Lost

Last month when we left for our short holiday, I took my menstrual cup in anticipation of my impending period. I put it into a bag with other personal items belonging to myself and the family. Unfortunately I didn’t take the step of finally putting it in my purse so that when the time came, we were out and I was unprepared. So I purchased an alternative and went on my merry way. I continued to use the alternative until we returned home and when I finally got around getting the cup, it was gone. I have no idea what might have happened to it since I never removed it from the bag. I don’t really like the think of the possibilities although the only one I can imagine is it fell out at some point.  It’s now a month and a cycle later and I still haven’t found it so I have resigned myself to purchasing a replacement.

Last night I went look online to see what I could do for a replacement. We were in Canada when I bought the original six years ago and I think that was about all that was available at the time. Now there seem to be several companies making them and there are online resources that provide comparisons. It was a bit mind-boggling to see what was on offer and it does make choice a lot more complicated. Surprisingly, only the company that made my original cup sells them from within Australia. If I choose another brand, I’ll have to order from overseas. I suspect that whatever replacement I do choose will likely be my last purchase of such an item. That’s, of course, unless I do something idiotic like lose it.