Have plans for Valentine’s Day that didn’t include your period?
There’s no need to fear.
And, there’s no need to change Valentine’s Day plans that include a little V play!
Here’s a period wise option if you or your partner are a bit squeamish about red day play.
Use a SoftCup (Instead) of a tampon or pad!
Kaitlin accepted the #LemonChallenge. And, from the video below, it looks like she did so at work. At work – now there’s a thought.
#LemonChallenge is bigger than you or me. #LemonChallenge is as large as our combined reach!
Think of all the people you come into contact with – at work, in your community, at school, at home, via social media…. This is your reach. Open your arms and reach wide. Let’s reach the world with endometriosis awareness and affect real change.
#LemonChallenge everyone within your reach.
Today is important.
It’s the first day of the rest of your life.
Make it count.
Make a difference – in yourself, in others, in the world around you.
Make a difference – period wise – for yourself, for others, for the world around you!
Today is the most important day of your life.
Why?
Because today is all you have.
Sarah Ogden, a Staff Writer for Everyday Feminism, recently wrote an article.that screams “PERIOD WISE” beginning with her first sentence: “All right, folks, it’s time to talk about it.”
“Breaking News: Menstruation Is Awesome!” is loaded with timely and important information – and chocked full of encouragement.
“It’s a beautiful thing.” That’s what she said about menstruation.
She said a lot more, too, like…how her boyfriends knew more about her body than she did and that the products we use help us remain disconnected from our bodies.
How’s that for a teaser? She packs quite a punch in her piece.
Here are some highlights.
I encourage you to take a few minutes and read Sarah’s post.
If you use tampons as your main menstrual product, I hope Sarah’s words below awaken you to the possibility of trying other products (esp. reusable menstrual cups like Lunette, Diva, Keeper, Instead SoftCup, or pads like Always Infinity or cloth).
We use plastic to put tampons in our vaginas, pull them out by the bottom of long string, and then throw them away, all without getting our fingers bloodied. We are almost completely disengaged from our blood and our bodies.
Period wise women redefine menstruation by breaking taboos and challenging long held beliefs and assumptions.
Period wise women personalize menstruation through the acceptance of their own experience and in sharing their experience with others.
Think.
I came across a blog on So Easy Being Green that I simply cannot resist sharing.
Perhaps it’s the colors. Or, maybe it’s the beautiful pictures. Or…it could be that the topic is reusable menstrual cups.
It could be that it’s all that and more – the “more” being Lindsey and her delightful way with words.
Lindsey describes herself as a “green Mommy blogger” whose first and foremost roles are “Mommy” and “Wife.”
7 Ways My Menstrual Cup Changed My Life describes Lindsey’s experience with a Lunette cup – (size 2 according to the pictures) and her thoughts concerning it.
“It has literally changed my life and I finally found freedom from my period.” — Lindsey
If you’ve never given reusable menstrual cups much thought, do the period wise thing – be open to change.
Currently, three companies of reusable menstrual cups have received US FDA approval: Lunette, Moon Cup/Keeper Cup, and DivaCup. Instead SoftCup has also received FDA approval for both the disposable and the reusable cups.