sometimes you feel like a nut

[seryn]

When I was at the drugstore today, I noticed that there is a new absorbancy of Tampax tampon, "ultra". Extremely unfortunately, it's the same color as the "lite" variant. Š No one is going to be unhappy to get those confused.š

Idiots.

Personally I would prefer if they could stop with the marketing names and just put the absorbancy rating in numbers on the box.

The coffee woman, who was with me when I saw this, says she buys the "super" ones because they're so obviously good, they're super. I employed several weeks worth of tact. I didn't point out the "super plus" kind. ;-)

I think I'm not the right kind of person to be a "real woman" some days. Like today when I picked out what I'd really like for clothing storage: http://www.amazon.com/Seville-Classics-SHE16510-Commercial-7-Shelf/dp/B001O4A42K
I love this thing. It would be perfect if the sliding bins were a clear purple. I suppose it might be nice if there was a rod going around the top for a thin curtain to be strung around. I looked to see if that company makes other bins. They don't. It's possible the bins will smell weird or have harsh edges. Some of the pictures show the bins filled with nails or screws. I was just thinking that I could use the dividers and have my underwear sorted by color. And it would be easy to pull the drawer/bin all the way out so I could see what I was looking at in the full light. There wouldn't be panties that get lost in the back of the drawer because they're the smooth black ones for wearing under fitted slacks (the ones meant to minimize panty lines) and I can't see them.

No women like practical things. That's how you get tampons that are marketed so "regular" women feel inferior, as if successful menstruation should be rated by volume shed?

I know all the names of the regular sport professional sports teams, which city they're in, and what sport they play. I can't tell you who is hitting the most home runs this season or if there have been a lot of shut outs in football in the past year. But if I keep my bras and panties in a giant toolbox, do you think the guys would let me into their clubhouse?

Comments

[sciarra]

I use a "Diva" menstrual cup. Because I am SO fussy that I will only use a latex cup that I have to dump the menstrual blood out of into the toilet and rinse before reinserting.

[seryn]

I haven't tried that. Seemed like something likely to be fraught with peril.... But on the other hand, the trash is very discreet.

[sciarra]

I used a Keeper for the first ten years that I had one and just bought a new one recently. I liked the silicon version of the Diva cup better, but your screed on names reminded me how silly I thought this name was. However, I love menstrual cups! You never have to buy tampons or pads, and they hold a fair amount. Later in my flow, I can go 24 hours without worrying which I'd never do with a tampon.