Boooooooo! After 12 months of being 'hut-free' I'm back! :(

Was hoping to be one of those lucky ones who doesn't come in here until I stop breastfeeding but alas no. It hurts, it's depressing, and it happened while I was at my in-laws' house with nothing with me. F***ing typical.

*hands Lou the chocolate*

I wish we hadn't got rid of the bath in favour of a shower... :boohoo:

Oh no! You can come and use ours ReaperWoman - we're on our way out shopping later - I'll pick up some nice Lush bubble bar for you...

Just give me a few hours and I'm there.
I've got a really cosy blanket and a hot water bottle waiting for me at home, but I stupidly volunteered myself to be in college today. I forgot my Paracetamol too...

I'm moaning, and whining, and I don't care :p

If it helps, you can use my shower too. :D

So once again I have the day off with Boog and no child around and over the weekend the damn period starts. I swear it knows when I wanna spend quality time with Boog!!!!

/me pulls up a chair and gets comfortable. Water weight gain is the bane of my existance!

I got this in an email today :D

AN OPEN LETTER TO
MR. JAMES THATCHER,
BRAND MANAGER,
PROCTER & GAMBLE.

February 6, 2007


Dear Mr. Thatcher,

I have been a loyal user of your Always maxi pads for over 20 years, and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core(tm) or
Dri-Weave(tm) absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my panties.

Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from "the
curse"? I 'm guessing you haven't. Well, my "time of the month" is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call "an inbred hillbilly with knife skills." Isn't the human body amazing?

As brand manager in the feminine-hygiene division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers' monthly visits from Aunt Flo. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought G rey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy! The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in capri pants. Which brings me to the reason for my letter.

Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: "Have a Happy Period."

Are you freakin' kidding me?

What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness-actual smiling, laughing happiness-is possible during a
menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable?
Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl,
there will never be anything "happy" about a day in which you have to jack < BR>yourself up on Motrin and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreens armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. Pull your head out, man. If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like "Put Down the Hammer" or "Vehicular Manslaughter Is Wrong"? Or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your accounting department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere.

Best,

Wendi Aarons
Austin, TX

Vehicular Manslaughter is wrong. :roflmao:

OMG That is soo true and so funny

Oh, that made me laugh out loud, Lil.

Am really suffering with being on the blob this month and that is just brilliant - made my day!

I think I'm experiencing PMS for the first time ever.

Usually, I get pains etc during my period, but I'm due on in about a week or so, and just want to rip heads off.....people, animals, inanimate objects...don't care.....just let me KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

((Lou)) I totally sympathise - I get the worst PMS ever, headaches, being moody, irritable, feeling like I've got two nuclear warheads stuffed down my top instead of my boobs...the list goes on...

Chocolate, lavender baths and lots of cuddles usually helps...

Hope you're feeling better soon, pet

((hugs))
cavey
xx

Periods SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

Not having them can suck too :(

I'm so glad the hut is still here!

Pity I didn't remember a few weeks ago!

I changed contraceptive pill recently, so my visits to the hut will be limited, and very strictly regulated.

On the down side, I've gone up 2 cup sizes, and feel like I'm carrying footballs made of lead in my bra. I look so out of proportion, I want to just cry! *looks at pill packet* ah yes, I'm due next week. Effing wonderful.

I've got the blahs. I'm overly tired when I should'nt be and craving different things to eat. Only problem is my period will either come in 2 days or wait a week. I don't feel like doing a damn thing. Employers should allow time off for monthly crap.

Least it waited until I got home from PIP.

Oh, I was trying to find this thread last week, but gave up. My patience level was not high with all I had going on and a couple of day early HUT visit as well.... alas, I'm done again for another three months.

I failed to mention that I ran right into the hut just two days after I broke my arm!

Man o Man that sucked donkey dick!

But I'm feeling much better now. Please pass the chocolate!

/me blows you all kisses through the window

Anyone got any chocolate cake?!?!?!

*sigh*

Kiddo has joined the ranks, just 2 months shy of her 11th birthday.

Kiddo gets done and then mine shows up......................poor Boog, he's out numbered.

harrumph! here so soon. :(

((((soda)))) - I started mine at 9. It sucks. I wasn't regular when I started, either...I hope your daughter is. :)

I skipped mine this month - it was scheduled when I was in India, and I couldn't deal with that on top of sickness, no flush toilets, few showers, and lack of good disposal mechanisms. Bleh. Nuvaring at least gives me the option to skip.

Thanks osuche......we'll wait and see when the next one hits. I'm showing her how to track then on a calendar cause mine after I had her never became regular in a regular way that is.

Now I need to take her bra shopping, she wants to get out of the sport bras.

regular? they're supposed to be regular?? Last time mine were regular was when I very first started taking "the pill" in HS...now they're any where from 2 wks early to 2 wks late!

I *think* that I am about done from the 4-6week long HUT visit from after giving birth to Baby Mayhem--he turns 4 weeks on Saturday. I had been really liking the 42 week break from it when I was preggers, so hopefully since I am exclusively breastfeeding (we don't even own any bottles) I won't be back here for a long long time again. I simply loathe bleeding!

Soda--hugs to you and kiddo--uffda! she's growing up quick! I was a late bloomer and didn't get mine until 2 weeks after I turned 16!

I'm in. Yippee, yahoo.

/me kicks the door in and sits in the corner.

I'm in. Spent yesterday eating, the day before crying... :hair:

I think I'm here. At least I hope that's why I'm bleeding a week early... In 5 years on the Pill I've never ever been off schedule more than one day, so I'm pretty worried.

Yep, that^^^^covers it.

Yup...surprise! After a quick break from work to get supplies (pads and chocolate), I am back.

doI have to wear a tampon just to hang around here and get chocolate ????????

I have some Hershey's Bliss Milk Chocolate with meltaway truffle centres, and I am willing to share :)

Sounds yummy and thanks for sharing. I gave in and bought some M&Ms. They are like comfort food for me. I also bought jalepeno Cheetos :slurp:

Trade you some chocolates for a few fake cheesy-things :)

deal :D