Short Attention Span Theater

I’m not a very good housewife. I didn’t inherit the gene for housekeeping. Just sayin’. Married life is really great though!

My plants are all doing fairly well - my avocado plant is like 3 feet tall now! The violets are good as are the orchids, the ficus (ficii?) are good, my bonsai are doing well. When we were at IKEA over the weekend, I bought a miniature wooden greenhouse. Just need to put it together, it’s so cute!

My Animal Crossing obsession hasn’t really waned. It probably won’t until I have the biggest house. It’s fun and relaxing.

Sewing projects are going well. I really can’t wait to move so I can set up a whole “sewing corner” in the “playroom” I’ll have. Mind you, we haven’t even started the looking process, but whatever!

Now that I’ve had the pads for a few weeks and done things like washing them, using the few that I could, and just generally getting more exposure to cloth pads, I’ve been able to come up with my review criteria.

• Fabric
  • Appearance
  • Comfort
  • How it washes
• Pattern
  • Is it functional?
  • Sizing?
• Absorbency
  • Does blood pool on pad or absorb well?
  • How long for pad to reach maximum absorbency?
• Any leakage issues?

I may add to this as I go, but this is my initial list…

Also, if you make cloth pads and want me to review your pads with the others, just let me know! I understand that most of you can’t afford to provide free samples like the larger companies can, and I’m fine with that!

Ok well my LunaPads test pad arrived just in time for my period to be over, go figure. So the performance aspect of this review will have to wait for next month, as will the reviews for PerfectPad and the Cyclez pad. I was out of town and doing long road trips and just didn’t feel well equipped enough for the cloth pads just yet, I’m ashamed to admit.

But back to the LunaPads. These are different because the liners go on top of the pad, rather than inside the pad. (either replaceable or permanently sewn in, like the other pads I have) The material is very soft and attractive. One thing I’ll have to play with some more is the liners with the ric-rac that is sewn on to hold the liners in place. The liners seem just a tad bit too wide, so that when placed underneath the ric-rac, it bunches up a bit. That’s just my initial observation though, it may not actually be a real issue.

The gals at LunaPads were also kind enough to send along a delicious piece of organic chocolate and a handkerchief. I’m looking forward to making use of the hanky, as tissues are always so dusty and make me sneeze more than whatever it was that made me need a tissue in the first place!!!