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TLC Pads has been in business since the Spring of 2001 and is growing in popularity.  I feel that this is because:

  • reasonable prices are a welcome and necessary thing 

  • good customer service is a priority for me and

  • customer satisfaction is always my #1 goal.

A little bit about me: I was a stay-home Mom, home-schooling our 3 sons from 1993 'til 2003, when they began to attend a local high-school in order to compete on the swim-team there.  All 3 excelled there and went on to college in Iowa, competing for their college's swim-team, where they continue to make us proud, academically as well as athletically.  Our oldest son graduated in 2009 with Comp-sci/Math majors, and our twins graduate in 2010 with an Art/Spanish major/minor for the older twin, and a Business major for the younger.

I have taught Lamaze Childbirth classes since 1989 and enjoy that greatly. The fall of 2005 marked my own return to college.  I earned my Assoc-in-Arts degree in 1983, but suspended my schooling in order to stay home to raise our sons.  My dream is to become a (paid) teacher at last, teaching German and French and/or possibly Mathematics.  I have finally, December 2009, completed my studies as well, earning top marks along the way.  I'm very proud of that accomplishment, as it's not easy to get a 40+ year old brain to re-learn two foreign languages simultaneously.  It nearly made me crazy (crazier?)


 

My goal in making menstrual pads is not only to offer something more natural and better-for-your-body, but to keep the pads affordable for the single-income family, as we've been that for two decades now. As a frugal person myself, I strive to keep my prices low, yet maintain a high-quality and well-constructed item.  A "bargain" is not a bargain if you have to replace it frequently, so I pay close attention to quality.  I think you will find that the pads I make are soft, comfortable, well-made, and they work beautifully. I found cloth pads and The Keeper (or Mooncup) to be very helpful in reducing the horrid menstrual discomfort that I suffered with every cycle. Debilitating cramps are a thing of the past for me, now that I've abandoned disposable products.

I also have added the hair-friendly accessories (found on the services page) because they were requested by some very dear friends of mine, and all of those products are items I personally have used for years and they have "stood the test of time" for me.

With the dry, dry winters in Idaho, my family's skin has been quite dry every winter.  For several years I've made soap -- cold-process, with oils and sodium hydroxide, the old-fashioned way.  My family always uses that soap during the winter, because the handmade soap really helps with dryness, since it's not as harsh as store-bought soaps (which are more detergent than soap).  Consequently, I've been thinking about adding homemade, handmade soaps to the lineup here, so be looking for that.  It may be a seasonal thing I offer, but I'll keep you posted on the progress!

I look forward to serving you, and thank you for visiting my site.

Very sincerely,

Lisa Janey