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Buffalomary
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Mary
Caldwell
ID
USA
199 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 12 2008 : 9:37:27 PM
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I subscribe to various homesteading magazines and one of the ads caught my eye. Where were these things 20 years ago when I was freezing my posterior out deer hunting!! I would even give the other product a try if I were younger and still functioning in that monthly department. Anyway I thought I would pass it on and each can decide for themselves. The website is: thepstyle.com
Buffalomary
Farmgirl Sister #293
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
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Laura Marie
True Blue Farmgirl
419 Posts
Laura
Rancho Cordova
California
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - Oct 13 2008 : 9:45:55 PM
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Hey Mom! How's the math homework coming along? I checked it out and started giggling but I don't know how many times I have gone to the bathroom and wished I didn't have to sit, hoover or come close to the seat.
As for the other product I tried it and it takes a while to get use to and you have to get it just right. But I do think that there are benifits to it and are worth it if you want to go green...it's also cleaner when you think about it!
Night!
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
1402 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 04:29:33 AM
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My Mom bought one of those for me. For some strange reason it's sitting on a shelf in my laundry room! I really need to take it out and put it in my tackle box. How many times have I been in the boat with my dh and needed to come into shore to go? Besides that - who wants to be caught in a compromising position in the woods?
The freezing part? Another idea I never thought of - when we're camping and I need to hightail it to the outhouse.
That thing is coming out of the laundry room. Who put it there anyway? 
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MarciM
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Marci
Moscow
ID
USA
19 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 4:12:57 PM
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On the pstyle.com website is the Diva Cup which is a reusable menstrual cup. I've used one of these for several years now and LOVE IT! I have stopped spending hundreds of dollars a year on tampons and pads plus all the waste that comes with using disposable products is disturbing. I also live an apartment that has as sump pump. well, the girls that live upstairs constantly flush their feminine products which clog the pump. So when the maintenance guy came knocking to yell at all the girls AGAIN, I pulled my Diva cup out of the cupboard to prove it wasn't me!
I highly recommend this product to every woman! It's so nice to only have to empty and rinse two or three times a day, even during the heaviest days. I will usually dilute with water and feed the menstrual blood to my houseplants, they love it! It's also great for backpacking and camping. |
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Farmgirlheart
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Valerie
Los Angeles
California
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 7:19:16 PM
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Hey momma mary! these things are similar to this other device called a F.U.D(female urinal device) I think they are pretty great and I think i ll do some comparing and buy one! Good luck with your homework!
HUGS! |
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Farmgirlheart
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Valerie
Los Angeles
California
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 7:20:21 PM
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| oh,i guess that math homework was a while ago... |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3317 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3317 Posts |
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Mamarude
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Anna
Durango
Colorado
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2009 : 4:26:19 PM
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| I have to second the Diva cup recommendation!!!!! I did lots of research and hemming and hawing before I finally bought one, and I'm so glad I did!!!!!! No more leaking, no more spending tons of $$ on organic feminine hygiene products, and (I'm embarassed to say.... the dog doesn't dig through the trash anymore!!!!!) EWWWWW! I've had mine for almost 3 years, and LOVE it! Also a fan of cloth pads, and never, ever used disposable pads- hated them! |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 9:33:47 PM
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Hi Mary:
I checked out your blog. Your cats are absolutely beautiful. I love cats; two inside, and five outside.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
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Posted - Jun 16 2009 : 04:57:12 AM
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Mary, great topic! And thanks for the link! I have been studying these types of products for awhile. Yet haven't taken the plunge.
Marci, oh my gosh, you have vampire plants! Please tell me that you have a five-foot-tall venus flytrap! That would be so kewl!
Y'all, about that Diva Cup. Do y'all boil it for 20 minutes before you put it away for next month? That is the thing that makes me not want to try one. I just know that someone would come in and ask what I was "cooking" or that I would forget about it and end up with a diva pancake burnt in the bottom of the pan.
Farmgirl Sister #554
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Susitna
Farmgirl at Heart
1 Posts
Nicole
Anchorage
AK
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2009 : 12:30:42 PM
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| I don't boil mine. I just use some gentle cleanser to wash it out really well. The stuff they sell for that purpose is also a facial cleanser. I haven't had any problems. |
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Singing Tree Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
Cari
Chase
Michigan
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2009 : 7:34:06 PM
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I also agree about the Diva cup, although I use The Keeper. It was a great investment, I'm really happy with it. I also got several different patterns to make your own pads on line and am happy with that also. I want to get one for my DD. It's so great not to have any waste, too.
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craftbug
True Blue Farmgirl
545 Posts
Patsy
Clarkson
Kentucky
USA
545 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2010 : 11:21:18 AM
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went to the site, wish I had known about these when i was camping etc in a primitive place when we had to pump water and use outhouses.
Make my words soft and tender, for I may have to eat them. :) |
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
686 Posts
Emily
Thomasville
PA
USA
686 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 4:17:01 PM
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See my custom costumes, download free patterns, and hear some spook EVPs from Gettysburg, PA on my site, www.alterationsbyemily.com |
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fiddlegirl89
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Kayla
Dunnville
KY
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2010 : 6:45:33 PM
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Alrighty, then...I'm coming out and talking about my cup! Embarrassing...  Oh, what the heck!
I have a Mooncup, like the Keeper, only silicone instead of rubber. I LOVE it! I've used it for almost a year, and only use a liner maybe 1 day a month now...haven't used pads in forever now. Usually just the liner if I'm going off or something. I've taken trips with it and I just love having it...especially with travelling with 3 younger, curious brothers and a dad!!! I've gotten used to fitting it in right, and it never leaks, unless I leave it too long. It's so much cleaner than pads! You can even empty and clean it in a public bathroom with no problem.
I could go on, but I'll stop! I'm still trying to convince my mom to get one. LOL...Mother's Day, maybe???!!!
Oh, I usually just wash it out really well with soap and hot water between months, but just this past week I did boil it with baking soda for a while. I'm up later than everyone else, so it wasn't a problem for me...everyone else was in bed already. I think I'll be boiling it more often...it had gotten very slightly discolored (mine's clear,) and that got it back to normal. Actually, that's sort of gross... Anyway, I could never go back to pads again!
http://www.custerfamilyfarm.com
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2010 : 4:50:38 PM
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I think I'm going to try one. I've wanted to for years, but it always looked like it hurt. Thanks ladies!
~Ashley
"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
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