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10 Experiences That Are Better Than Having Your Period

Stephanie Zengler
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UW Stout chapter.

Having your period is ridiculous and awful. So ridiculous and awful that we’ve complied a list of ten frustrating things that are still not as bad as having your period. 

Paying Bills

Meeting your minimum payment, transferring your portion of the rent to your roommate, and keeping the lights on is such a blast compared to remembering to change your tampon. 

Crazy Assignments

Three papers, two exams, and an excel project all this week? That’s nothing compared to all the blood loss. 

Inconvenient Cravings

Really want a Popeye’s sandwich even though they’re completely out? Want chicken nuggets after midnight? Desperately want IHOP when there isn’t one within driving distance of your college town? It could always be worse, like running out of pads in a blizzard. 

All Nighters

So many projects, so much stress, and so much difficulty with insomnia. Your brain and your body are completely out of whack, but at least you don’t have to deal with unexplained back issues. 

Defrosting Your Windshield

How annoying is it now that we have to wait a whole 15 more minutes before starting our day? It’s just so inconvenient and frustrating. It’s like the agonizing wait before your dose of Midol kicks in.

Out of Sync Communication

Unsure of how to continue a conversation when somebody doesn’t understand using GIFs, memes, or vine references? You could commit to stagnant communication, but that pales in comparision to committing to the birth control that affects your cycle. 

Sky High Delivery Charges

$4 extra for a pizza? $7 for Chinese? Is it worth it, or should you just drive across town to pick it up? Maybe you should pick up more pain killers while you’re at it. 

Sick Season

Sniffling, sneezing, coughing, and misery. It’s so exhausting to try to stay on top of things when you’re under the weather, but at least your utertus isn’t trying to kill you. 

Dieting

It’s just so much to keep track of. There’s the Paleo, South Beach, Mediterranean, and countless others. It’s so easy to mess up on a diet, but not as easy as ruining your favorite white pants. 

Bad Hair Days

Whether it’s stress induced hair loss, switching conditioners, or a regular hair care routine falling short, there’s those days that your hair is not living up to standards. It’s still better than having to sanitize a menstrual cup. 

It all kind of sucks, but at least it’s only a handful of days. It’ll all be over soon!

Stephanie Zengler is a Business Administration major and Communication Studies minor, and she completely understands if you think her last name is actually Ziegler. Like a lot of business majors, Stephanie has a favorite Andrew Carnegie quote, and like a good communication minor, has very strong opinions on the Oxford comma. Aside from being a Stout student, Stephanie is an avid fan of Bay Area sports, Fleetwood Mac, and the amazingly perfect show Dollface.