So, I’m probably a bad woman for this, but I don’t keep track of when my period comes. Mostly because it comes a couple days before or after the time it did the previous month.
So yesterday, I kind of got caught off guard by it. I did have a pad in my bag, so when I noticed it, I used that. At work, there’s a big box of tampons that I use. But not even thinking when I left the building to go to the other office, I didn’t grab one. I thought of this as I was driving to the other building, but of course wasn’t going to turn around to grab one. I figured there would be a tampon machine in the bathrooms there since what public building bathrooms don’t. So I didn’t think anything of it. I get there, go to the bathroom, no tampon machine. As I’m leaving for the day, I use the other bathroom, maybe there was one there. Nope.
I had been planning on doing some swimming as part of my cardio at the gym for the day, but was starting to look like I’d have to change my plans. But, I thought to myself, surely the gym would have a tampon machine. There’s probably hundreds of people through there a day and it’s public and there’s a pool. So, I figured I might still be able to swim. I get to the gym and go into the locker room and look in the toilet area and on all walls in the locker room. No tampon. WTH! What is wrong with all of these places?!? How could they NOT have a tampon machine.
I had to ditch the pad to, no way could I work out in that thing. So of course there was lots of blood in my brand new underwear when I got home. At least they were pink so it wasn’t too bad, but still! All public bathrooms should have a tampon machine and those paper seat covers.
OMH! Been there done that!
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When I had my periods before the hyster. this was my worse fear.
ReplyDeleteListen, get an IUD! ;) You'll never have this problem again. (I am a big proponent of the IUD.)
ReplyDeleteI am following you after you came by me, and I love the tag Pads Suck. I'm a teacher, but I'm also the most prepared in the office. I had an open box of tampons in the corner of the desk the whole office would pretend not to notice until the day they needed one. Uggghh, I'm so sorry!
ReplyDeleteI only know when my period is coming because I take birth control.
ReplyDeleteI've kept taking the pill long after any hope of ever having sex again, simply to control my periods! I can highly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteMy periods are very irregular, so i never know when it is going to come. So one day comming home from an extra curricular activity at school and I had to go to my mothers work so she could take me home. She had aBOUT 20 minutes before she could leave so i went to use the bathroom and hey presto my period was there. I was completely unprepared, no tampons or anything. Thankfully my mother works in a Chemist, so I told her what had happened and she went and got me "supplies" when she came back she had bought alway overnight pads. And I do not use those. I like to be discreet about my period and this bulky pad was going to be anything but discreet in my tight-ish grey school skirt. and I had to wear it until i got home. It was not comfortable either. But now i always carry a couple of tampons for unexpected surprises! :D
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