways that we submissives can serve our Dominants is by learning and performing grooming duties usually left to themselves to do. It’s not as unusual as you might think. Upper class men and women of history used to have body servants and grooms to [...]

6, February | 1 comment

High Tea, Japanese Tea Ceremony and Formal Dining

Throughout history people have been creating specialized rituals for different events in their lives from birth to coming of age, marriage and even death. Some of the special events that we are drawn to in a D/s bend are the more “everyday” form of formal behavior and on occasion, ceremony that comes from other parts [...]

27, January | 1 comment

Morning Rituals

From Submissive Journal Prompts Do you have a morning ritual? Morning rituals are fantastic ways of setting routine and developing a focusing meditation bright and early in the day. I’ve had morning rituals off an on throughout my service and they are quite enjoyable. I’ve not maintained one since I became a stay at home [...]

21, June | 5 comments

Submissive Positions View All

The Bunny Dip

How can you avoid ‘spillage’ when serving a drink in your sexiest fet wear? Try ‘the bunny dip’!

17, February | 1 comment

Regaining Submissive Mind-Space Through Ritual

Many submissives have jobs where they are managers, business owners, or in charge in some way or another. Sometimes it can be difficult to re-enter your submissive head-space at the end of a busy work day. A sub can use rituals in order to help her achieve the right mind-apace, leaving the outside world behind [...]

26, February | 10 comments

Show Off Your Positions! [Day 14 - 2WBSP]

You have followed the whole series of Submissive Positions posts here at Submissive Guide. If not, start back at the beginning, I’ll wait for you here. Are you back? Ready to show them off? Today’s post is all about you! I want to see what you came up with for positions that worked best for [...]

4, May | Leave a comment

Talents and Skills View All

Submissive Speech 12: Don’t Use That Tone With Me

The last post in this series is not about speech but how we say things that speak a lot about our mood, impression of the situation and so much more – our tone.  Tone is also something precarious because you can be misunderstood by your tone alone. How many times have you had to reiterate [...]

30, April | 2 comments

Submissive Speech 11: Topics to Avoid with Other Submissives

If you get 2 submissives in a room together and it’s very likely that a discussion will take place about their Dominant partners. We sure love to talk about them, don’t we? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve talked about KnyghtMare at the Submissive Forum. It’s usually with pride and love that he [...]

27, April | 2 comments

Submissive Speech 10: Speaking with Service Persons

Think about the last time you went out to eat or stood in line at a check out counter. Do you remember looking at the service person who waited on you? Did you smile at them and greet them or did you stay on your cell phone and not even acknowledge them as they served [...]

26, April | 1 comment

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Submissive Speech Series Wrap Up

All this month we have showcased a more humble, submissive way to verbally present yourself to your Dominant and in public. This concludes the series with a look back on what was covered and some last minute thoughts. Introduction Addressing Individuals Personal Introductions Asking a Question How to Apologize Answering in the Positive Answering in [...]

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Submissive Speech 9: Answering the Phone or Door

Sometimes we forget that speaking in a submissive manner could include moments we don’t know who is on the other end of the conversation. Answering the phone or the door is a process that has gotten far to sloppy lately. I hope that with this advice we can begin to correct that. At least at [...]

3 comments Posted by lunaKM | Posted in: Talents and Skills

Submissive Speech 8: Showing Gratitude

One of the most valuable things that I think any submissive should know is how to express gratitude in more than one way. I know I’ve taken a lot for granted when I was first starting out and exploring kink with anyone who was interested. Never once did I say thank you for it. I [...]

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Submissive Speech 7: Polite Interruptions

In everyone’s daily exchanges with people there comes a time we will need to interrupt another person or persons to pass on information. For a polite and graceful submissive you should endeavor to not interrupt someone needlessly but to find an appropriate time to step into their presence. Oftentimes I am sent as a messenger  for my [...]

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Submissive Speech 6: Answering in the Negative

Just as saying yes or answering in the affirmative can be done many ways, saying no has many ways you can say it also. When a submissive gives a negative answer it can be a simple “no” or it can be as elaborate as the Dominant wishes. Some Dominants do not allow the submissive to [...]

2 comments Posted by lunaKM | Posted in: Talents and Skills

Submissive Speech 5: Answering in the Positive

Saying yes is one of the most frequent phrases I say on a regular basis.  There are several ways you can express a “yes” response to your Dominant or others. When a submissive says “yes” it can be as simple or elaborate as the Dominant wishes. This depends on the formality of the relationship and [...]

3 comments Posted by lunaKM | Posted in: Talents and Skills

Submissive Speech 4: How to Apologize

The proper apology is an art, it really is. But before we put that together I’d like to cover the reason for apologizing in the first place. Apologizing is not admitting your intentional disobedience. It’s not about accepting the blame either. It is purely about acknowledging that you have displeased your Dominant in some way; [...]

3 comments Posted by lunaKM | Posted in: Talents and Skills

Submissive Speech 3: Asking a Question

You should never be afraid to ask a question of your Dominant, however in certain circumstances there are inappropriate ways to ask questions and inappropriate questions. First, and I have a hard time at this one too, you shouldn’t question a Dominant’s orders. It is not a submissive’s position to know why a Dominant wishes [...]

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Submissive Speech 2: Personal Introductions

Generally speaking, the first time you encounter someone in a BDSM context you will likely have to introduce yourself. We’ve all heard that you only get one chance to make a first impression to make sure it’s a good one. I’m going to break this up into two separate sections. One for single submissives and [...]

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Submissive Speech 1: Addressing Individuals

In a BDSM context, it’s more common to have to learn how to address someone than in a non-scene situation. How many times have you had conversations with service personnel or with people you encounter in your day to day without first asking them their name or how they wish to be addressed? It’s a [...]

Leave a comment Posted by lunaKM | Posted in: Talents and Skills