Hey girls! So summer is just around the corner and I just wanted to give you some tips for having the summer of your life.

Summer is the perfect time to relax, tan, meet people and also be productive. The best part is that summer is filled with sunshine and great weather. This makes you automatically happy. The weather has a big influence on how we feel about our day. I know from personal experience that if I wake up and it is rainy and cloudy outside I will not feel super happy to wake up. But if the sun is shining and the weather looks beautiful I automatically jump out of bed and feel like going out and being in the sun.

There are some important things to keep in mind if you are going to be out in the sun a lot. First, make sure that you drink plenty of water in and out of the sun. Your body loses water when it’s hot outside due to you sweating. So make sure you keep yourself thoroughly hydrated. Second, wear sunscreen of some sort to protect your skin from the sun’s rays, especially if you are spending the day out on the water, the pool or simply at the beach. Sunburns are a pain in the butt and really are not good for your skin.

Summer is a time to have fun and do a lot of relaxing, but make sure you also do something productive during your summer. The reason I stress doing something productive is because if you spend three months just hanging around it will be very hard to go back to school in the fall.

Some things that you could do to stay productive are, getting a fun job, helping out around the house, volunteering at a camp or working together with your friends somewhere. If you stay productive throughout your summer you will be way happier and it will be a lot easier to start school again in the fall.

So remember, drink lots of water, wear sunscreen, stay productive and have fun!!

Have a great summer girls!

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Sometimes you might wonder what else there is to do with your girlfriends besides, manis and pedis, shopping, movies, photo shoots and more shopping. Even though all those things are super fun they can sometimes get boring if you do them every weekend or if you do them a lot.

The thing that I recommend doing is having a fun sleepover with your friends and waking up kind of early the next day. Then doing one thing the other friend likes. For example, lets say your friend Sally likes getting coffee at this certain coffee shop, so for the first activity of the day you all go and get coffee at that coffee shop. Then your friend Jennifer really likes this boutique in the city, so you all then go to the boutique. And so on. Each friend picks one thing and you all go do that one thing. You all will have a fabulous day since you’ll have fun and you will all learn more things about each other by going to each other’s favorite places.

This can be fun to do with one best friend or you can do this with a whole group of friends. Either way you will have fun. Even if you don’t like the place or thing your friend chooses you can still make it fun since you are going there with a friend or with a group. And just think, after you do what your others friends like you can than choose your favorite thing to do and they all have to do that too.

After your fun filled day of exploring new things that your friends like its time to sit back, relax and watch a great movie with all your best buds.

For starters, this article is not about pantyliners. It is about the fun of going to the nail salon to get your nails done.

Don’t you just love being pampered? I know that I do. It seems like there is nothing more relaxing than going to the nail salon and sitting in that big comfortable chair and having somebody else make your feet and toenails look absolutely fabulous. You don’t even have to move a finger; you just sit back and relax. You have a nice smoothie or coffee drink by your side and flip through the latest fashion or star gossip magazines. Sounds perfect.

After you get your toes all done, its time for your fingers to get gorgeous. So you take a seat in front of a nail specialist and they transform your nails into beauteously groomed and polished nails.

The best thing about going to a nail salon is that you don’t have to go through the hassle of doing your toes and finger nails at home by yourself.

Going to the nail salon is even better if you go with someone else. Take your mom with you or your group of girlfriends. Either way you have fun and come out with beautiful hands and feet.

So when you want something fun and relaxing to do that also leaves you pampered, go get your nails done! It’s the perfect thing to relax you and make you feel beautiful.

You have probably been told all sorts of ways to get attention from your crush or how you can get him to like you. And maybe some ways have worked for your friends and maybe some ways have worked for you in the past. But I am going to give you a new way and a way that will probably be a lot easier than the other ways that you have been told.

The thing that you should do when you see your crush is to go up to him and find something that you like about him or something that he does really good and tell him that. For example, if he is wearing a really cool shirt you should say “Hey I really like your shirt it looks good on you.” And if you do that for about three times you will realize that either a) he now talks to you and notices you or b) he just doesn’t seem to care and he still doesn’t pay any attention to you. If b) is the case, then just forget about him, he’s not worth it. If he doesn’t see that you’re a nice and cool girl than he’s not worth your time.

Some people probably tell you that in order for a guy to notice you, you need to wear low shirts and short skirts and put on a lot of makeup. Now if you do that chances are that guys will notice you, but they will notice you for only your body and they wont care about your personality. Of course you want to look good, but you don’t have to dress yourself for guys, that’s just going to attract the wrong guys.

If you really want your crush to notice you, you just need to get up your courage and talk to him and find things that he does well and tell him that he does them well. It will make him feel good about himself and he will then notice that you make him feel good about himself.

Don’t you just love it when someone, especially a guy tells you they like something about you do or they notice that you’re really good at something? Well guys are just the same and they love when girls notice good things about them.

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Every girl’s period is different. No one has the exact same period as someone else. Some girls might have similar periods or their period might start and end at the same time but their flows are not exactly the same.

Some girls have a very light flow and some have a really heavy flow. There are also other girls that have an in between flow, its not light but its not heavy either. Every girl’s flow and period cycle are different, so there is no need to worry about yours since it will not be the exact same as your friend’s cycle.

There are tampons made for every type of flow. If you have a light flow use Light tampons. If you have a in between light and heavy flow use Regular tampons. If you have a heavy flow use Super tampons and if you have a really heavy flow use Super Plus tampons.

Having a heavy flow is not very different than having a regular flow. The only thing that is really different is that you have to have bigger tampons and more absorbent pads.

What can also occur is that one month your flow is very light and then the next month it increases and becomes a little heavier. This is totally normal. Another thing that can happen is that once you first get your period you might have a light flow but once you start to get older your flow might become heavier.

So if you do have a heavy flow and you are worried about it, don’t be. There is nothing wrong with having a heavy flow. Just make sure that you have very absorbent pads and tampons and you will be just fine. Don’t be self-conscious about your heavy flow because that wont help you in any way. Just make sure you are always prepared and you’ll do great.

Being on your period is not always a walk in the park. Sometimes it can cause you to feel very uncomfortable and it becomes very easy to be annoyed or irritated. When you are on your period your body doesn’t feel so great all the time. When you don’t feel well and on top of that someone is telling you to do something that you don’t want to do you can become irritated about it. It is not unusual for girls to become easily angered or irritated when on their period.

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Since you experience all sorts of discomforts when on your period it’s not that easy to be happy or relaxed. If someone comes at you with a wrong word or wrong comment it can easily lead into an argument that you wouldn’t get into if you weren’t on your period.

For example, you wake up, you realize you just started your period which now means you have to wear an outfit to school that will hide your bloated stomach and on top of that you have very sharp stomach cramps. You also notice when you look into the mirror that you just broke out with three huge pimples. Oh grand, this will be a lovely day. And not to mention, today just happens to be the day you are supposed to be performing in the school play alongside your crush. Isn’t life just awesome some days? And then when you get to school all your friends are like man you look different today..what happened? Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? And that’s all it takes to just make you explode and storm out of class with all your friends thinking you are crazy. But guess what? The reason you got so annoyed by such a little thing is because you feel terrible and it’s hard to be happy and relaxed when your body feels terrible.

So don’t think that you’re crazy or that something is wrong with you when you get easily irritated while on your period. It happens to the best of us.

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Your period will not always come on the same day as it did the month before. Sometimes your period might come a little earlier or sometimes it might come a little later. Some girls might not get their period for 2 months and then get it again.

If you didn’t have sex and your period is late than that is totally fine. There is nothing wrong with getting your period a little late. If you did have sex and you were supposed to get your period, but it hasn’t come. You should get it checked out and just make sure you aren’t pregnant.

Some girls have irregular periods, meaning that some months they do get their period and some months they don’t. Girls can be irregular and then switch over to being regular. It just depends on how you nourish your body and how your body develops.

Sometimes your period could come later one month due to a change in your diet. If one month you eat really healthy and then the next month you eat a lot of junk food your period could change when it comes just due to the different types of food you are eating. Also another thing that could affect your period coming late is if you travel to a different place that has a different climate.

So just remember that if you period doesn’t come right on the day you expected it to come, that is totally fine and it will still come. If you have your period and then you don’t get it for a couple months you should go see your doctor and just make sure that everything else in your body is running well. But just know that sometimes you wont get your period and that is nothing to be worried about because your body is still developing and is going through a lot of changes.

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If you trace back the history of women you will find out that over the ages women have used a variety of different kinds of menstrual protection. Some of the most common forms of protection used in the early years were: grass, rabbit skins, sponges, rags, menstrual aprons and homemade knitted pads of other absorbents. Disposable sanitary napkins started to be available in the markets around the year 1895.

Disposable pads originate from nurses in hospitals, who first came up with the idea of containing the flow of menstrual blood with the help of wood pulp bandages. Manufactures of bandages borrowed this idea and started to manufacture pads from handy products that were in expensive enough to be disposed of. Others manufactures slowly joined in making disposable menstrual pads. But the prices of these pads were very high, so only the rich women could afford to buy pads.

Tampons were first invented by the ancient Egyptians, they made disposable tampons from soften papyrus. The ancient Greeks invented tampons by wrapping lint around a small piece of wood, this was recorded in the writings of Hippocrates. Some other materials used for the first tampons include: wool, paper, sponges and vegetable fibers. Later people starting using cotton for making tampons.

In 1929 the modern tampon with applicator was first invented and patented by Doctor Earle Haas. Earle Haas wanted to produced a tampon that could be mass produced very effectively. He later trademarked Tampax as the brandname for his tampon product. Earle Haas’s invention of the modern tampon didn’t come from the knowledge of the homemade tampons being used since a long time ago. The invention came from watching his wife’s and his female patients discomfort of the bulky external pads.

So when you are on your period just think about how easy you have it these days with modern pads and tampons compared to how hard women had it in the 1700’s and 1800’s.

Pantiliners are perfect for every day use. They are good for absorbing the yellowish, whitish or brownish discharge that is totally normal for girls and women to have. They are also great for wearing with a tampon while on your period since they give you some extra protection. A pantyliner is something that you could wear every day and you would be totally comfortable.

A pad on the other hand is used more for when you are on your period. It can be used alone, or it can be coupled with a tampon if you have a heavy period. A pad can also be worn together with a tampon when going to sleep, to prevent overnight leaking. A pad is not considered an every day item since it is thicker and more heavy duty than a pantiliner. Even though it is thicker and more heavy duty a pad is still great for when you are on your period or when you are going to sleep and you don’t want to wear a tampon to sleep.

When wearing pantyliners you don’t feel them, since they are very thin and light. But when you wear a pad chances are that you will feel it and it might make you feel uncomfortable. Since pads are thicker you might feel as if people can see your pad through your pants. The truth is, they can’t see it. But the advantage of pantyliners is that you don’t get that uncomfortable feeling that you could sometimes get from pads. Since pantyliners are so thin and light they don’t do quite as much work as a pad does. Choosing a pad or a pantyliner just depends on what you think is right for you.

Basically think of a pantyliner as an every day item and a pad as a item to be used once your period comes.

When you are on your period you can definitely use a tampon and a pantiliner at the same time to ensure extra protection. You can also wear a tampon and a pad together at the same time while on your period. You would use a pad and tampon together if your flow is really heavy or if you just want to be very, very protected. There would never be a scenario where you would have to use a pad, tampon and pantyliner at the same time. Just think about it…does it make sense to wear a pantyliner, tampon and a pad at the same time? No it doesn’t. You have to choose a pad or a pantyliner and if you need then you can wear a tampon with whichever one you choose to wear. Sometimes you might prefer to wear a tampon with a pantyliner or sometimes you might want to wear a pad along with your tampon. It just depends on what you feel like and how much protection you want.

I recommend using a tampon and pantyliner at the same time, since using these two together does increase your protection against blood stains. If you plan on sleeping with a tampon it would be best to wear a pad also, since sometimes during the night your flow of blood could suddenly increase. Also wearing a tampon to sleep means that the tampon is left to do all the work of absorbing blood for about 6 hours, having a pad there is just a good thing in case the tampon fills up after 5 hours. Have you ever woken up with your underwear and sheets stained? Chances are that you most likely have. In order to prevent those totally irritating mornings where you wake up with blood everywhere, just wear a tampon and a pad for extra protection.

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