Kathy's journey

[Laurie]

Dang it looks frozen there. And you want me to come visit??

Hugs,
  Laurie

P.S. Do you want to build a snowman?

[KathyLauren]

Dang it looks frozen there. And you want me to come visit??

Hugs,
  Laurie

P.S. Do you want to build a snowman?

A snow woman, if you please.

And why wouldn't you visit?  It's called the Great White North for a reason, you know.

[Cassi]

A snow woman, if you please.

And why wouldn't you visit?  It's called the Great White North for a reason, you know.

Isnt there a Great White Shark or Whale?  Are you holding them hostage?

[KathyLauren]

Isnt there a Great White Shark or Whale?  Are you holding them hostage?

Great white shark.  Yes, we have them here.  There was one spotted last year just 15 km across the bay from here.  Fortunately, the water is too cold to swim in.

[Cassi]

Great white shark.  Yes, we have them here.  There was one spotted last year just 15 km across the bay from here.  Fortunately, the water is too cold to swim in.

Well, have someone catch it and send it to Julia to cook.

[KathyLauren]

While I am grateful that my T level is down where it should be, and I'll gladly put up with the dehydration and frequent bathroom breaks to keep it there, I am noticing one consequence of low T: fatigue.  In the evenings, I am just wiped!

We've been watching a mystery series on Netflix.  I find that I can't sit and watch it without falling asleep.  My wife will say something like, "Well, do you think the teacher did it?", and I'll be like, "Teacher?  There was a teacher?"  Or I'll be reading and realize that I've read the page five times and still have no idea what's on it.

A side benefit: I am sleeping much better than I used to.  I used to have frequent insomnia, having trouble falling asleep, or waking up and being unable to get back to sleep.  Not any more.  Now, I am asleep in minutes.  I wake up typically twice in the night to pee, then I go right back to sleep.

So, some good, some bad.

[KathyLauren]

My wife (who is slender in all respects - this is relevant) and I had this conversation last night:

Wife: That bra I got today fits perfectly.
Me: Must be nice!
Wife: I'm easy to fit.  That's one advantage of being flat-chested.
Me: No it isn't.  Trust me on this!

OK, it's not going to bring the house down with laughter, but we had fun with it.

[KathyLauren]

My wife and I went shopping today.  Mostly groceries and such mundane stuff, but we did include a stop at the local bra shop.  I am actually an official size now: 38A.  Woo-hoo!  (Yay, way to go, girls!)  Came home with a couple of "proper" bras now, so I don't have to wear the sports bras I have been using up until now unless I am exercising.

[Cassi]

My wife and I went shopping today.  Mostly groceries and such mundane stuff, but we did include a stop at the local bra shop.  I am actually an official size now: 38A.  Woo-hoo!  (Yay, way to go, girls!)  Came home with a couple of "proper" bras now, so I don't have to wear the sports bras I have been using up until now unless I am exercising.

Keep that up and we'll have to change your name to Va Va Va Voom.....

[Laurie]

My wife and I went shopping today.  Mostly groceries and such mundane stuff, but we did include a stop at the local bra shop.  I am actually an official size now: 38A.  Woo-hoo!  (Yay, way to go, girls!)  Came home with a couple of "proper" bras now, so I don't have to wear the sports bras I have been using up until now unless I am exercising.

  YAY!! Kathy. I think we know just how much you have longed to be able to say that. and it's nice to hear the boob fairy is alive still.

Hugs,
   Laurie

[Jayne01]

My wife and I went shopping today.  Mostly groceries and such mundane stuff, but we did include a stop at the local bra shop.  I am actually an official size now: 38A.  Woo-hoo!  (Yay, way to go, girls!)  Came home with a couple of "proper" bras now, so I don't have to wear the sports bras I have been using up until now unless I am exercising.

Wooohooo! That's boobilitious!

[KathyLauren]

My posts recently have become boring.  Don't argue: they have.  It suddenly occurred to me why.  It's because I am not actively transitioning now.

I don't mean that I've put my transition on hold or anything.  I am not done yet, not by a long shot, and I intend to move forward with it as fast as I possibly can.  It's just that there's no real transitioning I can do at this moment.  I am wait-listed for seeing someone for my second surgery letter.  My birth certificate is in bureaucratic limbo for another year and a half.  My electrolysis continues, as does my HRT.  Steady as she goes.  Nothing to see here, folks.

So this is my first peek at the rest of my life.  Meeting friends for lunch.  Going grocery shopping.  Going to the theatre.  Taking the car in for servicing.  Getting used to myself just being me, rather than transitioning.

I'm kind of digging it!   

[Cassi]

My posts recently have become boring.  Don't argue: they have.  It suddenly occurred to me why.  It's because I am not actively transitioning now.

I don't mean that I've put my transition on hold or anything.  I am not done yet, not by a long shot, and I intend to move forward with it as fast as I possibly can.  It's just that there's no real transitioning I can do at this moment.  I am wait-listed for seeing someone for my second surgery letter.  My birth certificate is in bureaucratic limbo for another year and a half.  My electrolysis continues, as does my HRT.  Steady as she goes.  Nothing to see here, folks.

So this is my first peek at the rest of my life.  Meeting friends for lunch.  Going grocery shopping.  Going to the theatre.  Taking the car in for servicing.  Getting used to myself just being me, rather than transitioning.

I'm kind of digging it!   

Glad to hear!

[JulieOnHerWay]

Boring begat blending thus begat being   We all seek being.  Just being the total boring everyday woman.
This is a good thing.

[Cassi]

Boring begat blending thus begat being   We all seek being.  Just being the total boring everyday woman.
This is a good thing.

The New Testament of Julie - Book of Beginnings!

[Laurie]

So this is my first peek at the rest of my life.  Meeting friends for lunch.  Going grocery shopping.  Going to the theatre.  Taking the car in for servicing.  Getting used to myself just being me, rather than transitioning.

I'm kind of digging it!   

  It beats my solution for the lull in my transition. I hope you never go there. Be happy with life "as usual" it's still good.

Hugs,
  Laurie

[steph2.0]

So this is my first peek at the rest of my life.  Meeting friends for lunch.  Going grocery shopping.  Going to the theatre.  Taking the car in for servicing.  Getting used to myself just being me, rather than transitioning.

I'm kind of digging it!   

I had originally posted something annoyingly self-centered here, and realized my mistake and moved it to my own thread.

What I should have said was, YES! That's so cool that you're finally able to start truly living life the way you've always needed to. My girlfriend Cassie is getting to that point, too, and I'm so happy to see my friends grow and just start being.

Life as it should be...

Stephanie

[KathyLauren]

Hi, Steph.  I read your original post, and I didn't find it annoying or self-centred.  It was relevant to my post, and it was interesting.

[Bari Jo]

Kathy I love your post.  Truly it's being able to do the normal things as a normal lady that is the most exciting.  Don't be afraid to post the mundane there are those of us that look forward to that and long for it.

Bari Jo

[Jessica]

Kathy, life stories are never boring.  It brings the reader to your world.  What you may consider boring can be an affirmation of their own situation in life.