Re: What made you happy today? For mtF members only, please. 3.0

[Artesia]

I spent over an hour on the phone with my sister this morning.  We talked about several different subjects, trying to keep her mind off of her medical situation with her pregnancy.  We talked about religions, we are both going to reread the Satanic Bible, as we both had a different take on it's contents.  We like religion as a subject, but are not religious.   She is an atheist, and I hold my own beliefs on a supreme being at odds with most religions.  I read texts from multiple religions for fun.  I used my female voice for the whole conversation, and before we ended it she made a comment about how my voice would occasionally enter the female range and inflections when I was younger, but after puberty.  Her memories of our younger years bring her more things that she noticed that makes her believe that this was always me, even that far back.

[Megan.]

Lovely day with my young children baking for a cake sale. Despite being full-time,  I've been keeping my presentation very low key around them. But development meant it was time to start wearing a bra (making things far more obvious) around them. They both seem quite comfortable with this,  which is super important to me.


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[Michelle_P]

I started off the day with coffee and donning something both nice and comfortable, then headed to church (UU), where the service was built around the Jewish New Year, thoughts for the next year and on the process of atonement and forgiveness.   Beautiful, thoughtful stuff, relevant of course, and personally meaningful.

After church I met my Brooklyn daughter and her SO for brunch at a really nice place that I have enjoyed for many years, for a three hour brunch, conversation, and celebration, of my upcoming surgery, the new year, and life. 

This was the first time her SO had met Michelle.  I had arrived a few minutes early, and ducked into a restroom to tidy up (Windy on the walk there from my apartment!).  I stepped out, turned a corner, and there they were sitting on a bench just inside the entry.  My daughter looked up and smiled, and her SO looked a little surprised, then stood and greeted me.  "Hi, I'm Michelle.  Pleased to meet you", with a big grin.  No issues, and we had a very nice visit.  We spent another hour in some nearby shops after the long brunch, a very nice day before they had to leave.

Oh, what I wore?  Ashley had me thinking LBD. I added a white collarless blouse to shift it toward something better for church.

Wheeee!


Have I ever mentioned that I enjoy being a girl?  (Cue dance number...).

Life.  That's what made me happy today.



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[Anne Blake]

Michelle, well done girl! You have to celebrate time with family and of course, just being a girl.

Tia Anne

[ToriJo]

I went out dressed, as me, for the first time in my life.  It won't be the last time. 

[Megan.]

I went out dressed, as me, for the first time in my life.  It won't be the last time. 

Yay, wonderful isn't it [emoji5].

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[LaRell]

I had my very first laser hair removal treatment on my face today thanks to my awesome wife who bought the treatments for me   It wasn't too bad.  Peoples description of a rubber band snap is very accurate. There were some areas of my face that really hurt bad, and then others not so much.  And now it just feels like I have a kind of bad sunburn on my whole face.  But oh so worth it if after all the treatments it actually works and I don't have to shave or feel like a man because of my facial hair any more!!

[davina61]

went shopping and got some ankle boots, calf high boots, 2 pairs of trainers (more like deck shoes)and a pair of every day black shoes, Thing is I wore my breast forms with push up bra , skinny jeans , T shirt and hoodie. Bit of make up as well and not a odd  look or smirk or anything . A nice day shopping with my mum( she said it was like shopping with her sister!!!!! who is very picky) 

[KathyLauren]

I went out dressed, as me, for the first time in my life.  It won't be the last time. 

Reading this post made me happy today.  Congratulations!!

[Denise]

I went to the grocery store tonight which is about a mile from my new apartment.  I got there by roller blade wearing a cute skort and tank top.  As I took the skates off to throw on flip-flops a woman was staring at me as she crossed the street.  When I went into the store she was ordering something at the counter, looked at me and said "Now I know why you have such nice legs."

[Artesia]

Transferring VA facilities.  Went to the new facility as Claire, and have papers turned in for it to be my preferred name.  Everyone used Ma'am today.  They were really friendly to me.  The phlebotomist looked surprised when she read my name, as it wasn't changed in the system yet.  We talked about my transition a little, and she said I was looking and sounding good.  Happy Dance!

[Rachel]

I had 2500 hair grafts yesterday 😀

[Anne Blake]

Congratulations Rachel, now is the time for patience but the results are so great. I had my hair grafts in the beginning of March and now five months later I love the results, you will too.

[ToriJo]

I shaved my legs for the first time, and I did not knick them once. I also missed a couple hairs.

I thought I replied to this earlier - I remember the feeling when I first shaved my arms, and if you feel anything even remotely like that about your legs, it's really, really awesome.  Maybe one day I'll understand why so many other women complain more about shaving than the hair, but not yet. 

[davina61]

My cold is going

[Denise]

I was playing cards with three ladies, one knew my "status" while the other two did not.  We were about 15 minutes into the game and the one how knew misgendered me.  A few minutes later, I don't remember why, I outed myself (it made sense at the time) and both who didn't know only figured it out after being misgendered.

It made me happy for obvious reasons but it also means I don't have any male 'ticks' or habits that stick out in close quarters.  Even my voice must be getting better.  There are a 100 reasons to be happy about that.

[Sydney_NYC]

I was going through my EOB's for my insurance and realized that I have have already met my medical insurance deductible for the year, so I don't have to pay anything for my GCS in November

[LaRell]

I was going through my EOB's for my insurance and realized that I have have already met my medical insurance deductible for the year, so I don't have to pay anything for my GCS in November

That's awesome!!!  I won't be able to have GCS til at least next year, so my deductible will be reset at the beginning of the year, so it will cost me around $7,000.  Way better than $20 or $30,000 though.  But that's awesome for you!

[Artesia]

Working at a different facility within the same company that I am leaving to get a new job elsewhere after they found a replacement for me before I put in notice.  Yeah have fun tracking the previous statement.  I am an on call person for the foreseeable future, at any building in the corporation.

Anyway, went in to work, I thought I was presenting male.  Saw a couple of the corporate big shots, only one recognized me.  She invited me out to dinner, and was happy that I am transitioning.  To top it off, three of the residents, and two of the staff gendered me as female.

I'm going in wearing makeup tomorrow, unless I get called in early.  One of the employees is playing sick.  We'll see how things go from there.

[OutsideMe]

The Electrolysis tech told me I have beautiful blue eyes.