Greetings all! You may, (or, may not), have noticed that I have a new site in the old blog roll. A Piece of My Mind is a site inhabited by Maria, an uber cool environmental conservationist I “met” on Plurk a while back. It really is inspiring to read about her own exploits in the area of trying new things and new ideas about all areas of conservation.
Have any of you ladies ever heard of a Diva Cup? Maria discusses the use of one and the benefits of it. Well, that little gizmo may just be the best thing since sliced bread. Here is her first post on the “non-absorbent menstrual cup”. The Diva Cup is also environmentally friendly because it is reusable and not disposable. Read about it and tell me what you think. If I had any need for it whatsoever I would have one ordered right now. I had a thermal ablation several years ago and am done with periods. (Yet, I still have ovaries, uterus, tubes, all my bits and pieces, and there was NO cutting. Quite possibly the best thing ever for people who don’t want any more children and have a healthy reproductive package. It was an outpatient procedure with minimal recovery time.) I am going to show the info on the Diva Cup to Kes and Keelan and see if either one will consider it. They are both on Depo Provera shots due to their intense dislike of periods, but neither one wants to continue since the injection of hormones into their little bodies causes weight gain and huger than normal boobs. I am thinking this new cup method may be the way to go.
Now, watch out for whiplash while I attempt to segue into another conservation area. Just a very slight change in subject…
My hot water heater is at one end of my house and my dishwasher at the other. (Still with me?) I use it only when it is full and don’t use the “pot scrubber” cycle, just the “regular” one or the “light”. The dishwasher repair guy said to cut down on the electric bill make sure the hot water is flowing in the kitchen sink before turning on the dishwasher so it doesn’t have to use so much electricity to heat the water to the proper temp before filling. HOWEVER, I have to run water through my tap for a good couple of minutes to get the hot water to that end of the house. My environmental question is this: In this case is it better to save electricity or water?
I gotta go over to Maria’s site and alert her to my concerns and see what she thinks…
10 comments
Comment by maria on August 28, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Before I answer about the water vs. electricity issue, let me share that you can find all four of my posts on the Diva Cup by going here: http://mariawj.blogspot.com/search/label/Menstruation . 🙂
Water vs. Electricity– I’d actually recommend collecting the water for other uses– watering the plants, dog, boiling pasta, water your garden (if you have one), rinse fruits and veggies, other cooking, in a pitcher to drink later… the list goes on. In doing so, you kill two birds with one stone (so to speak), but don’t watch the birds. That’s bird porn. (Check my blog if you don’t get the joke.)
Comment by witchypoo on August 28, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Can you drink out of it? (kidding!)
Comment by Krissa on August 28, 2008 at 5:02 pm
If you are referring to the Diva Cup, I am thinking it might be good for a shot glass… Depends, how desperate are you? lol
Comment by Roger on August 28, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Uh… I’ll be back later. 🙂
Comment by Anglophile Football Fanatic on August 28, 2008 at 10:29 pm
I can’t do a diva cup. Not no how.
Comment by lorna on August 29, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Segue = segway or vice versa
I love your blog and will keep reading!
Comment by Memarie Lane on August 29, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I’ve heard of them. I’d rather eat a raw egg with tobasco than try a Diva Cup TBH.
Comment by Krissa on August 30, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Oh dear. Let’s not eat any of that and just forget I brought it up….
Comment by Melissa on September 1, 2008 at 9:19 am
I would rather go back to the idea of seclusion during that time of the month, personally i think it would be awesome to just lay back, bathe a million times a day and not have to talk to anyone. That’s what I’m talking about.
Comment by Krissa on September 1, 2008 at 11:29 am
Some, (who are unfortunate enough to not know your brilliance), would say that’s moving backwards for women. Yet, I can see the genius in your plan! It smacks of paid vacation.
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