They say the best way to find something is sometimes not to look. Go about your day and the searched for goal or object will just float into your grasp because by not striving the shy creature will no longer stay away. I had a long discussion with a family friend yesterday about her trans…… Continue reading The Unexpected
Month: November 2017
Thanksgiving 2017
Again the holidays are coming round and as welcoming and wonderful as they are for those with loved ones near, they can be horrid for those of us adrift. I tried to look for a safe harbor to celebrate Thanksgiving. I asked various friends if they knew of someone with space. My plans are to…… Continue reading Thanksgiving 2017
Dealing with Depression
Those who are addressing being transgender, often for the first time in their lives, find themselves not only in a strange sea of emotions, but a brew of depression and anxiety. Who can blame us? Depression is not being sad, although one may have sad thoughts. Depression can be fed by sad events like the…… Continue reading Dealing with Depression
How People Struggle with Our Transition
The Struggle of Loved Ones No matter what’s going on with an individual with a problem, it isn’t only that person who’s affected. The people near and dear to them are impacted in all sorts of different ways. Routines disrupted, expectations changes, sometimes the end of a relationship or the grief that comes with the…… Continue reading How People Struggle with Our Transition
Starting the process
Starting with this post I’ll be rehashing some of what I’ve posted in the past, both on here and on Quora. I have two reasons for this. First, I started this blog more than two years ago and I’d like to think I had (and still have) room to learn more about being trans, being…… Continue reading Starting the process
The wall still stands
By the door The wall stands Covered with the grit and soil of many a harsh day It holds back fear and joy alike, Coated in the dust of a thousand raging storms. The wall stands With the streaks of thousands of tears inspired by fears and loneliness. What will it take to bring down…… Continue reading The wall still stands
Clothing post puberty
Also post retirement, on weekends, relaxing. I’m struggling because for work I’d dress up a bit, not crazy and not more than other women. But for work I’d wear nice slacks, a skirt or a dress and now it’s all jeans, corduroy, capris. I wear skirts in hot weather or even light dresses because they’re…… Continue reading Clothing post puberty
En retraite
it sounds better in French, doesn’t it? Retired. In French you might think I was taking a retreat, but it means the same. I found myself at the start of last Summer feeling more and more tired and in particular I’d find myself at work blocked several times a day. But I’d get up and…… Continue reading En retraite
3D Printer – My First Design
I finally finished this round of squash my thumb with a hammer and decided to build a holder for spools of filament. I made that out of wood but wanted “washers” to keep it from sliding. I decided that would be an easy first project to print. In the lower right is a short cylinder…… Continue reading 3D Printer – My First Design
The 3D plot thickens
Going the way of the MKS v1.4 board led to an interesting situation. With the separate RAMPS 1.4 and Arduino, everything I downloaded for Marlin (the onboard monitor that runs the printer) was just setup for my printer. No muss, no fuss. Once I stepped away from the safety rail I was both better and…… Continue reading The 3D plot thickens
My Gifted Life 