September 14th we’ll be celebrating the Back to School season with our wonderful co-host You ARE Loved with a Back to School: Periods 101 Tweet Chat. And thanks to Ann Germanow, founder of Scensibles we have another great giveaway to offer.

Scensibles: A personal disposal bag systemOne concern many parents have is their daughter’s feminine hygiene while at school. An issue that can be magnified when there is a lack of receptacles in girls bathrooms (especially at elementary school levels). This makes Scensibles a perfect giveaway for September’s topic. To help promote and encourage participation in next month’s chat we’ll be giving away a box of Scensibles to two lucky winners.

What are Scensibles?
Scensibles are sanitary disposal bags specially designed for safe, easy and clean disposal of feminine care products—sanitary pads, tampons and applicators, disposable cups (like Softcups), personal care wipes, and panty liners. Scensibles are personal size oxo-biodegradable scented plastic bags with a contemporary pink on pink design, tie handle closure and built in antimicrobial agents to inhibit the growth of odor causing bacteria.

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September 14th we will be celebrating the Back to School season with our wonderful co-host You ARE Loved with a Back to School: Periods 101 Tweet Chat. One of our special guests this month will be Samantha Kelly, founder of Funky Goddess (an Irish business withWelcome to womanhood gift box a similar goal of helping young girls prepare for womanhood). Samantha has generously given us one of her Welcome to Womanhood gift boxes to giveaway to help promote the chat.

The Welcome to Womanhood gift box includes:

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by Nicole Jardim I used to be that girl who dreaded my period AND the week before my period. It would begin with the ridiculous sugar cravings (yes the kind where eating a whole chocolate cake would be just fine), then the bloating would start (probably because of the whole chocolate cake), and it would culminate in the worst cramps ever (think the kind of cramps that make you throw up and want to pass out). And then I’d get my period! That was my life for many years and I felt like I had no control over my body or what was happening to it every month. Approximately 75% of women struggle with similar issues every single month so I’m sure you can relate. Eventually I figured out that I do have control – I have control over the food that I eat and how I live my life. Who knew!? I have learned over the years that every bite you take counts when it comes to how your body functions and how you want to feel physically and emotionally.  I have also learned that the main cause of PMS is an underlying hormonal imbalance in which your estrogen levels increase while your progesterone levels decrease. This is known as estrogen dominance. READ MORE… »

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Our favorite “time of the month” happens to be the 2nd Friday of every month when we get to join forces with You ARE Loved to offer Twitter fans the opportunity to participate in our monthly #PeriodTalk tweet chats. August brings a special guest, Valarie Carey, Founder of TOTM (Time Of The Month), author and menstrual educator.

Menstrual Calendar - TrackerNot only has Valarie agreed to be our special guest, but she has generously given us two prize packs (Planner + T-Shirt) to giveaway to encourage participation.

Prize #1: TOTM! Time Of The Month! The Essential Planner for Girls and Women of All Ages (3rd Edition: October 2012 – December 2013) The book offers tips and advice for girls and women of all ages who are cycling.  With easy to document pages, one can measure and track the flow of her menstrual cycle.

“This journal is a MUST have for every menstruating age female. No matter young and beginning the journey or older about to end.

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As many of you know, Be Prepared Period sponsored a team in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event last month in Arlington, Washington. Since we wrote about our “Why do we Relay” in our post, Be Prepared Period Supports Relay for Life we thought it only fitting that we share some of our favorite moments from the event.

Realizing words are simply not enough to express this year’s Relay for Life experience, we figured it would be better to share some pictures from Relay. As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words!” READ MORE… »

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