May Issue, Volume 2, Issue 3
Monday, May 1st, 2006  Featured MomMy mom, Vicki, is one amazing woman. She is complex, expressive, funny, loving, and maternal in a mama bear way. And she is a friend. Always the one to answer the many questions flung her way by yours truly, she weathered many inquisitions. “Will I die if I stop doing this (breathing demonstrated)?!” “What does virgin mean?” “Why do I bleed over days, and not just at once?” A trooper to be sure, my mom helped me understand the intricacies life. She was always open to me, and never wrapped her responses in awkwardness or euphemisms. She helped me think through this new info, knowing that more burning questions from Sara were sure to come her way.Thank you, mom, for being there and helping to paint a picture of the world as I now know it! ~ Sara |
 Get 20% off Regular Cotton Day Pad Holders Product #CLEH We sell more extra holders than we do inserts because many women find GladRags to be so absorbent that they need only one insert much of the time. Stock up on our day holders and make it through your whole period without having to wash holders or supplement with disposables. Some women also like to use holders on a “maybe day” when they’re waiting for their flow to start.Use coupon code NL0506 when checking out to receive 20% off your regular cotton color day holders. Offer ends 05/20/06, not good with other offers or coupons. |
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 Happy Bike to Work - Year!My co-worker, Sara, told me that May 16th is National Bike to Work Day. We decided that we’d let y’all know about it, so I searched “National Bike to Work Day” on the web to get some more info. I could find no exact date for this event – different organizations and cities claimed different days. It got me thinking – does the date really matter? The point is to live more lightly in order to save resources, reduce carbon emissions and get some exercise, something we should all practice every day of the year.Lately, I’ve been thinking about my own not-so-green habits. The magazine Vanity Fair dedicated their last issue to environmental concerns. The issue focused on global warming and the factors contributing to its continuation. It was embarrassing to be reminded by a mainstream publication like Vanity Fair that I need to treat the Earth more kindly, but also remarkable that such a publication was discussing a devastatingly pressing threat facing our planet. I was excited and thought, “Great! The mainstream media is catching on. Change is going to happen!” I now realize that my enthusiasm was a bit hasty. The vast majority of the nation is not on the “save our dying planet” bandwagon. Because the danger is so immediate, there cannot be just a few publications that talk about global warming; EVERY publication needs to talk about global warming. As Sara pointed out, it’s not a sexy story, it’s a depressing one, but let’s not allow times of despair to cause inaction. We have to keep up the momentum and make changes. We can work together to find alternate, more environmentally friendly ways of living. We can do this by assessing all aspects of how we live and by making each aspect more sustainable. You’ve already done it with menstruation and this month we’re reminded that the choice of how we get to work can also be a way to change our living habits. I’m going to shoot for biking or walking to work at least 3 days a week. How about you?!
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