Free! Be rad make a pad pattern from Bloodsisters

Check out the awesome link on the Bloodsisters webpage and learn who to sew your own menstrual pads. You can make em out of soft flannel or cozy cotton with funky patterns on em wich makes you moon so much more fun. Mine have stars and moons all over em! Not only are they more comfortable then yucky plastic pads, but you chuck em in the washing machine instead of the landfill! Never be ashamed of your blood, it is your womanly connection to the moon and tides and a sign of good health. Did you know that if you soak your pad in water and then give that water to your plants they will thrive!!!! Trust me, mine have DOUBLED in size! Break the consumerist cycle-Be rad make a pad! Oh and don't forget to be a bitch and stich! Be Rad Make a Pad

Pussy Power

So I was on my way to my Wednesday stitch n bitch when i found an abandoned kitty off Bathurst St!!! She is so tiny and cute way to young to be weaned...I have to feed her from a baby bottle! So me n pussy been havin some serious pussy time, chillin just us girls. Officialy one week of being off the pill and I have decided that it was definatly a major conributing factor to my anxiety problems! I still get the odd one but it is far easier to control and this has given me such a surge in confidence! I am really enjoying charting my cylces and learning about my body and all its signals. My guy and I are learning all about natural birth control and this has been an intense bonding experience. Having a man who is eager and willing to learn about your body in order to save it from the ravages of the pill...It is a beautiful thing that makes me love him all the more! I encourage you all to check out the link to the right "Aphrodite womens health" and read the forum entitled "birth control pills and depression" and read my entry entitled "Birth Control Pill: friend or Foe" were there is a link to an important survey. It may be that you are having no experiences while on the pill and quite happy, you may be reading this thinking "my goddess Im not alone!" whatever it is I think it is important to have full knowledge of any medicine you are taking...I lost 10 years of my life to a lil pill because no doctors made the connection. Educate yourself, knowledge is power!

Feature Artist: Mischa Brook-Thoma

Mischa Brook-Thoma is an artist living in Vancouver, BC. I had the pleasure of working with her in a life drawing class at Capilano College 3 years ago this fall. Mischa has a very eclectic art style including drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, and textile arts. Mischa has an amazing ability to capture intricate details and show more than what the human eye can see. She is the first of what I hope to be many artists showcased on this site. To view more of this talented womans art check out a new addition to Liltih's Den...LILITH'S GALLERY! http://liliths-gallery.blogspot.com/ which will also be listed in the links section

Birth Control: friend or Foe?

Ok so I have been blathering on about going of the pill and the effects I have been experiencing and some of you may wonder why the hell I would post this info on my blog page. Well I feel that women are not encouraged in our current society to truly talk about their health and bodies...and by truly I mean talking about blood, eggs, ovaries, cramps, hair, you name it the whole kit and kaboodle package that makes us up. Because of this many women suffer thinking they are freaks or something is wrong with them when they experience something that is not represented in popular culture. Many women suffer horrible side effects on the pill...many do not, but for those that do it can be an alienating experience as your doctor tells you what you're experiencing has nothing to do with the pill as she/he is writing you a prozac prescription! I myself have recently connected a ten year battle with anxiety/panic attacks to my birth control pill and have decided to go off. I post information on the progress here to create thought and dialogue on a long ignored topic. That and women are not told of how hard it can be on your body to go off the pill after years of use. After all, I have been giving my body hormones for 10 years, that shit doesn't balance out over night! If you feel the pill is causing more harm than good then do some research and educate yourself...I have decided that the only way I will find out if the pill is triggering my anxiety attacks is if I go off it and see what happens. So far my theory is correct!
In my search for answers and resources on the pill and anxiety attacks I have been emailing with a woman from France named Holi who has created a free online survey compiling information on womens experiences while taking the pill. I hope to help her and all of you interested by publishing the results of said survey here on my blog. If you are interested in participating in this survey go to:
Birth Control Survey
It does not matter what your experiances on the pill have been-good or bad-they are all valid and need to be heard.

well well well i have finally succumbed to the blogger craze! It really is a rad idea though, its like an online journal for your friends. Since I am missin yall and dont have nearly enough time to email as much as I should I figured this is a grrrrrreat way to stay in touch!
soooooooo whats new you may ask? Day three of being off the pill and havn't started loosing my mind ....yet...hooray! managed to contect that evil lil pill to all my anxiety problems and promptly chucked mine in the garbage! So far so good am just trying to eat right, take vitamins, and am keeping a diary to track what happens to my body as I go so this time I dont think I am going crrrazy!
Hanging with too many boys here...man can they be wierd sometimes! People think girls are full of hang ups but men have all the same shit...they are just in denial of it! Gonna start doin some mad volunteer work cuz I am going crrrazy not workin with ladies....Im goin through some feminist withdrawl blues!
Signed up for my classes this fall..ahem...Globalization and Womens Health, Contemporary Womens Rituals (yeah! goddess class!), Women in Developing Nations, and Intro Womens Studies-yes INTRO they are making me redo the fucker! HA! Easy A for me I guess. Looking forward to school and meeting new chickas.
Am goin to a stitch n bitch tonight will fill yall in later and post some easy patterns for all my fellow naughty kniters