arguchik | girly shit

yeah, so i was on the verge of completely giving up on my diva cup (i blogged about it awhile back--it's a reusable menstrual device). it was too hard to insert and remove properly, and i was tired of trying to discreetly go through the necessary contortions (complete with sound effects, despite my best efforts at being quiet) in public restrooms. the device comes in two sizes: the smaller one, for women under 30 who have never given birth; and the larger one, for women over 30 and women of any age who have given birth. well...i'm 40 (i was 39 when i bought it--same diff), but i'm "petite" (ahem), and have never given birth, so it was kind of a toss-up. my instincts at the time said "go with the smaller one," but i ultimately decided to follow their recommendation.

wrong, wrong, wrong! since i was on the verge of heaving the thing off the aurora bridge and watching it die a horrible death against the pavement below...but since i also didn't really want to go back to using tampons or (god forbid) pads...i decided to just drop some more cash and buy the smaller one. i've been using it for two days now. WAY better! it's so much easier to deal with. i have no problems getting it in or out, it doesn't leak, and it's so comfortable i forget it's there.

Yay!