pict0369.jpgI stumbled upon the GladRags website about 2 years while 'mindlessly' looking up cloth diapers on google.  I don't even have kids yet, but I grew up on cloth diapers, and want my kids to do the same.  Even though I had always known diapers were bad for the environment, I had never even thought about how pads were just as bad!  I had also started boycotting tampons around this time b/c one of my friends who is a pediatric nurse had a patient with toxic shock syndrome and it freaked me out.

Once I started using GladRags (1.5 years ago), I never looked back...I love them!  Maybe it's just in my head, but I think having a completely cloth pad feels so much cleaner b/c my skin can breathe, as opposed to a disposable pad that has the plastic-like lining that sticks to your underwear.  They have cute designs, prettier flowers, etc...I feel great when I wear them!  And all of my friends are getting hooked on them too...!

The Keeper on the other hand was not such an easy transition.  It felt messy, a little painful to remove, etc.  So after one time of trying it and not liking it, I stuffed it in the drawer and didn't pull it back out for almost a year!  My husband is in a band and we tour for months at a time, so although I had been using just GladRags on the tour, I decided that if I could learn to like The Keeper, it would be a lot more practical b/c it would lessen my need to do laundry so often while having my period...especially since while we're on the road where we stay in hotels and at other people's houses all the time.  Anyway, I tried it for an entire menstrual cycle...and now I'm hooked on it while on the road touring!  It makes my life so much easier to just have to dump it and clean it out in the sink!  I still love my GladRags while I'm home and on light days...but The Keeper is great for those traveling!

Thanks!

Abby

Abby Green is the booking manager, accountant, and number one fan of her husband's band.  When she's not touring the country with her husband, she lives in Tucson, AZ, enjoying its 350 days of sunshine a year!  Abby loves to run, hike, and bike, and dreams of someday competing in the National Scrabble Championship!