As I sit here on my couch in my pajamas writing this, I'm groaning in pain from some good old menstrual cramps. Don't get me wrong, I love my period, but it sure can be a pain in the ass.

1. When your day is going great, the sun is shining, you're minding your own business and suddenly a cramp decides to reign terror on your uterus and general abdomen.

2. When you can't stop pooping.

3. When you need more water, but the distance from the couch to the kitchen truly seems like the journey to hell.

4. When you feel like there is an alien life-form in your belly.

5. When you sneeze.

4. When you get those period munchies.

5. When all of your money goes to tampons and pads.

6. When you constantly feel like you need to pee.

7. When you can't fall asleep because the pain is that bad.

8. When you remember that exercise and walking help your muscles work through the cramps.

9. When you eat healthy and keep hydrated and suddenly feel like a new person.

10. When you remember that you can literally do anything on your period because you're strong as hell and you're your own champion.

Be sure to take my anonymous survey about your period if you are or ever were able to get your period!