Hi!
I used to be a very gross and disgusting guy. Not saying guys are gross and disgusting, but I was. With that background offered...
So I'm taking care of business in my bathroom and look over to my right to see the bundle of new toilet paper just sitting there next to the toilet and I realized, this particular sight, would have been very bad prior to my transition. The toilet paper probably wouldn't have held up sitting there, absorbing what ever might fall on it, if you catch my meaning.
Anyone else notice novel little gifts from transition?
I can swish my hips with impunity! LOL
My towels match now! :laugh:
i'm more confident now when i go out into public and i don't hide my face anymore, i was very average looking in my "previous" life but i look pretty as female, it's weird how that happens but it's what i noticed
Quote from: latoya fox on January 19, 2014, 05:58:01 PM
i was very average looking in my "previous" life but i look pretty as female, it's weird how that happens but it's what i noticed
Yeah, I experienced the same thing in myself. :)
I take care of myself now, aside from I still smoke (not as much as before tho) Im more mindful of keeping my area's clean. But my room, thats still a ->-bleeped-<- storm cloths and random girly junk. Its a gamers/anime junkies room. But my all time favorite, is being intimate, even tho im pre op- im comfy enough in my body now to be able to enjoy being physical with my gf.
I can carry much more stuff now in a handbag :)
Playing a full contact sport I don't have to wear a cup since there is nothing down there. Furthermore I have crashed so many times that I value my boobs for crash padding. So there you have it. On the downside I cant do a lot of things physically that I did before. Just one of those things one has to live with.
I am telekinetic, clairvoyant and bulletproof now.
Sorry, I've got nothing.
*levitates*
Quote from: Jill F on January 19, 2014, 07:17:42 PM
I am telekinetic, clairvoyant and bulletproof now.
Sorry, I've got nothing.
*levitates*
being telekinetic is got to be pretty cool
When my cat headbutts me in a breast to wake me up in the morning, I wake up right quick!
there a horde of things but #1 would be I am more freely expressive with my emotions. :)
What can I do now???
I'm me now and that is a huge difference. I'm more open, I'm more caring while at the same time, I tend to be more up front and less of a door mat.
I learned to sing with a female voice and I sing quite a bit. I did not sing as him. I clean my house more that I used to do. I care more about how I look and how others perceive me. I don't work up at the resort nearly as much (I think I did that to hide).
Not much is actually the same.
Hugs,
Jen
(P.S. Paige – you look fantastic.)
Quote from: JLT1 on January 19, 2014, 10:43:55 PM
(P.S. Paige – you look fantastic.)
Thank you Jen, thank you for highlighting another thing I can do now: I can accept and share belief in a complement. :)
I'm also glad to see you're progressing onward. :)
I really like to make sure my hair is always nice before going out. never cared before
I don't freak out anymore if my fingernails get long. I remember being in middle school and holding my hands under my desk all day to hide them when I neglected to cut them for "too long" making them "too long".
I can also typically leave a shoe store nowadays with a good haul! :)
I much more fussy about my appearance, my hair, nails, etc. I buy clothes in the womens department happily, I'm much more upbeat attetude wise -less of a stick in the mud, lol! :D I care much less of what others think. And while shopping for outfits I'm much more color concious and care if they match, or a top and bottom go good together. I'm also much more picky about my house being clean especially my kitchen. And I love styling my long hair instead of just throwing it up in a pony and going with it. I do still love my ponytails for those days I'm not feeling so well, however I tend to be more particular with it. Really girls so many things have changed in a good way for me over the last 6 years even before hrt it's amazing, and they are too numerous to list, lol! ;)
Coming from the other side, I can laugh and dance and sing and hope and play. That is way more than I could do caught up in that depressive, suicidal thing ish person that was before.
Quote from: LordKAT on January 20, 2014, 01:16:39 PM
Coming from the other side, I can laugh and dance and sing and hope and play. That is way more than I could do caught up in that depressive, suicidal thing ish person that was before.
you look quite comfortable with your partner though.
Quote from: stephaniec on January 20, 2014, 01:23:13 PM
you look quite comfortable with your partner though.
LOL, snuggles are always good.
Quote from: Allyda on January 20, 2014, 12:47:04 PM
I much more fussy about my appearance, my hair, nails, etc.
My SO noticed the same. I would often wear stained, er long stained, clothes over and over again. Something that would be unthinkable now! When I was a kid too, I'd often go to school without combing my hair. I looked like Rod Stewart! (Nobody thought I was sexy).
I SMILE a lot----like all the time !! :)
I can have tan lines and not get weird looks, I'm talking about low tan lines.
I have can have stuffed toys on my bed, say "sweety" or "chicka".
I can talk about nothing on the phone for hours, just after seeing that person.
I can shop in any part of the store, male, female and its fine!
Yea that's another one. I actually enjoy shopping now. I used to absolutely hate it. Now I just seem to can't wait to go on my next shopping spree. Hurry up last week in February! ;)
I feel happier, more confident and much more able to express myself and stand up for myself. Attention to my appearance. Tidier and more organised. The last week or so I'm feeling I can compliment other women on a piece of jewellery or a dress without feeling inappropriate or like a creep.
I am living instead of existing
I have a home, not a house.
I can pat my head and rub my belly at the same time!
I can now cross my legs as I should be able to.
Quote from: Ms Grace on January 21, 2014, 02:52:45 AM
The last week or so I'm feeling I can compliment other women on a piece of jewellery or a dress without feeling inappropriate or like a creep.
Oh yeah! Before I came out there was a woman at work whose sense of style I adored. When I came out, one of the first things I did thereafter was go up to her and squee, "I love your sense of style!"
I'm just loving reading these replies! :)
Quote from: svaso on January 19, 2014, 06:27:51 PM
I can carry much more stuff now in a handbag :)
I can carry a handbag now :)
I care way more about my appearance now and I use creams..
and carrying a handbag is so cool, I don't need to fill my pockets anymore.
and... I can get free drinks and get people to help me by wearing a top that shows off my cleavage ;D
Quote from: calico on January 19, 2014, 09:37:27 PM
there a horde of things but #1 would be I am more freely expressive with my emotions. :)
I agree with this. I have also taken on an obsessive-like fascination with clothes. As a guy, I never really cared before. Now I do--even with the guy clothes I still have to buy.
Jane
I use to hate shopping, now it's all I think about most days 0_0 I wanna buy everything.
I'm also more sexually open; or "less prude" and my behavior no longer draws awkward attention
Quote from: noleen111 on January 21, 2014, 08:46:20 AM
I care way more about my appearance now and I use creams..
and carrying a handbag is so cool, I don't need to fill my pockets anymore.;D
Yea I agree it's great not having to fill my pockets anymore now that I carry a handbag or purse. I used to hate it when my pockets were full of change and my pants wanted to fall down, lol! ;) :D
Being able to carry I purse is a big one and not having my pockets full of stuff. Can't stand putting anything in my pockets even in guy mode now. I never had an interest clothes before, now I can't wait to go shopping :-) Mostly it's not having to be on guard all the time. I don't have to censor what I'm thinking or saying. It's very freeing. :-)
Lets see, I can wear makeup, people seem more polite to me, I can go into a women's room and not get weird looks, wear more or less what I want. Over all I've been a lot happier now that I started hrt. Just can't wait until I can actually grow my hair out and get my ears pierced, but I plan on having my body and face hair gone by then. Right now super short hair and no piercings is required for work.
Quote from: KittyKat on January 21, 2014, 01:11:04 PM
Lets see, I can wear makeup, people seem more polite to me, I can go into a women's room and not get weird looks, wear more or less what I want. Over all I've been a lot happier now that I started hrt. Just can't wait until I can actually grow my hair out and get my ears pierced, but I plan on having my body and face hair gone by then. Right now super short hair and no piercings is required for work.
Where do you work at that requires super short hair? Just curious.
A few years ago I would have used what could be described as different language to convey my feelings about the British NHS >:( . Now I am far more polite. :-\
Quote from: Allyda on January 21, 2014, 02:15:44 PM
Where do you work at that requires super short hair? Just curious.
Unfortunately I'm stuck in the US Army until they finish my medical discharge.
Quote from: KittyKat on January 21, 2014, 04:37:23 PM
Unfortunately I'm stuck in the US Army until they finish my medical discharge.
I assumed but wasn't quite sure. 9 years USAF myself until it ended by my being disabled following an aircraft accident in 1991. I feel for ya. Being a transgender woman in the military is tough indeed. Hang in there hon, hugs ;) :)
I cook to nurture not to feed
Quote from: noleen111 on January 21, 2014, 08:46:20 AM
and carrying a handbag is so cool, I don't need to fill my pockets anymore.
Just had to retire my first purse. I actually cried a little. But I am going to hold on to it because I want it as a keepsake for the future. I wanna get a chest or something and put it and my old wig and my cosplay I wore when I went out in public for the first time inside.
When I'm sad I can cry. That's another thing I feel blessed that I can do now.
Quote from: KittyKat on January 21, 2014, 04:37:23 PM
Unfortunately I'm stuck in the US Army until they finish my medical discharge.
Good luck and yes, hang in there!
Quote from: peky on January 21, 2014, 05:24:15 PM
I cook to nurture not to feed
When I had my one year anniversary party it was very important to me to be able to cook for all my friends so I could show them my love through the food I made. :)