French Roast Coffee and Fern Gully

Does anyone else remember watching this movie as a kid? I'm pretty sure I watched it around 1000 times, and yet I still don't remember what happens. *sigh* Its official, I'm old. Emma happens to be really into it right now, and I'm glad because I was not planning on her waking up this early. I was hoping to drink some coffee (again pants-less, without crack head interruption, see yesterday's post to fully understand that comment) and play on Facebook a bit before I have to do chores. Ew, I hate cleaning my house. I wish someone would do it for me, for free, because I'm broke. Maybe I could have someone stay in my spare bedroom and just be in charge of all of the cleaning, cooking, and laundry. That would be so awesome.

So a little education for today.... This one's for the ladies, men feel free to just skip ahead. (*snort* guys don't read this) Today's lesson boils down to this : Store bought tampons and pads are bad, mama cloth and diva cups are good. Ready to hear why? k.

So perks to the Diva Cup

It can be worn for up to 12 hours at a time
Accommodates women's changing flow
Latex/Rubber-free
Made of top quality silicone
Clean, comfortable and convenient
No leaks
Economical-- one purchase lasts for years!
Chemical free!

Perks of Mama Cloth
Cheaper! You would save about $125 a year
you would save all of those disposable pads from the landfills
Cloth is softer on your skin which is especially important for the postpartum stage
cloth doesn’t have any chemicals used for absorbency, just great fabrics, so no toxic exposure to a very sensitive area;
cloth is easy to care for, you don’t have to worry about having to hand-wash, you can just throw them in with your cloth diapers, or run a small separate load.
and they come in cute colors and designs!!!! (because there's no harm in making your period pretty)

Risks of Tampons and Pads

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin.  It has been associated with tampon use.  TSS continues to cause serious illness, sometimes fatal, with symptoms including high fever, sunburn-like rash, nausea, diarrhoea, headache, sore throat, and achy muscles.

Toxins in conventional pads and tampons

Women’s genital tissue is highly sensitive, and chemicals are easily absorbed into their bodies, causing irritation, discomfort, and serious health problems.  We already live in a toxic, polluted environment.  Wherever we can we need to reduce our exposure to toxins.  It is very easy to reduce our exposure to the toxins in menstrual products. 

Dioxins and Furans

Dioxins and furans is the abbreviated or short name for a family of toxic substances that all share a similar chemical structure.  Most dioxins and furans are not produced intentionally, but are created when other chemicals or products are made.

Dioxins are toxic by-products of the chlorine bleaching process.  Non-organic fibre production such as cotton, is sprayed with pesticides that release toxins, including dioxin, into the environment, leaving chemical residue in the fibre eg cotton. Dioxins have been found in tampons and pads.  Once it is in the environment is cannot be removed.  It accumulates in the fatty tissue of humans and animals.  We are all susceptible to dioxin contamination through our diet and the environment, but there is no logical reason why women should be subject to the additional exposure from their menstrual products.
The chemicals in these products can actually cause heavier periods and more cramps!

If that isn't enough to change your mind.....Maybe this will

"A woman recently went to use a Kotex brand tampon and fortunately was a little clumsy getting it out of the packaging and discovered patches of mold growing all over the product that was seconds away from being inserted inside her. She wrote to the manufacturer and was horrified to discover that this is fairly common and received nothing more than a cookie cutter apology and some coupons to buy more of their products."

How many of these have we used?! Anyone terrified?!

Okay so moving on....




I've noticed I don't have many friends (shocker right?) I'm sure a lot of it has to do with my "determined nature" (shut up, thats what I'm calling it) and I'm sure I could regain a few of those friends if I would just shut my mouth and pretend to be blind like the rest of the sheep (bahhh)

Yeah, thats not me. So I guess I'll continue to lose old friends and gain new ones, because I refuse to silence that (sometimes annoying) opinion of mine. I refuse to sit back and watch bad things happen. I'm an advocate remember?

Crunchy tip for the day (sorry, I know I missed a few days and it was just KILLING all of you haha)

Making simple things around the house when you run out is not only better for you and the environment but also for your wallet! So for the next few days I'll post a homemade recipe for something simple!

bubble bath for kids
bottle for the soap
1/2 cup castile soap
3/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
essential oil (or not, its just smells good lol)

We need to move...

 Isn't it possible to sit around and drink coffee without pants on anymore? It's hot outside, I don't want to wear pants, and yes I drink coffee when its hot. I have some of the most annoying neighbors ever, and then some of the nicest ever too. Sheesh. There's a reason I hide in my house people. I'm tired of crack headed kids asking me for a cigarette. I'm pretty sure I told them like 15 times that I quit smoking. STOP KNOCKING ON MY DOOR!!! Unless I like you just don't even step on my porch. I don't really trust many of my neighbors anymore considering someone kicked my door in when we were out of town. I have a circle of friends, and thats it. I totally sound like the grumpy old lady right now but I don't care anymore.

*sigh* Anyway.....
We went to a farmers market yesterday, I didn't buy anything but I will be produce shopping next week. Just waiting on our paycheck. I'm excited, I love fresh produce. I will seriously eat everything in my kitchen after I buy fresh haha

Today is a pretty lazy day, going to be cleaning and doing some laundry. Thats about it, oh and sitting around drinking coffee WITHOUT PANTS ON and will not be answering the door when the crack heads want a cigarette. Ugh I want to move so bad. I  love my house, its old but I don't care. I like it. I grew up here, and now I'm buying this house. (its a trailer) So I'm hoping we can buy our own land and move it soon. I really don't like this trailer park, or my landlord for that matter. I've known her since I was a kid, but she's still just as rude as she's ever been. For instance the other day she was mowing the empty lot next to me and put a rock through DeWayne's car window.....Didn't even own up to it...Amazing!

So I'm off to eat lunch, left over zucchini pizza, yummm. I'll leave you with a few pics from our trip to the Aquarium (it was my mothers day thing)

Yay for education!!

I have like 9 knocked up friends right now. I'm jealous. So I wrote a paper about a month ago on the dangers of RIC (routine infant circumcision) and gave the info to basically everyone I know, along with posting it public on facebook. Unfortunately, I don't think ANYONE but maybe three people read it.. This really upsets me. Not just because I worked so hard on it but also because people are parenting without education! How do I know they didn't read it you ask? Well if someone read it they wouldn't circumcise their kid..... I mean who in their right mind KNOWS these things and still circumcises?
 

Its painful for the baby during and after surgery.(they can't put a baby to sleep, they wouldn't wake up)

Babies don't have an immune system and you want to put an open wound in a diaper?!

It doesn't make them "cleaner" ( a shower makes you clean, not cutting off part of his penis.)

It doesn't stop them from getting STD's (condoms do that....)

1 in every 100 babies die from circumcision, most of which bleed to death.

over 56% of men these days are left intact, which means no he wouldn't be "different"
Even if dad is circumcised, they still won't "match" due to puberty, buy them matching shirts instead, its cheaper.

No medical association (including WHO) recommends it.

It interferes with their ability to breast feed.

and most important of all ITS HIS PENIS! What makes you think you can change it for absolutely no good reason?!

What I'm saying is if they had read my paper they wouldn't do it. I mean why cut off part of your kids penis? Its dangerous, painful, and not medically necessary. Who says, "hey my son is perfect, except that little piece right there, lets cut it off for no good reason."

Why do I care so much about someone ELSE's penis? I'm a child advocate. That's just who I am. I've been this way for as long as I can remember. I have this undying need to protect them. I don't know why I am the way I am but there's a pretty good chance that I'm not going to change. So my advice to you is this, get over it or get out. Yup that's pretty much it. I will speak up for what is right, no matter how many friends I lose. I just can't overlook someone intentionally harming their child.

Who in their right mind would do this to a child?

What you don't think that's what happens? Check out a video of it, you'll change your mind.