Helloooooooo . . . anybody out there?? Welcome, one and all, to the very first Body Beautiful Diva Blog. I’m Lynn Armitage, the managing editor of Body Beautiful Magazine – the driving force behind our new website. As I write this, I’m reminded of that tired, old riddle: If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Likewise, if I write this first Blog and nobody reads it, have I really said anything at all? I must confess right up front that I have absolutely NO idea how to Blog, nor do I understand why anybody would want to read what’s on my mind every single day of the year. Who could possibly be that interesting?

But in the beginning, the Powers That Be (my bosses) who created bodybeautifulmagazine.com said, “Let there be blogging.” And so it is done.

I’d like to start off this first Blog with a BANG. (For the lucky ones, that pun was intended.) As I was searching for some topics to write about, I came across something that was as bizarre as it was enticing.

You’ve heard of the “G-spot,” haven’t you? (The lucky ones are nodding their heads very appreciatively.) It’s that Holy Grail of female sexuality, that small, erogenous area behind a woman’s pubic bone that legend claims is responsible for giving women amazing orgasms. (Can I even use these words in a company-sponsored Blog?) Some question whether it really exists or not, claiming that the reason they call it the “G-spot” is because they’ve always wondered, “GEE, where is it?”

OK, get this. There is now a new procedure called the G-Shot that injects a woman’s G-spot (named after the brave crusader who found it, Sir Grafenberg) with a collagen-based substance that increases its height and width, making it easier to stimulate and thereby giving women instant orgasms during intercourse. The G-Shot was created by a board-certified OB/GYN in Los Angeles. (For details, visit thegshot.com)

So here’s my question to you ladies out there to get this Blogging business rolling: Would you have your G spot injected with collagen (ouch!) if you knew that it could give you more powerful orgasms? Or do you think this is just another clever way to market dermal fillers?

While this blog question is really intended for women, men can feel free to respond, too. What do you think of having your woman’s G-spot injected with collagen? Think about it. It would make your job a whole lot easier and you could be back in front of that TV before you know it.

Spring has come quickly, hasn't it? Day by passing winter day, it has crept up on us, just like holiday weight gain and the revolving balance on our credit cards. As I write this, believe it or not, my artificial Christmas tree is STILL sitting in a box in my living room, a hapless victim of more pressing priorities.

Yes, spring has almost sprung, but I'm much too lazy to greet it properly. How about you? Are you ready to follow nature's cue and start anew, clear out the clutter in your home and in your life?  Are you eager to enjoy longer days and parade around in shorter shorts (which, by the way, are really hot this year, so consider yourself warned!)?

I love spring, really I do. I love the chirping birds and the way it smells in the morning and how these odd, red flowers planted by the previous homeowner (amaryllis, I think) seem to pop up overnight in my garden. Spring has a magical way of waking up my cleaning gene, too. Suddenly I see blinds that need dusting and walls that need painting and a garage that still needs cleaning out from three years ago.

Spring is the season for renaissance and renewal . . . and a whole lot of mating. Birds are doing it. Bees are buzzing about it. Pandas, sea lions, chimpanzees, elephants and even bed bugs are heeding nature's timeless call to action, too. Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson said it more eloquently: "In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." So cheer up, there's hope for the more intelligent species.

But if fashion, cleaning and mating don't offer enough of a fresh start, consider something really life-changing: Move to Oregon, like my friends, the Bensons, did. Tired of the hectic pace of Orange County, they packed up their 8-year-old daughter, hiking gear and entire history and did what most of us only dream of doing: settled into a simpler life with fewer demands. They bought a home in the country complete with a barn, woodshop, horse and llama. And they're really happy.

"The most amazing thing here is the quiet," they emailed. "No sounds of cars, airplanes or neighbors. Just birds chirping and horses whinnying during the day, and frogs and coyotes at night." They said it's so dark at night, there's always a spectacular show of stars. "It's absolutely brilliant."

OK, maybe an out-of-state move is a bit too drastic of a change. But I encourage you to try something new. It might be just what you need to put a little spring in your step.

By Lynn Armitage