Lori,

It is so nice to be at work dressed appropriately.
I have on a ruffle front purple blouse (which looks nice with a skirt) but I am wearing a feminine pantsuit.  It is actually nice pants and a blazer that go together well.

Definitely a nice professional look today.

Chrissy

Lori,

Our clothing options certainly are nice, appealing, and can be comfortable for sure.


Chrissy

Defeaning silence

I did but not the way most people think of cross-dressing.

I noticed some men's clothing was uncomfortable, rough, and scratchy, and I didn't like it. I was shopping for long underwear, getting ready for some winter gold prospecting. The men's were so over-priced I decided to not buy them. As I was leaving to go to a different store, I passed a display for women's thermal undershirts. They felt so soft and lightweight, and cost less than the men's thermals, so I bought two.

I was delighted with how they fit, felt, and kept me warm. It never occurred to me that it might be considered cross-dressing. After getting and finally accepting my diagnosis of GD, I began to experiment. I was so amazed at how comfortable women's clothing was compared to men's. They fit better, felt nice on the skin, and had pretty colors or patterns. Why hadn't I considered this before?

Well, I know why. I was so caught up in being the manly man, it would have been unthinkable.

Crunchy Mush

I am familiar with PCBs, but 20 layers. Wow
That would be difficult to track. If you find the issue, how do you fix it? A new board? Or is the problem in one of the components or their socket?

I started old school with discreet components. I liked the concept of being able to put 30 - 50 transistors in a single chip, but that just meant replacing the whole IC chip. You are doing design, so I see how that could be pressure, then piling the stress of deadlines on top. I don't blame you. Just try to take your breaks and chill as much as possible. Do a Sudoku puzzle or something on your phone to give your brain a break. Then attack it fresh.

I wish I could be there to help out. A) hug you and remind you that you got this and B) because I would be fascinated by some newer tech. I haven't worked in electronics in about 20 years, but I love it!

Hang tough, Sis.

Nope, I can remember a lot more of my younger years now. The years when I knew I was a girl and had it bashed out of me (not physically) and I can safely say I dressed as a girl whenever I could until it was found out and shut down. I was never a cross dresser.

Jessica xxx

I did  .. minimal, hidden, barely enough to be considered a cross-dresser by definition. The desire to dress differently was there yet not realized. I had no awareness of being trans at that time. My becoming self-aware had nothing to do with how I dressed, or even conscious thought for that matter.

That's the same advise I get from my friends. Thank you

It's work pressures, I have been under great stress to finish the design and layout of a new processing PCB for the optical comms satellite. But at the same time I have to work in commercial to make money.

The PCB has been built and has some errors due to oversight caused by the stresses and I am having difficulty fixing them due to the extreme density of the board and most of the tracking not visible due to them spread over 20 layers.

Now I am under extreme pressure to come up with fixes.

If you are interested this is what it looks like: Pcb

Jessica xxx

Do you like to eat oranges?  I enjoy Cara Cara oranges.
I also enjoy Mandarin oranges.  Also, some Naval oranges.