We’re excited to welcome Carrissa to the DivaCup blog today! Carrissa divides her time between teaching, summer camp directing, referring rugby and playing the Ukulele. She also plays ultimate Frisbee and uses her all-women’s team to promote the DivaCup! Find out how in today’s uplifting and fun-loving guest post!
My name is Carrissa (but most people call me Pebbles) and I play ultimate Frisbee in Oregon, USA. Every year in Oregon, there is a women’s ultimate Frisbee tournament called BOOTY (Bring Our Own Team, Yeah!). My team has been called the DivaCup Dragons for the past 3 years and this year we went pretty above and beyond for costumes and spirit (a girl on our team actually made dragon tails that we wore during the tournament!).
Now what does DivaCup Dragons even mean? Our theme is a combination of Divas, DivaCups, and dragons! (Random, I know… but Divas and dragons are pretty cool…) Since it is a women’s ultimate Frisbee tournament, it would only make sense to have a team revolving around menstruation! It is a topic that we can all relate to, but don’t necessarily talk about enough. We didn’t set out to educate women on menstruation. In fact, we just wanted to play Frisbee, have fun, and wear ridiculously awesome costumes. But somehow, through our over-the-top cheers and costumes, we had many talks about getting your period and how it can be frustrating at times.
Many girls on the team love their DivaCups and talked very highly about it to many women playing in the tournament. We even had DivaCups on hand (clean ones, of course) to show what it was actually like. People were very impressed that such a thing exists out there for women.
All in all, we had a blast! What could be better than being dressed up as a dragon, playing Frisbee with friends, and singing diva-licious cheers about your period?
Here is one of our favorite cheers that we sang/shouted at the tournament. Feel free to sing/shout this too! It’s a lot of fun!
To the tune of “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
I thought I had a leak and I would have to hide
But then I found you in my purse, inside that hidden pouch
So I insert, and I could sit back on the couch
Go on now flow!
Into that cup
Now I’m a diva
and I won’t ever give you up
Those pads and pantyliners fill the aisles of the store
But that little Diva Cup offers ladies so much more
Vag now ROAR
Go on a hike!
Put on that swimsuit
You can even ride a bike!
So many nights I found my sheets all red with stains
But now I don’t stress
‘Cause I’m on that diva train!
Ohh and I-
I will stay dry!
Plus when I’ve got my period
I know I’m not with child
I’ve got all my blood to flow
Diva cups don’t let it show
I will stay dry
I will stay dry
Hey, heyy!
Carrissa H.
Carrissa is a fun-loving twenty-something living in the Pacific Northwest. When she’s not playing frisbee in a dragon costume, she’s probably teaching, summer camp directing, refereeing rugby, or playing the ukulele. Go DivaCup Dragons!
