Hi Shannon and thanx for asking!!
Life is great! There's just no better way to put it! All the hoopla of transition has settled. All the questions have dropped off. Though I get the occasional "he" from people who knew me well, in time that will get better too. I've even started working with new people who (to my knowledge) are unaware of my past. To them, I am just Sarah. If they do know, they have hid it well.
Using my childhood experiences along with all the adventures you see in this thread, I began writing a book. I don't know if I'll ever publish it....but I wanted to get it ALL down on paper before the experience just drifts into the past. This was without question, the absolute greatest experience of my life. Not a day goes by that I don't get up in the morning, look in the mirror and thank God that I'm Sarah.
I lost 40+ pounds on weight watchers last year and gained 20 of it back over the winter. Getting ready to start dieting again so my clothes will fit by spring and summer. I also stopped exercising which was stupid...but we've had an extremely harsh winter this year in the north east. My blood pressure is higher than it's ever been so I need to get serious and do something about it.
I hope everyone else's journey is fabulous! I really was blessed by all the people in my life from my family to my work that have helped make this as painless as possible. It's hard...and anyone who's been there will tell you that! But you just don't really know until you try!
And of course, because pictures rock....here's a recent selfie
