I got a reply about my interest in the NLS course from someone named Trisha Tatam almost instantly. She sent me a Word file that I read through, and then I went online to fill out the application. Now I’m waiting to see if I hear back from someone. I ordered some Braille paper, floppy binders, and mailing envelopes for the course, so … we’ll see when those get here because they’re being shipped via free matter for the blind, which, in my limited experience, takes forever. Good thing I didn’t have to buy a braillewriter, because those are only $730.00!
Anyway, while we’re still on the subject of ordering, I’ll say that I have been doing a bunch of reading on menstrual cups and finally purchased one yesterday, from SouthcoastShopping.com It was $26.98 (after shipping) for the Keeper Moon Cup. Can’t wait ’til it gets here so I can try it out. I’m still a bit confused about how to clean it and all that good stuff, so if anyone who reads this has one and knows what to do could help me out, that would be great!
Just in case you’re wondering what the heck a menstrual cup is, there’s a great livejournal community dedicated to menstrual cups. Click here to learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about menstrual cups and more!
I know, it sounds gross at first, but it really isn’t that bad, when you consider how much healthier and cheaper than tampons it is. I am by no means a health freak, but, like I said, I’ve been doing a bunch of reading on menstrual cups, and just bit the bullet and ordered one to try it out. There was a specific incident, almost a month ago now, that made me really consider my options. I was at the park with the family, on Easter Sunday, and I was on my period. I thought we were only going to be there for a couple of hours, so when I realized I forgot to bring extra tampons with me, I shrugged it off as no problem. My periods are pretty light anyway, and I can go for five to six hours before I have to change my tampon. Well, imagine my surprise when, to my horror, I could feel the blood seeping past the tampon, and I had to rush to the bathroom to get cleaned up. By this point, the damage had already been done. I was wearing light-colored pants, and there was no way I was going to hide a blood stain. I was mortified, too, that there wasn’t any toilet paper in the stall I was in, either. Picture trying to use those hideous seat covers to clean yourself up. I spent quite a bit of time in there, let me tell you. You’d have been wondering if I actually fell in or something. so, ugh, after much agonizing and deliberation, I decided to head home. This made me very upset as I hadn’t eaten any of the meat my mom had barbecued.
So, there you have it. My whole reason for wanting to switch over to the menstrual cup. You pay more initially, but in the long run, you save thousands of dollars. You also don’t have to worry about toxic shock syndrome if you leave it in too long, because menstrual cups collect, rather than absorb, your menstrual fluids and don’t dry you out. You can leave it in anywhere from 8 to 12 hours, depending on your flow. And you only have one! One to take with you wherever you go, and as long as you care for it properly, it can last you up to 10 years! No more agonizing about having enough tampons, or kicking yourself for forgetting to put some in your purse before you left the house! Sounds like a great deal to me!
Shopping online is great, isn’t it?
