"Head like a hole, black as your soul; I'd rather die than give you control..."

[withpins]

So, who is it that I have to kill to get my hands on a light, breezy sundress for the summer that isn't:

A) Skanky

B) Bunchy

C) Obviously designed for the sole purpose of hiding pregnancies

Really now. After spending an entire day combing thrift stores and the mall for some reasonably non-hideous, summer-in-the-god-awful-south clothes, I'm out

Comments

[tehlobster]

I've been on birth control since I was 12, so, 10 years now. And I still sometimes don't remember to take them every day and my periods are still sometimes (slightly) irregular.

Honestly the best way for me to remember is I take them just before bed when I take other OMGIMPORTANT meds, like the antidepressant.

[withpins]

Yeah, that might help. I'm actually supposed to be on antidepressants too, but I haven't yet gotten to the point where I'm not too afraid to actually take them. But until it's established in my routine somehow I'll probably continue to forget. Sigh.

[ceria_taliesin]

What's something you do every day? Like brush your teeth or keep a water bottle in your room? Setting them right next to that might help.

I have to take thyroid meds every day and I still forget sometimes to do it. I usually leave them next to the water bottle I drink from every morn, which helps.

[withpins]

Ha! I've been keeping them on the counter in the kitchen right next to the salt, and for some reason that is helping me remember. Thank you so much!

[lisabird]

I set the alarm on my phone to go off every night at 8:00. I tried to pick a time when I am usually home and not doing much of anything (but I always keep the pills in my purse, just in case). It's really the only reason I ever remember to take my birth control.

[withpins]

Yeah, I've found that 8pm is pretty much the only time of day that I actually have the coherency to remember the stuff. I really never would have thought it would be this difficult...

[ewanspotter]

Maybe you should link the action of taking the pill with something you do everyday, like brushing your teeth. (Or, on a weirder level. If you get up and go the bathroom every morning, have them and a bottle of water sitting next to the toilet.)