I was posting on a forum I’m on and it occurred to me that the advice was useful for any trans women just starting out. This is the advice I would have liked to have had in the Fall of 2013 and I started to seriously buy clothing and accessories. Clothing Buy as much of…… Continue reading A Girl’s First Wardrobe
Category: Journey
A Day of Bones
The start, the end The year circles like a snake, tail to mouth Reaching infinity, reaching nowhere, traveling forever without motion The dawn breaks with a flare of horns and we are blinded by the spirit An adulation rises from the crowd that prays for mercy, healing, help The light rises over head and the…… Continue reading A Day of Bones
Shuffle Down
Age leads to wisdom Some men say Crazy and deluded Come what may End your life in riches Like Midas if you please Remember though later Was like a disease And the world turns round The cymbals chime And the girls dressed in lavender Sure keep good time They dance you to the center Spin…… Continue reading Shuffle Down
Clothing – Skirts
Why skirts? Well, I’m trying to find some work appropriate skirts right now, so they happened to be on my mind. They became the target of opportunity as it were. Skirts and dresses are also toward the top of what distinguishes men’s and women’s wear. Just look at the icon they use for the bathroom.…… Continue reading Clothing – Skirts
Buy Clothing with Care
Maybe there should be a list of instructions given to every new trans women: Yes, that skirt/dress is too short (that goes double if they had to tackle you to tell you) No, blue is not a good hair color at your age Blush should not look like a giant pink spot! But importantly about…… Continue reading Buy Clothing with Care
Reflections on a New Year
Some of you will just understand the title, for the others let me say that tonight is Rosh Hashanah, the start of the days of awe in the Jewish calendar. It is a time of reflection. A time to think of the year past and how one might lead a better life. The days close…… Continue reading Reflections on a New Year
Biology and SRS
When I was visiting with the GYN I was telling her how blown away I am that all this stuff is possible and works so well. I said a lot of this to her – I’m hoping she would have stopped me rather than agreeing if I was wrong, so here are some of my…… Continue reading Biology and SRS
SRS Redux and Update 9/23/16
Don’t read this if you don’t like medical stuff and descriptions of surgical procedures, healing situations, etc. You’ve been warned. First a bit of a redux since at this point I’m about seven weeks shy of a year. I had my reassignment surgery and breast augmentation done by Dr. Sherman Leis in Philadelphia. My results…… Continue reading SRS Redux and Update 9/23/16
Truth Stranger than Fiction?
I just returned from a short vacation. The first vacation I’ve taken since I went on medical leave last fall to have SRS on November 9th and from which I return to part time work at the beginning of 2016 and full time work only at the start of March. I truly struggled with what…… Continue reading Truth Stranger than Fiction?
Makeup Evolution
Cost – do you get what you pay for? It’s a great question. I highly recommend checking out these review videos on youtube. You find bad reviews for high end brands, good reviews for low end brands. You find inexpensive products that can replace products that are many times their price, or at least really…… Continue reading Makeup Evolution
My Gifted Life 