TOTM! Time Of The Month! ®

Sunday, October 16, 2011

The First Day Sometimes Is The Worst Day

You may become bloated. Then there's the onset of irritability. You begin to feel cramps in your abdomen, your lower back, your thighs and your legs. Your body is telling you...it's that Time Of The Month! again.

Why does it seem like the first day is the worst day? Is your flow most heavy on the first day of your period? Are most cranky on the first day of your TOTM!? Do you have experience cravings on the first day of your cycle?

Here are a few things you can do to make the first day of your TOTM! less painful, less irritable, less bloated, and less crampy.

Be sure to stay hydrated. Drink lots of water.
Eat 2 bananas a day to help with the bloating, irritability and cramps.
Drink Green Tea
Use warm compresses to ease lower abdominal cramps, back cramps, and leg cramps.

For more TOTM! tips listen to TOTM! Tea Talk radio show on Blogtalk radio Sundays at 5pm EST and Wednesdays at 7pm EST

Until your next period...

"May every TOTM! be a So Happy one!"

Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Day YOU No Longer Have a TOTM!

When did you get your first TOTM!? Were you 10? 12? 14? For argument's sake we'll say 12. And studies show on average a woman will have her last menstrual cycle usually around the age of 51. Odd number right? Why not 50?

So on average a woman can have a monthly cycle for say.....40 years... So for 40 years of a woman's life, on average, every month she can expect to bleed for 3-7 days. For some women that will be half their lives. How do YOU prepare for when YOUR TOTM! stops? Will you miss it?

Join in on the conversation with Val Carey of TOTM! Tea Talk today Sunday October 9, 2011 5pm EST as she discusses TOTM! In The Later Years. YOU can also call in YOUR thoughts and questions to 805-669-0237 at 5pm EST Sundays.

If YOU no longer have a monthly period, did YOU know that YOU were entering menopause? And how did YOU know?

Feel free to share YOUR experiences with us!

Leave me a comment below.

Text TOTM! to 55469

And until next time...
"May Every TOTM! be a So Happy One!"

Sunday, September 25, 2011

"Do YOU Break Up To Make Up During YOUR Menstrual Cycle?"

It's that Time Of The Month again. For some reason YOU seem to find yourself in the deepest of arguments with YOUR spouse, mate, boyfriend, or girlfriend and for the smallest of reasons. Tensions mount and angers flare. WHY? Moments go by.. maybe even hours and then YOU realize... that argument was not necessary... Now it's time to make up....

What do YOU say to break the ice?
Do YOU extend the olive branch?
Make a romantic dinner for two?
Or do YOU simply apologize?

Sorry honey..it won't happen again....but it does...next month when it's YOUR TOTM!

Sounds like YOU?

Let's talk about it on TOTM! Tea Talk Sunday September 25th at 5pm EST. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mytotm.

Join us in the chat room! Or call in to listen or share YOUR experiences at 805-669-0237.

Text TOTM! to 55469

And until next time...

"May Every TOTM! be a So Happy One!"

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Author Fosters Female Empowerment Through Self-Awareness During That Time of The Month! TOTM!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

TOTM! Friendly Fashions

What's the best outfit to wear during YOUR period? Each month we as women deal with the bloating, the cramping, the mood swings. While figuring out how to deal with that Time Of The Month!, we still have to be concerned with our attire.

Are YOU a business women? Do YOU work from home? Do YOU wear a uniform at work? If YOU have the luxury of deciding what to wear when YOU go to work, this can be easier on YOU.

Sometimes we suffer from bloating during that Time Of The Month! So a fitted waistline dress may not be YOUR first choice of clothing to wear. Often times we fall into the sweatsuit trap. During our periods we will wear one of the most comfortable outfits.... the sweatsuit. Why not? It seems perfect! It has a forgiving elastic waistband. The shirt is roomy and comfy.

THE A-LINE DRESS

But ladies! I ask you... WHY?? Let us break free from the sweatsuit during our TOTM! and wear flattering clothes like an Aline dress. Or how about the empire waist dress. This summer all the rave was the maxi dress. These are more flattering options to the sweatsuit...especially if you have to go to work. No one needs to know it's YOUR TOTM! by the sweatsuit that you're wearing.

THE EMPIRE WAIST DRESS

THE MAXI DRESS

To hear more about TOTM! Friendly Fashions tune into TOTM! Tea Talk on Blogtalkradio
Share with us YOUR favorite TOTM! outfits.

Text TOTM! to 55469

And until next time...

"May Every TOTM! be a So Happy One!"

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Preparing YOUR Tween or Teen for Her TOTM! and Back To School

Notebooks, Loose leaf paper, Dividers CHECK!
Pens, Pencils, Erasers CHECK!
Pencils, CHECK!
White Out, Glue, Rulers CHECK!
Pocket dictionary, thesaurus CHECK!
Book bag packed, ....not so fast!

If YOU have a tween or teen whom happens to be a female is she TOTM! ready to go back to school? Has she began her menstrual cycle yet? Whether she has or she hasn't, Moms, Dads, YOU must prepare her! Today at 5pm Val Carey discusses Back To School and TOTM! on TOTM! Tea Talk a 30 minute Blogtalk Radio show.
TOTM! Tea Talk is the place where Author Val Carey addresses menstrual cycle concerns.

To track YOUR period and get the best tips and advice! Pick up YOUR copy of TOTM! Time Of The Month! The Essential Calendar Planner for Girls and Women of All Ages

Monday, August 1, 2011