The wonderful thing about Lunapads is the ability to tailor your protection to your needs. You can layer, for example, liners over the base pads for super heavy-flow days. And you can "refresh" your pad by changing the liner you have over the top. The ladies who run the shop are all incredible, and they make it feel…

I'm oddly-shaped and would just rather not personally risk it - plus, with the Mirena, I don't have a flow situation that would warrant a cup.

Oh god, the same thing happened to me! Run, don't walk, and get yourself a kit or two. You won't regret it. :)

Lunapads are the best. They don't end up smelling weird like plastic pads do, and the cloth is so comfortable against your skin. It's a wonderful extra bit of self-care for that time of the month, and I think they're on to something with being more centered and not detaching yourself from your body.

Yes! From their site:

I didn't think I could love Lunapads more until I tried their panties. Hooray!

Sorry to be all Debbie Downer but the first thing that came to mind was, "Wow, sex must be pretty boring for you now."

This is why I switched to cloth pads (seriously not that gross). I have an IUD, or I'd also use the Diva Cup. You can get both at http://www.lunapads.com.

My sister has my 16-year-old niece attend EC because the local public schools gutted their music education programs. Where, exactly, should my niece be going to school if she wants to further her music education, bearing in mind that she's already a member of a local youth symphony orchestra?

"Professional musician" was my dream job. Still is. I'm a desk jockey instead. This is the first time in over 15 years I've had a group to sing with that's up to my standards, so I feel really lucky. And since I have the well-paid day job, I've started donating to Columbia Choirs' scholarship fund so young kids who…

Older musicians, too! I discovered after my voice teacher moved to Kennelly Keys in Bellevue that there's a local choir organization, too - Columbia Choirs. The director is fantastic. I sing with the Con Brio Women's Choir and it's the best time I've had. Joining up ranks right up there with marrying Mr Simon on the…

It went the other way for me. I'll be 36 in June and never, before meeting Mr Simon, entertained the notion of a kidlet. Now, I zomg want his baby. Pheromones, you so cray.

My niece attends EC. My sister pulled her out of the public school system when they started dismantling their music education programs, and my niece is a terrific clarinetist who plays with the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra. You better believe that kid's protesting this. I am so proud of her. <3

I have that kind of list, too - but when Mr Simon and I went to see his family on the east coast after his father died, I decided I'd like to try - after getting my temple ready, which will take me a year or more.

I'd rather have a clean cut than an irregular tear. Ideally I'd like neither, but sometimes it's a rock-and-a-hard-place kind of choice.

My husband and I were in CT the first week of the month, and we stopped by a Dunkin's for coffee and a doughnut. It made me yearn for Starbucks.

There should be no need to create a "safe space" if the con, itself, is safe. Period.

OMG BURT lookit you, all main-page fancy-pants. Jez better be paying you.

So why not just TALK about them, instead of shunting them off into other spaces? If the con is so progressive and inclusive, such a space shouldn't be needed at all.

Why would an event that was otherwise inclusive need an extra-special "SUPER INCLUSIVE LOUNGE" space?