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Well for me thankfully the New Year is filled with a lot of hope. No intensions of jumping off the train. I'm quite happy with the progress other than my ability to get my weight down. I think another year of HRT is going to be great . I just love the metamorphous .

2014... the year I got my name changed
2015... the year I got my gender marker changed!

I'm sure there's much more in store for me in the next year, but I'd rather take it as it comes. SRS maybe 2016 :/

for me 2015 might be a big year,

but this could change as a finding a job is gonna be paramount in making sure i can support myself
financially more so than i can atm, just in case things don't go as i plan.

Things for me will hopefully include

Coming out to immediate family (regardless of what happens this will be my last christmas presenting as male)
Coming out to friends (most of my friends are online tho so this may not be so difficult)
starting to present publicly as my true gender

anything else that may come up i will take as it comes

Assuming all goes well I'm getting my marker changed tomorrow. Hopefully, it will also be possible to change my birth certificate and name this year.

I decided I am going to transistion.... much later into the future. Finances, is the number one reason. Follow by, my education and my career will come into question. I want to be feminine.... but I am going to let "her" go into a "coma" so I can live my life without wondering about love guys and beauty.

How? I am going to focus on my self. I am going to cut my hair to a very short version of what I have. No more colognes or pheromones (after this week).

One day she'll be free. My priority is financial stability, losing weight, and education.

2015 will be a very nonromantic black and white... professional year.

2015 will probably include filing for name change sometime in Jan or Feb. Only other major thing is I'm debating between purchasing 4 more laser sessions or waiting for tax refund and doing E3000. I've had 7 or 8 laser and my hair is already pretty sparse, so I almost wonder if going to Dallas which is less then a two hour drive might kill it all off. Rest of the year is pretty much live life and let HRT work, while I save money to hopefully do GRS summer of 2016. I plan on starting college Fall 2015 at the young age of 30, well I've technically completed 2 years worth already so it's continueing, but it might be more then 2 years left because I have to hit pre requisites for nursing. I'd start now but tuition is much cheaper if I live in the state for a year.

2014 - Started HRT, came out to almost all of my family and friends (still waiting to tell my boys since the oldest is having a hard time with the divorce).
2015 - Get name and gender change done in Jan/Feb. Come out to my boys. Go full time at work. Publicly come out to everyone else. Hopefully finish clearing facial hair--currently at about 80 hours of electro that's been done. Get rid of extra fat on my tummy.
2016 - GRS, trachea shave, and maybe breast aug (I'll be eligible for insurance to cover it, but I may want to give HRT more time).

Well I was hoping for SRS in 2015, had plenty of sick leave saved up would probably be able to cover the costs without breaking the bank...all good except my position is apparently about to become redundant and I'll be out of a job. So my priorities for next year may be different now, securing a regular income will be top of the list, getting myself veejayed will have to wait until that is sorted.

GCS in February. Recover and then just live my life, which will be campaigning for the rights of transgender men and women. If the pollies thought I shook their tree last year, Goddess help them next :laugh:

I am going to test the waters and see if I can find myself a boyfriend. Because I still have a grotesque monster between my legs I am insecure wirth the whole intimate relationship thing but we will see.
Oh, and I am going to plan out getting SRS and research doctors and such. I am an ozzie and would prefer to be australian made.

Quote from: DanielleA on December 26, 2014, 02:39:29 AM
I am going to test the waters and see if I can find myself a boyfriend. Because I still have a grotesque monster between my legs I am insecure wirth the whole intimate relationship thing but we will see.
Oh, and I am going to plan out getting SRS and research doctors and such. I am an ozzie and would prefer to be australian made.

I being recreated downunder, downunder :laugh:

Quote from: DanielleA on December 26, 2014, 02:39:29 AM
I am an ozzie and would prefer to be australian made.

Yay, another Aussie! And yeah, I know what you mean, I'm wanting an Oz doctor too.

Kinda wishing things could move along at a bit quicker pace but happy and thankful for the progress I have made thus far

I'll probably get MADE IN U.S.A. tattooed on my bum but will be quite happy with any qualified and reputable surgeon

Began transitioning around Aug. 2005, started HRT in Oct. 2009 and will have SRS if and when able but right now it seems so far out of reach like it would take a miracle or something

I'll never give up hope though  :icon_chick:

Good cheer and hugs

2014: The year I came out, started full time, started HRT, name and gender marker change. All legal documents updated.
2015: , consult for SRS, add second therapist, Letters for SRS, relationship with a guy although this might end up starting this year still.
Theoretically SRS is possible in 2015, but I'm not betting on it tell early 2016.

I feel bad now about not clicking "More Questioning then I thought I'd be" since that is how a good part of this year and most of last went. Coming to really accept myself for who I am. Finally feeling good about being in my own skin (Large thanks to HRT and working on my emotional health) only led to more questioning. Which I think is great. Face it, transitioning ain't for weenies; and my stage name is Oscar Myer  ;D

However mid year or so I came to the point of knowing I NEED to do some sort of transition. Back to part time at the very least. My current life circumstances put a temporary hold on that. Plus me being a weenie (see above), procrastinating on key things, putting off the inevitable for....?

OK, I still carry around some shame.

The one thing I totally embrace, even more today then when I first started this process six years ago is "I know what does not work". I spent 30+ years trying an alternate route. My current one may not be optimum, but it works for me today. I always remind myself of the old sailing adage "It is not about the destination. It is the voyage that counts"

Hmmm, I was really lucky to get lots of checks into lots of boxes during 2014, but here are a few for 2015:

I'd like to knock off all the remaining bureaucratic hurdles so that all my documentation is female.  Driver's license...healthcare card...foreign residency card.

It would be nice to meet a cute guy who could handle being with me now, and after July once I get snipped and tucked :D

The rest?  After a frantic and full transition in 2014, which I confess totally exceeded my wildest expectations, I'd just like to return to a more boring life - maybe take a course in something, just be a regular girl.

Oh, and finish up with the &%$)¿¡ electrolysis  ;D

Great topic!

I'm very, very early in my journey - started HRT a week ago. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with sublingual intake of my Estrace, so mastering that is my top priority haha. Tried buccal method (between my front bottom gum and lip) this morning and after almost two hours, it was a slimy mess and I just swished it down with water. I'm a total mess!

Other than that, I can't wait to see and feel progress...and to finally match my outside with my inside. I'm being a total hermit right now and not making an effort to see friends...and be social...which is so awful. I have this weird concept of cocoon-turned-butterfly which is unrealistic and damaging, to say the least. I'll just have to find a way to hang on to my woman self so I don't lose her while still in this transformational stage.

My ID will expire in March and I decided that there is no way I will renew it with my old name. I swore 10 years ago that my next ID will have a new name and gender marker on it.
I have a job offer after 4 month of unemployment(which slowed things down considerably), the details will be discussed with the company at the beginning of the new year. I will work my ass of to prove that I'm someone who is worth keeping. If that works out I will come out at work and use the money I earned to change my birth certificate and all my other documents and to start HRT. Until then I work on my voice as much as I can because at the moment that is my biggest problem.

  Have gender change letter ,gcs letters, name change right after first of 2015 , marriage after name change then a short stroll down the path to gcs.

I think I can get my name change pretty easily. I think all I need is a letter from my therapit

If nothing goes wrong at any point, 2015 will be my first full year on hormones, so probably a lot of things will happen. I'm at a beginning male-fail stage of things and maybe more passing shall happen next year? Maybe, perhaps?

On a more logistical side of things, they're starting to shoot lasers to my face in January, which is good because I've started to hate my facial hair. I might start the process of getting my diagnosis changed from the current one (the easier to get "other gendered") to full transgender status, which would make me eligible for surgical treatments as well as the legal gender marker change. Yeah, it's a bit of a hassle in here, but the upside is that it's all free.

Other than that, more voice training, finding who I am, finding my style and figuring out what's what.

2014-dropped weight, came out to therapist and mom, and started electro
2015-lose more weight, find new electro, and hopefully start HRT

I chose wish was moving faster. Sums up my state of mind most of 2014 and prob will carry over to 2015.

lose weight , totally out myself, name change and life

Finish electro (face and downunda), get in shape, choose surgeon, get surgery date.

Definitely work on getting electro to the point where I don't have to go twice a week!  Possibly have laser on my chest if HRT doesn't start helping more soon!

Other than that keep progressing toward full time, get my work situation back to a point where I'm not living at my job.  Find a home that's better suited to my family.  Do*something* about my voice!

.......And my wife and I would like to adopt.......  :)

(But we would like full time, new home and job situation corrected first.  We both would love to share our lives with someone who needs it......  And they would have an amazing big brother here too!)

Well I am just starting out so My Goals are to make more progress then in any year's past.

This next year, I hope to graduate school and get a good job. After that I will try to move out of my house and get everything transferred to my name. Then finally I can change my name, get my gender marker changed, and plan for SRS. I have to plan for the possibility that my folks won't be able to handle what I'm doing. Best to be prepared.

2014..... came out to family andoing friends on facebook. Starrett seeing pychiatrist at VA and started hrt.
2015 continue hrt. When I get out of here start present in some of the time and then all the time. Will be doing hair removal and make decision as the year progresses.

Last year moved very quickly for me. 12 months ago I was still the old me ...

This year's only objective is saving up for SRS. I have no doubts I'll be approved for it (docs all on side).


I am *dreadful* at saving money, and have debts from an ex-partner (thankyou) ... so I figure I'll get a safe or something, and try to load it up with cash. We shall see .... :~o

it was only about two months ago that I was finally able to accept that I am transgender, breaking through years of deep denial.

since then, I've been researching and devouring every bit of TG info I can find online, stuff that I used to actively AVOID out of fear that it would make me realize Im trans (lol)
I've also been allowing myself to crossdress in the mirror (something I stopped doing at around age 16 out of shame, im 23 now). slowly coming to terms with all of this at my own pace.

there have been highs and lows, lots of lows lately as I feel I need to come out soon, but the thought terrifies me. I've been keeping a journal and drawing a lot, which is a nice outlet to get these feelings out of my head. its basically my therapy before I start therapy.

right now Im staying with my parents and family for the holidays until the 6th. Im hoping I can come out to them before I leave, but I highly doubt I will feel ready by then. I live in california and they live in florida, so if I dont come out while Im here then I'll probably have to do it over the phone or through email, which may be easier, but less personal. idk... I dont want to rush myself if I dont feel ready. Im just afraid that I'll never feel ready...

anyway, whatever happens, Im sure that 2015 is gonna be a huge turning point for me. glad i found this website, yall some cool chicks  :icon_geekdance: :icon_geekdance: :icon_geekdance:

Well, I started 2014 still wondering what I wanted, and a few months in faced a break up, a birthday in which everyone forgot and left me alone, a good month or so of depression ... and then I finally decided what I wanted.
Came out to my mom
Went to a therapist to confirm I was on the right track
Moved to a new city to start over. New career, new life.
Told my friends. They all were very accepting and moved to my new name and gender.
Got a job. Got insurance. Found a new doctor and started hormones.
Got a boyfriend. Somehow. Maybe he's insane. He's been pretty great though.
Came out at work. Everyone's cool with it and found out they really want me to stay with the company.
Came out to my dad and he was stupidly understanding. Super sexist so I thought he wouldn't accept me, but when he went from asking how many girls I slept with to asking me to be careful about being promiscuous, then I think he's being rather accepting of who I am.
Went full time a bit later.
And earlier this week I accomplished my goal of changing my name and gender marker officially, before the end of the year. That way next year it's my life.

And that will be 2015. Entirely my own life, and it's just about enjoying it more and making it better. Naturally the process is ongoing and I look forward to seeing how much more the hormones do for me, but as a whole I'm just really happy to be happy with myself and my year ending so well after such a rocky start.

I am happy t say i will be starting therapy January 5th gia skype. Im starting a new job selling toys and plush dolls for disney on ice tour (i love working with kids but i get dysphoric when the women come in dressed up). Im hoping to start hormones by june when the tour is over.  Im working towards my dreams and letting go of drama and not looking back


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2014 – Accepted myself, made a transition timetable, found a therapist.
2015 - Start electrolysis, start therapy, and start HRT, FFS at the end of the year.

In 2014, I accomplished a lot. Came out at work to boss and HR. Came out to colleagues. Completed legal name and gender marker change on state ID. Transitioned to full time everywhere including work. I even had my youngest son begin to speak to me again.

I am expecting 2015 to be more of the same, integrating as myself, hopefully continued progress with my youngest son, who finally let me meet and hold my youngest grandchild just a few days before Christmas.

But 2015 may be more than that too. In 2012 my mother died. She was not a wealthy woman but she had a little bit, mostly tied up in her home, which she owned without mortgage. It has taken us two years to get a buyer at the price we wanted but patience has paid off. After estate costs and legal costs are settled, I may have a nice small nest egg to help me forward towards GCS. Depending on how large that nest egg actually is, I may be able to plan something for late 2015, but we'll see. I won't count my chickens quite yet but I am cautiously optimistic that my mother's final gift to me might help me close yet another chapter in my life and open a new one.

2015 will be much like 2014.. Living my life.. Although I no longer have therapy as part of the equation..

This year, I'd like to move back to Melbourne. Maybe get an orchi.. But mostly it's a year of just living.

All I know is the train is going in generally the right direction.  In the past, I would have spent all my time in the club car in an oblivion of my own making.  Now, I'm going to take a window seat and enjoy the scenery.   Dani

Good questions...

I'm full time.  I pass.  I had my first girl hair cut last week.  My wife and I settled everything - I'll post about that somewhere else. 

I have a few more pounds to loose. 

I have some medical issues to address related to transition.   

I am having body shaping sometime late spring.  Loose skin around the tummy and torso from weight loss.   Probably a breast reduction or some reshaping I'm a 40DDD/F and they just aren't quite the shape I want.  A little touch up on the face.

Part 1 of SRS will come sometime this spring or summer.

I start singing as a woman in a choir this summer.

I just bought a motorcycle - a 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050.  Looking for a pink or red leather jacket.....

Hugs,

Jen

 2014  Gave up any pretext of presenting as male, full year spent as me in transition, told mother and sister both supportive, told work went well, lost 150lbs (I was huge), found I was able to   feel joy again, started electrolysis, full year on finasteride hair coming back ugly bits diminished.

2015   Seeing gender therapist Jan 5th, hope to start HRT, lose another 50lbs, tell brothers haven't told them though they have seen my appearance change.

OMG! EVERYTHING.

I will be starting HRT right away, also will be trying to increase my vocal range, and find my voice... I'm also quite hairy, so have to do something about that. Get my face electro'd, but waxing everything else might be fine, until my T levels drop enough. Trying to figure out makeup and clothes... EVERYTHING!

I've been putting this off for over half of my life, and this is the first time I've ever felt like I have direction for my life, or plans for the future. I do plan to be dress in my guy cloths for as long as I can manage, and even probably bind if I have to until I'm confident enough that I look, and sound marginally womanly.

2014 was an amazing year for me, changed my name and gender marker, started living authentically, and reached 1 year on HRT.

In 2015 I want to get out more, I want to get into the 150 lb range, make a really huge effort to pay off my debt's so I can start putting money away for GCS, get out into the dating world.

2014 was the year I realised I was trans and started to come out to my closest friends. In the second half of the year I've also started wearing a lot of male clothes. Buying them for the first time, then wearing them outside, felt like a massive step.

2015 will be the year I start being myself. I'm not saying that I'll be totally open with everyone by December, but I know I'll be getting closer. Hopefully I'll get to see a specialist at some point next year too. I want to get more active in the community too.


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This year I must not deny myself any longer, even if it means  pain for me in losing those closest to me.
Timeline still to be decided (finding right time, right words, support lines in place)

L Katy

I want a nice deep beautiful vagina in 2015. Then heal up & really enjoy myself with some men.

I'm going to save up for FFS, and breast augmentation.

2013 I accepted the fact I was transgender and came out to the wife. 2014 I went to the therapist who confirmed that I was transgender. 2015 I hope to start HRT.

Okay, so:

-study very hard very hard
-volunteer myself
-try to get a part-time job
-start HRT
-buy makeup
-driving lessons

And I'm going to lose weight from 195lb down to 125lb

Quote from: Talim on December 28, 2014, 02:22:47 PM
And I'm going to lose weight from 195lb down to 125lb

This is definitely what I need to do to fit in a slim low cut black lace dress I need

looks like close to 90% of those in  transition are pretty comfortable with they're transition excluding the need for speed

MMXV will be my moon landing and there is no stopping my rocket for anything or anyone! I'm going to get FFS in a few months, none of this "next year" bull->-bleeped-<- I keep telling myself. Then right after that I make my legal name changes, then go full time. Then as soon as I can, get SRS if I'm financially where I want to be.

Quote from: Christine Eryn on December 28, 2014, 05:28:04 PM
MMXV will be my moon landing and there is no stopping my rocket for anything or anyone! I'm going to get FFS in a few months, none of this "next year" bull->-bleeped-<- I keep telling myself. Then right after that I make my legal name changes, then go full time. Then as soon as I can, get SRS if I'm financially where I want to be.

You go girl!!!

Hugs,

Jennifer

I've only just recently accepted who I am and who I want to become.  That however doesn't change a few of my goals I already had in place for 2015..

Losing weight (still on target for my ideal weight by Autumn).
Getting a car (I'm hoping this will help in my transition.. buses are *not* fun places to be, even in male-mode, let alone trying to pass)
Trying to concentrate on my job and push myself further there.

So on top of them, some new goals I've set since accepting myself..

Got my first appt. with medical world before Jan 1st, hopefully start female hormones soon into 2015.. (even if I have to go down the private route !)
Hair removal! Don't know the logistics of this just yet.. will figure it out soon enough.
Figure out what the hell to do with my voice!

And the final goal.. hopefully by winter next year be able to step out in the world as the person I've always wanted to be.

By winter next year I hope to be the person I've always wanted to be.  :)

I want to patch things up with Birkin. Anymore it feels like I lost Jannie all over again. He made it worth coming home from a ->-bleeped-<-ty job. I love his smile and NO ONE made me laugh like he did.I'm usually so used to people drifting in and out of my life but, I felt like I was in the right place when I was in his arms.

At this point I have started contacting therapists to set up an appointment hopefully early January.  So the plan for 2015 is therapy, come out to family, and HRT. Depending on finances some form of hair removal and saving for future expenses are also in the works.

Only became aware that transition was feasible a couple months ago. I'm determined to go full steam ahead. I changed my name decades ago. My life and work are essentially gender neutral. The only thing that really needs doing is top surgery. I'm meeting a surgeon in 2 days but don't know yet if that's who I'll go with. Maybe I'll take a trip to Thailand. One way or another the lumps must go before August.

This year I want to do a few things.

Go full time and come out fully at work. My company is supportive and my closest peers kinda know already.

Legal name change and gender marker change. NJ streamlines the process, no surgery required.

Get my voice including possibly a trip to Yeson.

I still have far to go but I feel I can't live as the male me for much longer.

My transition is progressing well. 2014 was my first full year of HRT and I had my birth certificate, gender marker and name changed. I even had the honor of being the first in my city doing it by the new legislation. And last but not least, I have gotten a referral for SRS and planned a surgery date.
This will make 2015 a big year. My goals are to serve out my contract at work to finish my SRS payment, finish laser hair removal, have a good recovery from SRS and make a good start on a new study.

Looking toward the future has always prooven difficult for me but I like to believe 2015 will be the year I finally reach my ideal weight. 2014 was full of bumps in the road, somehow I managed to get my name changed and while at the D.M.V. the lady changed the sex on my liscense without asking me..thanks lady :). Also, I hope to make some much needed Trans friends this year..they are so hard to come by.