I've been on HRT for 7 months, but I'm still living in "boy mode" for the the time being. My life has a lot of frustrations- I don't see my kids enough, I work three jobs for way too little money (and no benefits), and if I reflect on the inherent uncertainty of my life once I make the leap and start living as a woman, it's pretty terrifying... But I want to focus on the good things I have going on in my life right now.
I have an amazing, compassionate, beautiful girlfriend. The friends and family members I've come out to have been more supportive than I would ever have imagined. I get maam'd on the phone sometimes without even trying to sound like a girl. I have a therapist I really like. I'm seeing REALLY NOTICEABLE changes from HRT and laser (breasts that are getting harder to play off as "man boobs" every day, rapidly diminishing facial hair). I've gone from looking like this:

to this

Am I where I want to be yet? Hell no. Am I getting closer every day? No doubt