Car Trip Period Kit (Request)

This was a video request I had but I was supposed to stay home alone for like 2 or 3 hours today but I didn't sadly and I had a list of videos to film but wasn't able to because I didn't get to stay home alone. So I thought I would just make a blog post instead because it will mean I can get it done sooner although I will try and film the video to go with this sometime next week hopefully.

So it's a period kit for a car trip, regular flow, pad user, 5 day car trip. Well this isn't really a period kit but more of a general idea on what to take.

For Pads...
-Overnight Pads (1 for each night and then I would recommend taking 1 for each 4-8ish hours of being in a car that way you won't have to worry about changing it because it will hopefully absorb enough for you to not worry about it when you are in the car. However if you are travelling in the car for less than 4 hours just pack the kind of pads you usually use.)
So that's 1 for each night and 1 for each 4-8 hours travel.

-Normal Pads (Pack however many you usually use in a day multiplied by 5 because you are gone for 5 days. Also pack a couple extras.
So (amount of pads used in a day) x 5 + a couple extra pads

An alternative for pads is to pack 1 packet of Overnight Pads and either 1 big packet of regular pads or 2 packets of small regular pads. And maybe a pack of wipes and a small pack of liners and a small hand sanitizer.


Optional Items
- Wipes (Libra Get Fresh Wipes or a small packet of baby wipes)
- Hand sanitizer
- Tampons (maybe just pack a couple in case you go swimming or something and you want to try one out)
- Sanitary Bags (just in case there is no where to put your used products

Thanks, hope this helped
KiwiGirlHelp

Back to School - Pre-Period Kit

So it's a new school year and you haven't had your period yet. You should probably consider making a school kit especially if you are older than 12 or 13 and have all the signs of puberty apart from you period. I would recommend for girls of any age above 8 or 9 to carry at least 2 pads in their bag just in case but if you are getting older you may want to make a more complex kit. Although your period kit can be as simple as 2 pads or as complex as you want. Here is some help for any of you who haven't had you period and want to make a kit. I will also make a post for period kits for girls who have had their periods.

So... let me get started before I get carried away by talking about other stuff.

Pads
For pads I would recommend a minimum of 2 pads. You could carry 1 but it would be better to carry 2 just in case you get it earlier in the day. I would also recommend having an extra pad incase a friend needs one. You may also want to carry a variety of different absorbencies but what you think is heavy may not actually be heavy or whatever but I would say it is better to carry heavy absorbency pads so that they last you a bit longer.

+ 2-4 Pads, I would suggest regular absorbency pads
+ 1 spare pad in case a friend needs one (Optional)
+ 1-2 Pads of a heavy absorbency (Optional)

Tampons
For Tampons I would suggest you bring at least 1 but it is completely optional because maybe you aren't allowed to use them or don't want to. I say to pack one though just in case you have to go swimming or something. If you do make sure to get the lowest absorbency you can find.

+1-2 Light/Mini Tampons (Optional)

Extras
All of these extras are optional so are just ideas that may help you

+ Libra Get Fresh Wipes or other wipes safe for use down there (Optional)
+ Sanitary Bags (Optional)
+ Spare pair of underwear (Optional)
+ Zip Lock Bag (Optional)
+ Small Hand Sanitizer (Optional)
+ Pain Medication (optional)
+ Tampon Instructions (Optional)
+ Small mirror (Optional) (for if you need help finding where to insert your tampon or to check make up or whatever)

Now you just have to pick what you want in your kit and find a cute little cosmetic bag to put it in.

Bye,
KiwiGirlHelp

Back to School - Boyfriends

If you were on LibraGirl near the beginning of October last year you may have seen my post about boyfriends. I think it included some important messages so here is what I posted.

Hi it's KiwiGirlHelp here. I am 14 and have never had a boyfriend. Since I first joined libragirl I've seen plenty of girls say stuff like "I'm 13 and I've never had a boyfriend" and "I'm 12 and have never been kissed". Why does everyone seem to want a boyfriend? Sure, I kinda want a boyfriend but I'm not desperate or worried. I think that girls should just wait until the right boy comes along at the right time. Instead of being desperate and worrying about looking perfect whenever you are around boys why not just be yourself and find a boy who likes you for who you are. If you act fake and you get asked out, imagine what the guy would think when you start acting like your normal self. He would be confused and might even break up with you because you aren't the person he thought you were. Also, don't fall for a guy because you think he's hot or cute or good looking, find a guy who treats you the right way and doesn't care about your looks. Would you rather go out with a hot guy who treats you horribly and just uses you or a guy who may not be the best looking but has a heart of gold, treats you the best way he could and likes you for you? I know for sure I would pick the guy who likes me for me.  So before you fall for a random hot guy, get to know him and find out if he likes you for you and treats you nicely. There is more to worry about then getting a boyfriend at this age. School, Friends, Family and making the most of your years before adulthood.  Now I'm not completely against relationships at this age but make sure it is real and not a fake forced relationship, make sure that you both like each other for who they are as a person and not just looks, because personality is more important than looks.

So yeah, that is my opinion on boyfriends. I posted that on LibraGirl in October 2014 and I am writing this post on December 13th and scheduling it for January so I'm not rushing through my back to school series. So therefore some of this may change because I am hoping to ask the guy I like out especially if our group of friends organizes something I can go to and see him. But I probably won't be able to ask him out until I go back to school so the fact I don't have a boyfriend will probably be the same but I will let you know what happens when I do ask. 

Having a boyfriend shouldn't define you as a person. Not having a boyfriend doesn't make you less of a person. My friend at the start of last year when she was 12 and I was 13, she was really surprised when I told her I had never had a boyfriend. There isn't an age which means you have to have had a boyfriend. You can wait as long as you want. Don't let not having a boyfriend annoy you because you aren't the only one. Your age doesn't matter. Don't have a bunch of relationships with people you don't even like just so you can say you have a boyfriend. It won't make you feel as great as if you wait until you find the right person who you like for who they are and they like you for who you are. 

Thanks, 
KiwiGirlHelp

Back to School Series

I'm starting a Back to School series this month and am hoping to have a mixture of Back to School related posts and videos. I'm really hoping that this series will go well. Also, check out my 2014 Back to School videos as well because there might be something there that will help you as well. I have a playlist on my channel of all of my Back to School videos and will be adding this years videos to that as well.

Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

2015!

I can't believe that 2015 is already here. It's a fresh year and I am here to share some goals for my channel for the new year. Last year went so fast and was a great year for me especially at school although every year is a good school year for me but I am really happy with my achievements from last year so hopefully this year will be a great year too. Hopefully 2015 will be a great year when it comes to my YouTube channel.

My first goal for my YouTube channel this year is to get into a schedule for filming and uploading because I have never really had one and would like to start so you can kind of know when my videos will be up and I think this will also help with my time management skills.

I also hope to finally get to 100 subscribers, My original goal when I first started my channel was to get 50 subs by my birthday which was in June and 100 by my one year anniversary. So let's see if you can get me to 100 subs this year. It would mean so much to me!

I would also like to try and improve my video quality this year by speaking louder which will happen if I am home alone more often but now that I am getting older hopefully that won't be an issue.

Extend my knowledge. I would like to extend my knowledge even further this year by hopefully asking my mum if I can get a menstrual cup or 2 and also maybe some cloth pads by actual sellers and not just my handmade ones that she doesn't know about. I would like to be able to help you if you want to use cloth and cups as well as if you use disposables so that way I can help even more girls.

Another thing I would like to do this year is organise a giveaway to show how thankful I am for all of my amazing subscribers! You all rock! If I was to do a giveaway, I am thinking of doing a small cloth pad set but it is more likely to be pantyliners if I want to do a giveaway with my homemade cloth pads and pantyliners.

More personal videos. By this I mean videos where you can get to know about me and my hobbies/interests. These include videos such as my song covers and craft tutorials. I may also think about doing some tag videos and stuff.

That is all my goals for this new year

Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

The last days of 2014

2015 is less than a week away...

...and 2014 is coming to an end

2014 has been a great year for me just like 2013 and I really want 2015 to be just as great. I have friends from last year finally coming to High School with me and I think that 2015 will be kind of like 2013 but with 2 or 3 people missing from our strong group of 6. 

With 2014 coming to an end we should make the most of the last days. Make 2014 a great year!

If 2014 was a bad year for you, just remember that 2015 is almost here and that it can be a fresh start for you especially if you are just starting Intermediate/Middle School or High School. There will be opportunities to meet new people and new friends. Join some new clubs or activities because you might find some new friends through those groups. If it was a really bad year and your not sure if you can make 2015 a good year, I am happy to help, you can contact me and I will be willing to give you some help. 

If any of you are nervous for High School or Intermediate, I'm just going to tell you something.

Don't be scared, it really isn't as scary as it seems. I think some people make it seem scarier than it actually is but it is nothing to be worried about. I don't know how different NZ high schools are from high schools around the rest of the world but I'll assume they aren't too different.

Kik!

I got a new phone for Christmas so that means I was able to put my personal kik on my new phone and make a channel kik for on my old phone so that is exactly what I've done. So I made a channel kik!!! I really hope that you girls will also message me and I'm hoping that maybe I will get more requests because of it. I decided to leave a list of ways to contact me below.

Blog - kiwigirlhelp.blogspot.com
Email - kiwigirlhelp@gmail.com
Instagram - KiwiGirlHelp
Kik - kiwigirlhelp
LibraGirl - KiwiGirlHelp
Youtube - KiwiGirlHelp

If you message me on kik just say Hi and we can talk.

Merry Christmas

This year has gone so quickly and it's already Christmas!
I wish you all a safe and happy Christmas, I'm sorry I couldn't do a giveaway for Christmas but I might try and do one for next year for back to school. Let me know how your Christmas goes and I may even think about doing a haul video.

Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

A quick Christmas Eve message

I hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas or whatever you celebrate or if you don't celebrate Christmas or anything else then have a great day.

Just remember that you may not always get what you want but that isn't the point. Make sure you have a great day spending time with your family and just enjoy the day. It is better to give than to receive so why not give someone something special this Christmas to share the Christmas love.

I am thinking about doing a Christmas haul so I hope you enjoy that. Some other videos I am thinking about making are a Christmas Eve Night Routine, A Christmas Morning Routine and maybe a Christmas Day vlog so I hope that you will enjoy those if I do get around to making them. Would you girls like to see another channel for more personal stuff or are you ok with these sorts of videos on my usual channel.

One thing that you can hope to see after Christmas is a channel kik because I had to do a bit or Christmas shopping with my dad today and I had to pick out a new phone for part of my Christmas present so hopefully I will be able to create a kik for my youtube channel on my soon to be old phone.

Merry Christmas to you all and I hope you had a fabulous year.

Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

1 Year on Youtube!!!

Exactly 1 year from the time this post was posted, I uploaded my first video on my channel. Sure it may have only been a channel introduction but it was still the first video I ever uploaded. I cant' believe how quickly the time has gone. I know my uploading wasn't always consistent and I didn't upload for like 3 months earlier this year but I'm glad I am still here uploading videos on this channel. It feels great knowing that I am helping others through my channel.

Some Highlights from the last year

Subscribers
I know 50 subscribers may not seem like a lot if you have a bigger subscriber family or don't have a channel at all but when I reached 50 subscribers in September I was really happy. I reached 25 subs within a month of starting my channel so I was kinda expecting to reach 57 a bit sooner then I did but it doesn't matter because at least I know that I am helping a bunch of girls from all over the world

Warm Fuzzies
You may remember the original song I wrote for Claudia from Periods Puberty. Well whilst reading the blog post she posted where she mentioned me, I was trying to hold back tears of happiness because of all the warm fuzzies inside. I felt so amazing knowing that I had helped her and yeah. It just makes you feel so great inside.

Editing Skills
This whole experience has helped me with editing and I also have discovered that I quite like filming and editing videos and stuff.

What can you expect for my second year?
Well I am hoping to organise a filming and uploading schedule so that should hopefully be one of the first things you can expect to see for my second year on youtube. I am also hoping to plan a giveaway for this next year but am waiting until I have enough NZ and maybe some Aussie subscribers if I do an NZ and Aussie giveaway although it'll probably just be NZ. I am also hoping to ask my mum about AMPs (Alternative Menstrual Products) but don't count on it because I am not that close to my mum but if my mum ever mentions periods I am going to hopefully try and bring up the subject of AMPs. More frequent videos and maybe some videos with one of my friends because she is open about periods and stuff but I am still deciding whether or not to tell her about my channel.

Let's make this next year the best we can! Remember to give me feedback/feedfoward (What is good and what could be improved/changed) and request videos!

Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

Last Minute Christmas Gifts

Christmas is approaching fast and is only a week away. You've forgotten to get someone something and you don't have a lot of money. You're stuck for ideas and don't know what to do. Well here I am, ready to help you. These ideas range in price but I tried to keep it less than $10.

My first idea is...
A sugar scrub, I attempted to make a sugar scrub last year but it didn't turn out well so why don't you try making one for someone special. They are easy to make and don't require much depending on the recipe you use. Just search diy sugar scrub and I'm sure you'll find one. Why don't you make a Christmas themed one and crush up some candy canes to mix through it. Be careful using cocoa powder because it may make your skin go brown like the cocoa but maybe try experimenting and see if you can make one that gives a slight tan that looks natural. For presentation put it in a nice jar and put some patterned paper around the jar and a cute label that says what it is. You could also make a cute tag that has a cute or cheesy message on it like "'tis sweet just like you". (that's not a good one but I'm not good with that sort of thing).

Idea #2
Make a cute scrapbook. This is more of a thing for your friends but I think it would be neat but only have you have a lot of photos of you together.

Idea #3
Hot Chocolate Kit, get a cute mug and your/their favourite hot chocolate. You could also fill the mug with mini marshmallows (This is probably more of a christmas gift idea for my viewers in the northern hemisphere because it's Summer here in the southern hemisphere)

Idea #4
Decorate a frame and put a picture of you and the person it is for in it. You could get a plain white frame and paint it with nail polishes and maybe glue on some gems or glitter and stuff like that.

Idea #5
Decorate a clear or plain white photo case by using nail polishes. Make sure the case is the right one for the phone they have. Make sure to use a clear top coat to seal the polish

Idea #6
Make a cute little book/notebook and on each page write something you love about that person.

Idea #7
Make a cute little basket of homemade treats like slices and shortbread etc.

Idea #8
Make some little coupons which would be a good idea for parents with things like foot massages and chores etc.

Anyway, Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

Advice...?

I am thinking about doing an advice column type thing either fortnightly or monthly next year so if you have any questions that would be good for an advice column or just any questions you want answers to then send them to me via

- kiwigirlhelp@gmail.com (email)
- kiwigirlhelp (youtube)
- KiwiGirlHelp (libragirl.com)
 or comment on this post.

The perks of having small boobs

My friend who is a 12D (I'm a 10B) is jealous of the fact I have small boobs and told me some of the reasons why so I decided to make a post sharing the perks of having small boobs.
It seems that girls always want what they don't have. Girls with small boobs usually want bigger boobs and girls who have big boobs usually want smaller boobs but we have to learn to accept what we have. Since I have small boobs I can't exactly do a perks of having big boobs post because I haven't experienced it but here is a post to hopefully help you smaller chested girls to accept who you are and what you look like.

Perk #1
-It isn't as uncomfortable to sleep on your stomach.
Compared to bigger chested girls it isn't as uncomfortable to sleep on your stomach, although it can get uncomfortable after long periods of time it isn't as bad.

Perk #2
-You can get away without wearing a bra more than bigger breasted girls. While you may feel more comfortable wearing a bra, you can get away without wearing a bra. You can also get away with wearing training bras and other bras without under wire because you don't need as much support.

Perk #3
-They don't hurt as much especially if they aren't tender at the time or still growing.

That is just 3 perks of having small boobs, I do have more so I might do a part 2 in a month or so.
I hope you enjoyed, if you have bigger boobs be sure to let me know the perks of having big boobs.

Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

AMPs?!?!?!

AMPs (Alternative Menstrual Products) may seem like a gross strange thing at first for most but once you allow yourself to accept the concept they may seem like a great idea. I always thought they were an interesting idea that I was keen to try, I remember looking for crafts when I was about 9 or 10 and came across a cloth pad tutorial. I remembered them again near the end of last year when I got my first period and found a whole community of youtubers who talk about periods and other girl stuff. I made some patterns and tried putting water on fabrics to see what seemed absorbent but didn't really go anywhere from there. After finding Preciousstarspads on youtube sometime this year (not sure when exactly) that I seriously started thinking about it. I started sewing some of my own cloth pads in about August or so. I have since found more youtubers that make videos on cloth pads such as Period Attire and the first door on the left.

AMPs aren't gross and from the cloth liners I've made and tried I can tell you that you should consider trying them because they are really comfortable. If you have any questions about AMPs you could ask Preciousstarspads or any other youtuber who makes videos about cloth pads. I will try to get some reviews up soon but would like to try them for a second month before reviewing. My period is due on around the 17th so hopefully there will be some reviews soon.

Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp

Small Boobs...

This year I've dealt with both girls in my group of friends and the occasional guy saying I have no boobs or saying stuff like how would you know, you have no boobs. After watching a video by SaphiraFashion yesterday morning (linked above). I know that one of my friends who is like a 12D cup (I'm a 10B, sorry if this is TMI for you) is really jealous of my small boobs because she finds her boobs annoying because they get in the way and all the guys stare. Anyway, the other day my friends were talking about no being able to lie on their stomachs and stuff, so I said "Yeah that is true."
One of them who isn't really my friend then said "What do you know, you have no boobs." I was really annoyed and my friend (the one I mentioned earlier) then walked off with me to the school canteen so she could buy something.

In my class we are all able to contact each other via this messaging thing and I am always willing to talk to pretty much whoever is online so one of the guys in my class messaged me. So I obviously replied because I really do like talking to people so yeah... I honestly don't know how we got to bras and stuff but he said something like "Oh, so and so is always looking at (my friend's boobs)."
I said something like yeah.
He then replied saying something along the lines of "Aren't you glad you don't have any boobs."
This was yesterday evening which was the evening after watching the video so I replied saying, "It's not that I don't have any boobs, it is just that I have smaller boobs than a lot of the girls in our class and I still have to deal with some of the problems such as not being able to lie on my stomach and having wires that occasionally jab into me (in the middle)."
I can't really remember the rest but that is just a small snippet of what he said to me and my replies.

But yeah, majority of girls at the age of 14 wear bras and have boobs. So just because a girl has small boobs it doesn't mean they aren't there. So if you also have small boobs and someone tells you that you have no boobs then Stand up for yourself. Just remember that there are girls out there that wish they had smaller boobs so be happy with what you have and don't let anyone get to you and just overall remember to stand up for yourself. You still have to deal with some of the problems that every other girl with boobs have but it just may not be as bad for you. Also, just remember, if a guy doesn't like you because of your boob size then they aren't right for you. Another thing, if you are with a guy who has expectations to do with your boob size and they don't actually like you for who you are as a person then they also aren't right for you.