I find changing my bed a chore and taking the rubbish out (have to go down and back up 3 flights to go out side, down side of living on the 2nd floor but the view is great) .I am used to the how can I do this, comes from being a mechanic I suppose and I will try anything at least once . When I say anything there are some things I will never do!

I wanted to run a rock tumbler when I was a kid but the electric bill would have been too high.

One idea I have is to use a windmill to power a rock tumbler!  I already one that is 8ft tall in my yard that doesn't do anything but look pretty.

After a bit of thought, I consider her anger towards her father to to be part of the reason I was treated the way I was. I even wonder if her mother treated her brothers the same way.
When I was coming out at work, I already had long hair and long nails. I did not wear makeup or lipstick. I had clear polish on my nails. That was the natural color of my lips and a chap-stick could make them look shiny. I explained that to her.
There was no discussion about what I was wearing. Nothing was said about the bumps under my shirt. I think she knew they were real. She had already seen me wearing tank tops and I might have also been out in a sports bra. In other words, I never went topless.

Not having a relationship, I can't relate to any problems concerning a partner.
Not having hair on my chest, I will never know the pain of having that hair removed.
On the other hand, already having a female shape, I did not need the HRT. I may need it now due to my age.

The last time I used the men's restroom in public, I heard the words, mam, that's the wrong one.
Michelle

In my lifetime, I have met a few actresses and models. I think the reason guys skip over the "hot blonde" is they feel they don't have a chance, they are not in the same league and can avoid failure by not even trying. In the Army, I knew a guy who bragged that he had a higher success rate by dating the "low-hanging fruit".

But in speaking with these actresses and models they told me that they have a very hard time because of this. Men tend to ignore them assuming they are "stuck up" or that they have no chance of dating a beautiful woman. These women were frustrated and wanted men to just be themselves.

I have also found that women respond to me, or enjoy having a gay friend because sex is not part of the relationship. They don't have to fend off flirts and sexual innuendo and can just relax and enjoy the company. If I am in male mode, women are more stand-offish and I believe it is this perception. Now that I am full-time, women are more friendly and open towards me.

As they say, YMMV but that has been my experience.

This is turning out to be a great week.

Had a great visit over lunch yesterday and learned a lot!

Had my third Voice training this morning. The first two were just backstory and paperwork. Today, we went through some exercises, and I'll get homework to do over the next week.

@Jessica_Rose had given me some pointers and coincidentally that is the stuff we covered today. I always enjoy learning new things, especially if it is something that helps me improve myself to be a better me. It could be anything from learning gestures, unlearning habits, practicing my walk, or my speech. I am digging it!

My rock tumblers are completing their cycle, so it is time to wash some rocks. Then I can take a break for a couple of days until Saturday when we have the DAV / VA LGBTQ+ Listening Session. I'll get to meet up with some of the gals from our local VA Transgender Support Group.

Every morning when I get up, I think about the things I will be doing that day. I don't think of them as things I have to do. I think of them as things I get to do. Keep thinking positive thoughts. Always find a way to see things from a positive point of view. Never say, "I can't do this." Instead, ask yourself, "How can I get this done?"

Laundry seems to be the exception.

"I don't have to do this, I get to do this."
No. You have to do this.

"How can I get this done?" Hey, kid, wanna make $20?

The power of pretty.  Pretty women have a lot of power as they get to choose the "alpha male."
Done properly, it is a win-win situation for both parties, elevating their social status.  But, there is also the potential for disaster.

I had an opportunity to select the "alpha male" while waiting for the emission test to be done on my car.  It was just after COVID so I don't recall the exact details, but I picked who I thought was the alpha male.  He came over and we had a conversation.  I believe some of the body language is hard wired into our minds rather than something we learn as it is implausible that I learned the body language for the wrong gender.  This theory may also explain the awkwardness I'd have presenting as a guy if I was using the signals for the wrong gender. The interaction happens  so fast that I realize what I've done after I've done it.  This is opposite of what I've read in autism books where females struggle to memorize what to do because their social skills are lacking.  Highly intelligent autistics often burn out because it takes too much work to fake being normal.  This is a theme in the X-man science fiction universe.  The immense burder of trying to appear normal when you aren't normal.

John Nash won a Nobel Prize for out thinking what normally happens is social dating situations.
He postulated that ignoring the "hot blonde" and going for someone else was far better according to his game theory.

You are correct O wise one, some recipes do say you can use lemon instead. Brace yourself for a PM. Forgot to add there are as many Gobi Aloo recipes as there are households in India !!

Thank you for all your inputs and sharing your personal experience.

I've usually had female doctors all my life, except for a short period when I first moved to Connecticut.  I recently had a female doctor who listed LGBTQ on her web site but she moved back to Michigan a few years ago.

My present female doctor is quite sharp.  She spotted stuff that I didn't think of, like a vitamin D deficiency during the winter.
I now take vitamin D supplements for six weeks during the middle of winter.

I didn't have a preference so I let the clinic assign me a doctor. They gave me a female physician. For surgery she referred me to a male (Dr Oates).