Day: Tuesday Date: 28/1/2014 Weather: Cool
Mood: Excited Menses meter: 2
It was a mad rush in the morning today as I had to wake up early for a sports event at my workplace. After throwing on a pair of track pants and dry-fit tee shirt that I had prepared the night before, I grabbed a tuna sandwich prepared by my sister and drove to work. Thankfully the event went smoothly with no sport incidents and the staff and students seemed to enjoy it.I had laksa for lunch with extra chilli and drank 2 bottles of water throughout the day.
At work, I went through current affairs issues in class to help them prepare for their upcoming GP test.
After work, I bought some sushi from ichiban as I wanted something healthier with less calories after having laksa for lunch.
Woke up feeling happy today as I recalled yesterday’s successful event and was eager to get to work. Woke up with a slight stomachache which was pretty normal and a visit to the toilet solved the problem.
As usual I wore my clothes that I had ironed last night: a dress with vintage floral motifs. I had classes scheduled for 6 hours today so I wanted to look nice as it will greatly help me in my mood.
Lessons went on as usual with class discussions and I gave a practice application question (AQ) for one of my classes. The stack of papers is sitting on my desk now, waiting for me to mark them.
For lunch I had fishball noodles and for dinner, I had a salad. I wanted to have healthier meals for the few days before the feasting during Chinese new year.
Day: Wednesday Date: 29/1/2014 Weather: Warm
Mood: Happy Menses meter: 3
It is the start of a new work week and I am feeling the effects from the holiday break. I changed into crisp black pants and a blouse ironed the night before, grabbed a bun and drove to work.
During the 8 hours at my workplace, I went through methods in answering application question with my students and tried to make things more engaging for my classes.
After I reached home from work, I went to jog in the park nearby for about half an hour and did some Pilates exercise at home that I had learnt previously. My pads lasted me well and there wasn’t any leakage despite my rigorous exercise and actions. I am having quite a good impression of Laurier’s pads now.
After some marking of scripts, I went to bed to prepare for the next day of work.
Day: Monday Date: 3/2/2014 Weather: Cool
Mood: Dull Menses meter: 10
It was a half day for me in school today so I dressed casually, wearing a pair of faded denim jeans and a blouse. I headed to work, celebrated CNY with my colleagues and students at a CNY concert with performances put up by students, and went to meet my mother at the supermarket for grocery shopping.
While at the supermarket, we passed by the feminine care section and I remembered that I should stock up on sanitary pads as my menses period seems to be approaching. It then suddenly dawned on me that my period may actually come during CNY. I recall thinking to myself that I should buy the thinnest and best protection pads that the market has to offer. I usually have no preference towards a particular brand and pick based on my needs. Laurier super slimguard caught my eye and although it was slightly pricier, I did not really hesitate as I had tried it before and it worked well for me. I bought the day pads and for night pads, I bought sofy night pads as I had used it before and it had long lengths which I prefer.
I scanned the shelves and thought that I should just buy liners too as they run out fast at my home since my sister and I had the habit of using it daily. I always buy the brand Carefree for my lines. Kotex’s liners caught my eye as they had multiple choices and I like to look at the features pads had to offer. I bought the ultra V-care product line in the end as it seemed to suit my needs the most.
We then headed home to prepare for the reunion dinner as my relatives were coming over at night. We had steamboat for dinner.
Day: Thursday Date: 31/1/2014 Weather: Warm
Mood: Happy Menses meter: 5
Woke up in the morning today and dressed up in new clothes for the new year. I wore a dress in the colors of white and orange, and put some basic make up on my face. I then went visiting with my family at my relatives place. We played mahjong, talked, and also ate Chinese new year goodies.
We then went to my grandma’s place for dinner and as usual the questions of ‘Do you have a boyfriend?’ or ‘Where’s your boyfriend?’ came and I deflected them with a smile, or tried to direct it to my sister who had a fiancé.
I did not eat much during dinner as there were quite a few fried items and I had already eaten much heaty stuff throughout the day. I had rice, meat, seafood and vegetables for dinner.
Day: Friday Date: 1/2/2014 Weather: Warm
Mood: Happy Menses meter: 5
Woke up with a slight pain in my abdomen area this morning and as I had suspected, my period had started. I took out the Laurier pads that I had bought the previous day and was glad that it was thin since I had planned to don on pants today. I also grabbed Panadol before heading out as I tend to have cramps during my period.
During the day I went to the toilet more than usual as I had the unsettling feeling that there was leakage since the pad was thin. Thankfully there was no leakage throughout the day and no embarrassing moments.
I was pleased to find out that the pad boosted good absorbency properties and it didn’t feel wet. I changed my sanitary pad about once every 4 hours.
I avoided cold drinks and enjoyed my soups and rice.
I did some marking and went to bed early as the pain from my cramps was somewhat unbearable.
I made sure to use the Sofy pads for night time that I had bought and went to sleep.
Day: Saturday Date: 1/2/2014 Weather: Cool
Mood: Bored Menses meter: 8
It is Sunday today and I woke up around 8am. I noticed that there was leakage from the side, from using the Sofy pads. It wasn’t too unusual to me though as I wasn’t expecting much. It seems to be more of a matter of chance when it comes to leakages at night, rather than a matter of the brand or functionality of the pad. Since I probably toss and turn around quite often in the night, leakages seem to be quite unavoidable, no matter which pad.
I had coffee and bread with butter for breakfast and took 2 Panadol pills for good measure.
I wore a floral dress today and switched to Laurier’s pads which were meant for daytime activities.
After church, I headed for one more house visitation before heading home to complete my marking. I then had an early night since I had a full week ahead.
Day: Sunday Date: 2/2/2014 Weather: Hot
Mood: Bored Menses meter: 8
