Susan's Place Transgender Resources

I've ripped this great idea off from a thread (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,178255.0.html) started by Dandy Ducker over in the F2M board, this one is for us gals...  :)

What were your accomplishments this last 12 months? What lies ahead?

For me...

2014
First public excursion in girl mode (well, the first in over 20 years)
Started coming out to friends (in some cases, re-coming out)
Came out to colleagues, friends and family
Went full time late March
Completely expanded my wardrobe and shoe collection (yippee!!)
Changed my name on my birth certificate and soon to change all documentation (I'm a bit slow on this one!)

2015
C cup?? ??!??
Finish beard electro
GRS (I hope!!)

Quote from: Hanazono on November 23, 2014, 03:15:39 AM
1. survived another year of sleeping 3 hours a night.

!!!

2014
1) started hormones (mmm sweet sweet hormones)
2) started telling my family

2015
1) get around to changing my name and all the documents. (I always say I'll start this next week)
2) finish telling all my family
3) get through a blood test without fainting
4) BE HAPPIER BEING ME ;D

Cool thread idea. I'm only starting this journey so don't really have clear goals yet but here it goes

2014
1) Bought a car
2) Finally stopped ignoring my GID
3) Started seeing a gender therapist

2015
1) Continue therapy
2) Present as female in public for the first time
3) HRT
4) Finish university

2014

1) Came to terms with being transgender.
2) Started working with gender therapist.
3) Joined Susan's Place.
4) Started with endo.
5) started HRT.
6) Dressed as my self for first time in public.

2015

1) legally change name and all documents.
2) Come out to sons.
3) Go full time.
4) Work on voice

I made a long list somewhere else, but along the lines of what I'd achieved after one year of HRT. Here are the highlights from this year.

2014

Finally admitted to my SO that I am a woman
Lost a considerable amount of weight
For right or wrong reasons attended a TG support group
Met some delightful MtF ladies. We all chatted for hours about our experiences
Tried make up on for the first time
Lasered my face to rid it of hairs
Purposefully plucked my eyebrows into a feminine shape
Became more self-accepting of my developing female face
Finally shaved off the pit hair after years of procrastination
Started using a handbag whilst out and about
Wore only womens clothes out of the house
Had men display random acts of chivalry towards me
Went womens clothes shopping with my SO and having a great time doing so

2015

Start the process of my formal name change and updating various pieces of documentation
Go full time
Come out to my employer
Come out to parents, siblings and selected extended family members
Continue to work on my voice
Continue to work on my make up skills
Continue to expand my wardrobe
Make new friends that accept me for who I am and not what they expect me to be

Great thread!

2014

Continued therapy with a new therapist.
Started group.
Joined a LBGT gym and have a trainer I am out to.
Started Progesterone.
Started IM ( have (had) a needle and fainting thing so that was a big deal).
started to dress more fem at group.
Came out to Occupational health, Gym owner and trainer, sister, brother and brother-in-law, work psychologist, outed to daughter.
Walked in a Pride march for work.
Did a Pride at work membership drive in an atrium at work  (my pride picture is on a 2014 Hospital LGBT rating report).
Gave permission to my boss to inform my work president my gender.
Helping a girl in group.

2015

I want a 10 day IM cycle.
I want to dress more fem, perhaps full time.
Light makeup
nail salon visit
work on letters or requirements for operations.
B cup
weight down and lean muscle up
Hair removal on face
Fix hair on head
Maybe a chemical peal
Help a girl in group

2014

Got my HRT all sorted.
Got my electro started.
Got my voice not 100% horrible, prob just about passable.
Starting to look cute!

2015

Come out to more people
Get a better haircut than simple long hair.
Start part -> Full time
Get FFS
Perfect voice or get voice surgery
Be awesome.

2014
accomplishments
No real accomplishments besides surgery to remove an implant that was jepardizing my health

Failures
Seem to have pist off one of the only true friend I had with my negative attitude

2015
Ba done sometime over the summer
Keep searching for a lawyer to go after these ->-bleeped-<-s
Schedule srs

2014

I came to grips with my gender identity/ realized a transition was a need not a want.
moved out on my own so I could start my transition
Started therapy
Going to start seeing endo in December!!!

2015
start laser hair removal
come out to family
come out at work
go full time.
*start a cooperative house for trans people
*get a spiral perm
*get more tattoos and piercings

The stars are lower priority, besides for the cooperative house that is very important, but I would be surprised if I could start that up in a year.

so far this year has been the most important year in my life but next year seems like it is even more important.

2014
1) Survived
2) Started to really learn what it is like to be a for real person
3) Started to allow myself to be really in touch with the real me
4) Came to realize and actually admit that I NEED to at the very least do a transition to part-time as soon as life allows it.
     a) Started the process of loosing the shame I harbored over being trans
5) After 6 years of taking on the trans beast actually asked for an HRT letter
     a) Started the process of making this whole "I am trans" so very very real to me
     b) Learned that fretting over how long that letter was taking to process said a lot to me
6) Came out to my new doctor
7) Learned that growing as a person also means you need to believe the old rules or ways of doing things also grow and change with you.
     a) Asked for and surprisingly received permission from my wife to essentially direct her health care

2015
1) Survive
2) Finally finish up and rent Housezilla. (Which also served as a convenient excuse for putting off major life decisions)
3) See the end of my wife's constant chronic pain followed by the restoration of her emotional health as the drug fueled anxiety and depression cycles wane and she gets some semblance of a life worth living back.
4) The long shot, get to move away from this toxic "Village" we live in to some place a few minutes away from my job where I gain over 2 hours of my life back AND get to go back to feeling completely genuine as a person, at least on a part-time basis

That's the short version of my life on hold as other pressures take top priority. Truth be told, unlearning 50 years of bad habits and applying new ways to think and feel about yourself is almost a full time job, on top of a full time job, on top of being the homemaker, on top of being the primary care giver to a broken spouse. All those other pressures are great excuses to slip back into the old familiar ways of running (or ruining?) your life. Thankfully, these days I don't have to be anywhere near as diligent about slipping back into the old ways as I was a year or so ago.

2014:

*SRS
*Joined a church where I'm accepted and where diversity is celebrated
* Completed my first full year teaching as my genuine self.
* Began dating
* Began educating cisgender people about us and our issues.
* Helped our legislature pass a trans anti-discrimination law.

2015:

* Find someone to share my life with.
* Use some of my time and energy to reach out to others
* Make some close friends - friends who want to know what's going on in each other's lives.
* Expand my efforts to educate people about trans issues.
* See my daughter off to a successful college experience

As others have said, GREAT THREAD!!!! Thank you Ms. Grace for starting.

2014



• Changed Jobs/Careers for the better
• Went back to gender counseling with a new therapist, going extremely well
• Had my eyebrows waxed for the 1st time into a very feminine arch shape and thinner lines
• my wife has known for years that I am trans but that I was fighting against it, and as long as I was fighting she was good, well I had a broken down coming out moment my wife that I am no longer fighting my trans and this is who I am, I am Jenni
• Been out in public several times lately into crowded malls and what-not as myself and have been comfortable

2015



• Continue with counseling and ask for & get my referral letter to start HRT
• Start HRT
• Start Electrolysis
• Come out to my extend family - 3 older brothers and 3 older sisters from my moms prior marriage (step or 1/2 siblings) and their families
• Find a part-time job that I can present as my true gender
• Have my sinus nose issues cleared up for good
• Lose weight from 165'ish to 150 goal
• Make some close friends that accept me for who I am

Great thread...  :D

2014:

0. Being able to manage my anger and frustrations better.
1. Quit smoking in December 2013, almost one year smoke free.
2. Lost 40 pounds for surgery.
3. Turned vegetarian.
4. Alcohol: 3 years sober.
5. Had my SRS.

Pretty massive changes I would say!

2015:

0. Healing from my SRS.
1. Finishing up hair removal, almost done.
2. Considering my next step... maybe partial FFS, such as a liplift.
3. Save money for surgical enhancements, if needed.
4. Enjoy my life for a change...

Congrats to all and good luck in the coming year!!!

2014 :

Published a book and several short stories and political columns
Refinanced our mortgage
Got a promotion
First car accident (OK, that was not a *good* accomplishment!)
Remodeled our kitchen

2015 :
Hopefully, I'll finally manage to find a new, better job
Keep my writing career going; publisher might be going under, so I need to shop around


... my life is boring. :)

2014:
1: Legally changed my name and gender marker!
2: Got my hormone levels into the typical female range for a woman my age.
3: Came out at work.
4: Began living my life authentically.
5: Was accepted, treated and seen as any other woman by the majority of people at work.
6: Fought tooth & nail to be allowed to use the women's bathroom at work.
7: Came out to all of my family and friends on Facebook to a rather great surprise reaction of acceptance from my relatives and friends.
8: Gained so many new friends who only know me as me :)
9: Began doing transgender activism in my state
10: Got a big raise at work! This surprised the heck out of me as I figured I'd be stagnant in pay forever now that I came out at work.
11: Lasered off all of the dark hairs on my beard, now I do electrolysis to kill off all the darn blonde & light brown hairs that laser didn't kill.
12: Turned my relationship completely upside down with my immediate family, sadly for the worse but oh well I'm happy being and living as me for once. It's a shame they can't share in that same happiness as me.

2015:
1: Reach my 1 year full time mark
2: Make a difference for transgender people in my state by being the best role model I can be and to do my best to enact positive legislation for our community.
3: With some luck I might be able to get part or all of my GCS surgery paid for by my insurance as I found documentation from them stating that GCS is medically necessary as long as I meet certain conditions. I have minus two, 1 year full time & 2 physiologists giving me the thumbs up for surgery.
4: Get GRS done in 2015!
5: Continue living my life happily.
6: Maybe have some very minor FFS done to correct two vain things I don't like about my face.
7: Maybe patch things up with my family if at all possible but I doubt as they have said as soon as I get GCS done they'll never speak to me ever again.

2014:
~discovered why i have been so depressed for a majority of my life.
~am making progress despite setbacks
~started therapy
~started working on my financial plan and general outline for my transition
~came out to closest online friends
~came out to most of my family and either have their support, or acceptance, or both. (mom, stepdad, sister, and uncle.)   (yet to tell grandparents ~omg s*** storm incoming~)
~read every post, on 4 different trans* related support/duscussion sites
~figured out who my real friends are... and arent (the person i was planning on coming out to first at work, discovered is extremely trans/homo phobic, and extreme gossiper.  turned on me and is stirring up things at work... so glad i am not telling her) 
~figured out who i actually will come out to first at work.
~using one-touch electrolysis on body hairs in various regions.   becoming quite proficient with it.  almost 250 hours over the last 2 months.  (cleared an area ~ 4-5 square inches and growing, and can maintain it clear in about 6-7 hours a week now, alot of hairs that still come in are blonde)  will be up to ~400 hours by end of year.

2014 setbacks
~prior to my realization and coming out to, and accepting myself.   had my car accident that put me 6$k usd into debt, not counting vehicle expences and general bills and involved knee surgery.

2015:
~get grandpa paid off and remove the last of my debt by march.
~come out to best friend/roommate before he leaves for bootcamp in march.
~start hrt by june.
~start professional electrolysis on beard when i start hrt.
~come out at work.
~when i can semi-reliably pass, get a transfer from work, and move.  towards end of year, or at the beginning of next year.
~make some good, reliable friends.
~get name change.

ongoing
~maintaining, and reviewing my financial and general plan.
~one-touch electrolysis.  increase cleared area.

ummm.

Great responses ladies, I've read through every single one, made me realise I could add a few extra goals to my 2015 list...

- begin a relationship with a loving, caring woman
- improve my relationship with my obstinate nay sayer father
- work on my illustration, cartooning, writing
- improve my work/life balance so that work doesn't chew it all up

You are all courageous, strong, inspiring women!

Quote from: Seras on November 23, 2014, 07:07:33 AM
Be awesome.

;D

2014-
Lots of electro
Orchi
Legal name/gender change
Remodeled home office

2015-
Lose 30 pounds
Finish electro
Overcome fear of flying
SRS consultation
Launch band "Victoria's Other Secret" and become huge international rock star/supermodel

Quote from: Jill F on November 23, 2014, 04:07:21 PM
Overcome fear of flying
...
Launch band "Victoria's Other Secret" and become huge international rock star/supermodel

Does that mean you'll come tour Down Under? ;D

Quote from: Ms Grace on November 23, 2014, 04:11:55 PM
Does that mean you'll come tour Down Under? ;D

My wife asked me the same thing this morning.  *rimshot*

2016
SRS
Hug Koalas, Grace and Cindy.

2013 started
2014 continuing
2015 more clothes

2014:
-came out to sister
-got ears pierced
-moved to LGBT friendly neighborhood
-met with a few local FFS doctors
-joined local transgender group, met some great people who are also in the struggle
-left old career, perhaps forever; recently started new job
-went out "en femme" in public on Halloween (it's a start)
-electolysis every possible opportunity
-overcame depression/hopelessness and joblessness
remaining weeks:
-come out to parents and friends, possibly other family
-tattoos

2015:
-FFS
-legal changes
-go full time
-GRS
-boob job
-be at peace with myself

2014:
Found Susan's place
Came out
Therapy
Starting HRT (I hope)
First RLE as a girl
Skin care, eyebrows, started growing out hair
Started electrolysis
Pictures now gendering female consistently
Talked to HR and coworkers
Lost a ton of weight, BMI near 25, so I'm nearly not overweight

2015:
VFS or fully trained voice
Full time
Name and doc changes
BMI <25
Electrolysis done
Hair grown to acceptable (to me) length

SRS likely won't be until 2016 or 2017 if at all.

2014:

Started therapy
started laser (is ongoing, with no end in sight! :()
Continued letting hair get longer
Told a few people; boss, cousin, buddy, etc
Went to a few support groups
Went shopping in stores a few times
Lots of online shopping..
Went to therapy a few times all dolled up  :D
started voice therapy (another it's endless type thing :()
Was me on Halloween, all day (was great!)
TONS of letter drama
Got said letter
1st endo appt- got spiro
2nd endo appt- got  ^ bumped up and got e!
School-few semesters, had to drop this one though, too much going on atm
Made some new friends from here and irl

I think that's most of it...dam, busy year

now-end of 2015:

Have the talk with brother and others who need to know
finish laser
find my hot, sexy, feminine voice
more hrt!
Get health issues taken care of
Ear piercings
Part time---full time, hopefully before fall semester
Eyebrows done
Decent hair length and style, w/ highlights !!  ;D
find DECENT paying job (at least)

Am sure there is more..

Other goals not sure if they will be this year or next or ever

Come out to parents
Come out to friends
Work with policy makers to make birth certificate and passport gender change a reality in Trinidad and Tobago
Move to another state that supports all my rights
Find a new job and start fresh as a woman (maybe in 2016 or beyond)
Find love again :(

2014

Realized why I have never felt comfortable in any social groups and came out to self
January:  Began working with a gender therapist
March: Came to fully accept myself as trans.
           Came out to my wife (ouch!)
June: Had time to dress and experiment with the new image of myself.  As a result
          Decided to start taking steps to a transition.
          Came out to family: Mother, sister and 2 brothers.   Accepted.
September:  Talked to therapist about hormones and moving forward.
Aug-Nov:  Sick.  Still moving forward, but unable to make real progress.
     Nov:  Saw endo.  Got my estrogen. Started taking it.
             Came out to 3 coworkers.

2015:
     Jan: Negotitate with wife to go full time at home.
Begin electrolysis.
Get a good wig.
Get my ears pierced (Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me...)
Come out to my adult children,
Continue to come out to coworkers.  Continue to dress more feminine at work.
Regularly attend support group meetings.
Begin going public as me.
Talk to university about coming out at work.

My ultimate goal next year: Summer (university vacation) go full time! 

2014
1. Finally admitted I'm transgendered and started facing my GID.
2. got ears pierced
3. Saw a gender therapist for the first time
4. Started living full time as Mariah
5. Got acyclic nails put on at a nail salon. Certainly better than my own brittle nails.
6 Name and gender marker changes
7. Changed all other legal documents including birth Certificate.
8. Started laser hair removal
9. eyebrows done
10. Got HRT letter
10. First endo doctor's visit
11. started HRT
12. came out friends and family.
13. switched to self injections.
14. Lost 20 pounds and got down to my lowest weight of 162.5
15. Joined Susan's

2015
1. Continue laser hair removal
2.  start electro for areas that need it to finish anything laser couldn't take care of.
3. Consult for GRS
4. lose about 20 to 30 more pounds.
5. Get my voice to a point where I'm completely happy with it.
6. Hopefully get GRS letter

I find it curious that getting our ears pierced is showing up in a lot of people's lists. I suppose I should have added it to mine too, it was something I did on January 2. It's a little but big thing isn't it? A lot of cis men have pierced ears and yet when I was presenting as male I kept well away from doing that. Not sure why? Was I afraid it would reveal my inner trans woman to the world? I think I might have been. ???

- Be steady with hair removal. Two months of electro, one of laser.
- Have by December the savings for SRS
- Make working in my voice routine and habit
- Dress more femenine
- Complete my name and gender legal change as soon as I meet the requirements (2 years HRT or SRS) and drop my current gender neutral name
- Have my BA
-Get back in shape. What I spend monthly in pizza and beer is enough to cover the monthly gym fee.

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2014

Started therapy
Came out to wife and 3 friends
Lost over 50 lbs
Started laser hair removal
Started working on mannerisms, dressing more andro in public
Started journaling my transition
Joined Susan's Place
Stayed clean and sober another year

2015

Start HRT
continue hair removal
Continue weight loss
Wardrobe
Come out to kids and more family, work?
Continue to be happy and content with life :D

2014 Accomplishments

Came out to my family
Changed my name legally
Had FFS
Got my first FT job as a woman
Changed all my utility, credit card accounts, IDs to new name
Got rid of 70-80% of facial hair so far!

2015 Goals

Get the rest of that nasty facial hair off me!
Come out to extended family/old friends I haven't spoken to in a long time
Get SRS
Start dating guys  :-)
Begin serious steps toward a new career!

Quote from: Ms Grace on November 24, 2014, 05:41:38 AM
I find it curious that getting our ears pierced is showing up in a lot of people's lists. I suppose I should have added it to mine too, it was something I did on January 2. It's a little but big thing isn't it? A lot of cis men have pierced ears and yet when I was presenting as male I kept well away from doing that. Not sure why? Was I afraid it would reveal my inner trans woman to the world? I think I might have been. ???

I had both ears done in college. (3 in left)  Maybe I was trying to tell myself something?   I'm 100% sure now that it was a manifestation of GD.

I really wanted to have earrings in uni but my father would have been dead set against it. This was 1986 and guys with pierced ears were either gay or weirdos. Since I lived at home I didn't have much option. So I crafted a nifty clip on sleeper out of a paper clip! Wore it at uni and removed it at home. Forgot to remove it one day and father goes "what's THAT in your ear?!" Sheesh. Anyway, got my ears pierced as soon as I moved out as an up you to the old man but I was already on HRT at that point and planning to transition anyway.

•   Joined Susan's Place
•   Accepted my GID
•   Resumed therapy
•   Started training my voice
•   Focused on my weight loss (down 28 lbs so far)
•   Hope to join a trans group before the year is over.

2015
•   Start HRT
•   Join a trans support group
•   Continue with weight loss focus to drop at least 100 lbs
•   Continue to work on voice
•   Get laser or electro
•   Add more clothes to my female wardrobe
•   Get more proficient with makeup
•   Go part-time at least at home
•   Go outside the house as a female
•   Go to therapy as a female

2014:

Filming for documentary, where I'm featured
Legal name change
Making my name more known, available to other youth, to help them to know they aren't alone
2 years HRT
First full calendar (January-December 2014) year of living only female (started June 2013)
Presenting at workshops, diversity weeks around the country, telling my story
Named prom queen; one of the first 15 nationwide to be transitioning and claim the crown; my date and I became the first in the world to be both transitioning, and get both prom king and queen
Collaborated with university officials to ensure SRS coverage in student health plan
Met lots of new friends, presenters, etc. like Jazz, Chris, and so many more!
Call from MTV earlier this month for potential interest in filming
Moved to the point where I am 100% seen as me in the real world, to where I hear discussions of deep female insider matters that while remind me of how well I'm seen as a natal female, it is a constant reminder of what my body cannot do

...with the lone exception of the first job I got this year, working with preschool kids. This one girl tells me Jessica is a boy's name, calls me a boy, because of my voice though she just turned four, does not know better. It's not clocking, because the other kids do not think so, and everyone finds her a bit silly in that sense. My coworkers certainly don't think so given our discussions, and my neighbor, who is my boss, asked on our first day, being the oldest of three girls "What happened to the boy in your family?" She's super sharp mentally, hasn't put it together.

Last semester of classes

2015

Continuing filming, media work of various types, etc. Documentary potentially released, though I hear early 2016.
SRS in May, with trip to San Francisco and San Mateo.
Possible book plans documenting my journey; just thought of this, so who knows
Potentially first job with degree, somewhere in finance. I'll be on the hunt!
Any other ideas? I work a lot with youth, trying to get my name out there to be the teen representative, kind of like what Jazz does, since that's my story. The idea here is to help others in time of need, which is an issue, that while improving, still has to cover 25 more miles left of the marathon. Some of what I know and plan, I can't say, but keep an eye out for me! ;)

2014 - At last coming out to a close friend...
2015 - Gender Counselling (help me get through the hard bits); Complete close circle of support group; minimal face work needed to go full time; secure and keep work (get before, keep after); Tell my family in 2014 (wish and hope I can do it).... clean up the mess (go back to counselling and my support group) ongoing  :'(

These are my aspirations for next year

Love Katy

Pretty much the same as everyone else:

2014 (in no particular order)

- Came out to spouse, parents, kids, close family.
- Began therapy (best decision ever)
- Started hormones
- Ears pierced
- Growing hair
- Came out to supervisor
- Began beard removal

2015

- Come out fully at work
- Come out to remaining family
- Start being me full-time
- End beard removal.  Like, this is my #1 goal.

So far, it's been a bittersweet year.  2015 will be the same, I'm sure.

2014:

• Joined Susan's Place
• Accepted my GID
• Began Therapy 3.0
• Began Focusing on Proper Weight Loss
• Had First Endo Appointment
• Met New Awesome TG Women

2015:

• Come Out to Spouse and Immediate Family
• Begin HRT
• Eventually Shave Off Defining Mustache
• Begin Electrolysis (Yikes!)
• Find a Local Support Group
• Downgrade My Professional Life to Something I Can Love
• Pay Something Seriously Forward

Quote from: Ms Grace on November 24, 2014, 05:41:38 AM
I find it curious that getting our ears pierced is showing up in a lot of people's lists. I suppose I should have added it to mine too, it was something I did on January 2. It's a little but big thing isn't it? A lot of cis men have pierced ears and yet when I was presenting as male I kept well away from doing that. Not sure why? Was I afraid it would reveal my inner trans woman to the world? I think I might have been. ???

I thought about adding it... I thought about doing it after SRS. But haven't. Still not sure if I want it. I rarely wear jewelry, except for a necklace. I don't like attention to jewelry, it needs to complement, not stick out. I also have sensitive skin, I do not like rings, bracelets and it just feels uncomfortable. I did have 1 ear two times pierced when I was 18. But it closed up. I never wore any earrings since, due to an persistent infection i got. All in all, it doesn't bode well for ear rings... but who knows, I might change.

2014

New HRT regiment started in January, stronger than the old, better results, made me and my endo happy.
Moved forward with legal stuff.
Came out at work to boss and HR in March.
Spent a full week on vacation with friends as me full time.
Came out to colleagues in early August.
Legally Cara and F by September.
Full time at work beginning early October.
Most IDs changed (a few still in progress).
Facial hair removal continues.


2015

Finish Facial hair removal.
Continue building my wardrobe.
Continue saving towards GCS (expected early 2016 at current rate of savings)
Expect to finalize divorce in late 2015 or early 2016 if spouse finishes her school work on time (she's refreshing job skills and I agreed to help).
LIVE! :)

Late 2013 came out to myself, began RLE immediately and never looked back....

2014
Really came to terms with it all and decided to go for full transition, continued working on RLE and continued living full time.... Lost A LOT of weight and started to take much better care of myself after nearly 30 years of HARD living....
1-14 started feminizing herbal regime, (wow it actually worked too)...
3-14 started laser on my beard....
4-14 decided to go on HRT for real, started electrolysis...
5-14 decided to be out with everyone, filed papers with the court for name change...
7-14 got a better doc (OB/GYN) started IM injections.... Got my name changed... Started to really "pass" as female..
8-14 Finished changing documents, began dating men...
9-14 Started seeing a psych with the intention of obtaining letters of recommendation for GCS,  QUIT cold turkey a 31 yr 2-3 pack a day smoking habit...
10-14 Started selling off some of the "guy stuff", lots left though...
11-14 I had voice feminization surgery in NY... Finally a real small B cup =)

Goals for 2015

Get back down to 150 lbs, gained 15 lbs after quitting smoking ;(

Continued recovery from my voice surgery and doing my own "therapy" to further improve it...

Finish facial hair removal, GETTING there I think =)

Sell damn near everything associated with my old life, EVERYTHING in preparation for living a much simpler very comfortable womans life...

Find more new friends, hopefully stay out of trouble!!!

FFS in march/april with Dr Zukowski...

Hair restoration...

Hopefully continued feminization, a full B, small C with a feminine shape is all I need...

GCS surgery in july/september if possible...

Thats a pretty full plate so far, this last year has brought changes I could never have imagined at this point in 2013 a year ago when I started on this road!!! Never been happier in all my 45 yrs though =)

After reading through again  :laugh: adding on top of previous posting

Re-piercing of Ears (thanks Grace  ;) ) and Belly, latter just for fun, did it a few years ago, got infected... loved it tho... Ears been done before, but then it was a little too obvious... my wife asked me why... damn, should have used the opportunity to test coming out  :laugh:

Laser / Electro (most facial hairs are mix of dark, grey and reddy colour... hoping more dark than others  ::)

Upper leg and behind Lasering

L Katy

Oh Jill.
Only hugs for Cindy and Grace what about me......JudithLynn

2014
Completed 2 years back on HRT
Got approval to increase my dosage
Reached a solid B cup
Started back in the Gym with personal trainer and commenced regular exercise and water aerobics weekly
Lost 10 kilos
Added 2" to my bottom and hips. I am starting to get more of a womanly curve, but must lose the tummy
Met some amazing women friends in the US on a trip there. Special mentions to Eva Marie, Jill & Katherine and Breanne all in California.
Met Catherine, Grace & Aisla all in Sydney. Another group of amazing women
Met an amazing women friend in the UK and spent a crazy weekend with her in Bournemouth
Met Padma in Exeter - really worried about her SRS traumas
Had a wild night in London at the way Out Club. Met a very nice and gentle man
Restarted Laser and Electrolysis
Spent about 50% of time as Judith, spent a fortune on new shoes and clothes,
Women's Jeans and leggings now fit really well
Split three pairs of mens trousers due to increasing butt
Look great now in a Skirt
Started 1 hours practice in high heels daily, started wearing 2" heels on regular basis
Started weekly deportment lessons with deportment coach, learnt the importance of a proper stance in heels and importance of a confident walk
Having regular facials and really working on my skin regime
Had Professional Make up lessons and invested in some good quality products (Estee Lauder & Dior)
Had makeover in Selfridges in Oxford Street on trip to London
Got approval for BA, but decided to put it on hold for 1 more year

Disappointing things
Couldn't persuade my Endo to put me on Progesterone cycle
Not enough time as Judith due to work pressures

2015 Goals
Complete Hair removal on my face
Lose body hair
Lose another 25 kilos
Spend more time as Judith
Travel to the US & Europe again to meet up with friends
Consider BA and FFS - have surgery consultations
Try to persuade GP to put me back on P or change doctor

2016 Goals
FFS & BA possibly SRS
Back full time again as Judith

2014
Accepted my GID
Came out to my wife
Joined a local transgender support group
Started therapy
Joined Susan's Place
Started cross dressing
Started beard removal
Started to grow out my hair - last hair cut in February
Started shaving body hair
Added chest, abdomen and arm pits to laser hair removal sessions
Had my first outing as Rachael - went clothes shopping - what a wonderful time I never wanted it to end!
Took a make up class
Got approved to begin HRT - so my therapist in the process of writing my HRT letter    :icon_female:
Just got accepted into the practice of a new PCP who specializes in transgender care


2015 Goals
Reach my weight loss goal to get to 151 lbs before I begin HRT
First endo appointment
Begin HRT on my birthday
Get my ears pierced on my birthday   :eusa_dance:
Complete hair removal on my face and chest
Continue toward my final weight goal of 145 lbs
Come out to my children
Come out to my parents
Come out to my brothers and their families

OK I'll buy in :)

2014
Organised a huge and successful trans conference
Went on national TV without making a complete dick of myself
Did some community counselling
Managed my depression, well mainly

bad things, lost a very dear friend and I miss him terribly

2015
GCS in Feb
Recover and take life on
Get some Law in Australia changed
Organise another conference - if I have the strength
Find a way to support my friends - yes you Sis
Travel more in Oz and catch up with the gang

Find a man to fall in love with

Quote from: Cindy on November 26, 2014, 04:23:50 AM
Organised a huge and successful trans conference

Your such an under achiever, Cindy ;)

(Nah, your awesome!)

Quote from: Ms Grace on November 26, 2014, 05:18:51 AM

Quote from: Cindy on November 26, 2014, 04:23:50 AM
Organised a huge and successful trans conference

Your such an under achiever, Cindy ;)

(Nah, your awesome!)

It wasn't long ago when I couldn't make a phone call to someone I didn't know!

I'm not awesome, I'm lucky because people here took me from a shell and gave me life.

Thank you. This is really a good way to see how we are all doing with out lives.

I've been busy & have not written down anything yet however I guess I will. For me I just push a little on everything as best I can. HRT, over a year. Facial hair removal is going well. Breasts are growing, my body is definetly more female. My face looks nice, a woman a few days ago in the grocery store line called my mam & I was not even wearing any makeup. Lots of friends that care for me & know I'm a woman. My electro lady says I'm for sure more of a woman that a lot of her clients, my breasts are larger than some & my facial hair is less than some of her cis women clients. I live 99% as Francis & only a few people that I know are not aware of me correcting my gender. I'm more & more every day just enjoying being a woman. I've had some men come around but I should wait until my GRS so I can just enjoy a normal male/female sex life. Today I'm looking forward to cooking a nice turkey & some nice dishes for Thanksgiving. So for me life is good, I just kind of go with the flow without any hard written plans.   

2014

Came out - finally - to self, partner, friends and family in Australia and the UK
Started therapy
Lurked for a while, then joined Susan's - that was a good idea!
Went out as a woman for the first time in June and have kept going
Out at work to a number of people already
Hopefully getting endo letter in December....next week

2015
Electrolysis x 1 zillion
Start Hrt
Transition at work
Go full time
Document changing etc

Try to maintain good relationship with partner (have been doing couples' counselling).
Be active, do more running, eat well and try and stay as positive as I can!

Quote from: Hanazono on November 26, 2014, 08:08:42 AM
I just want more sleep in 2015 . I think 6 hours of continuous sleep is a pretty good target .

I totally agree!! I'm on about 3 hrs right now

Quote from: Ms Grace on November 24, 2014, 05:41:38 AM
I find it curious that getting our ears pierced is showing up in a lot of people's lists. I suppose I should have added it to mine too, it was something I did on January 2. It's a little but big thing isn't it? A lot of cis men have pierced ears and yet when I was presenting as male I kept well away from doing that. Not sure why? Was I afraid it would reveal my inner trans woman to the world? I think I might have been. ???

Even though it's more mainstream for "male bodied persons" to get ear piercings, it's still more or less rebellious against society. But, it is odd for me to see a lot of ultra macho guys with each ear pierced.

Nice thread. :)

2014

1)  Made the decision to stop deluding myself after 25 years.

2) Came through a tremendously difficult year personally and professionally without wigging out or topping myself.

3) Came out to my closest friends and my mother.

4) Started hormones.

5) Stopped pretending to be someone that I'm not.

6) Put all the pieces in place so next year should go relatively smoothly.


2015

1) Laser. Good god, it's a NEED.

2) Assemble a new and better wardrobe.

3) Get my confidence up so I can feel okay going out in public dressed like me, instead of this bet-hedging, androgynous look I'm hiding behind atm.

4) Kick the world's collective backside and make my new life a winner! :D


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