2014 was a rather eventful year...

January - first public outing in girl mode, went so well I didn't want to change back. Was amazed at how natural and relaxed I felt. Was still freaked out about using my voice in public though.

February - started telling friends to universal acceptance and support. Went out socially with some of them. Petrified at first but all went well. Used the ladies for first time, world didn't end. Started using my voice in public, no one blinks. One year anniversary since acknowledging that, yes I am trans and I need to transition consequences be damned.

March - last birthday pretending to be a dude. Commenced my 100 day countdown to going full time...aborted it so I could go full time on the 23rd! Told my colleagues (surprised but supportive) and family (mixed response, not positive but not negative either, despite being scared poopless it went better than expected). Full time proved to not be as burdensome as I feared.

April - start adding to my wardrobe and shoe collection big time. Getting genuine compliments for look and style. Met up with my mother for first time, she's initially apprehensive but that quickly passes as she realises I'm still me, look normal and am being treated as female by waiters etc.

May - tried to reach out via email to my father who was in denial. Positive result in that he actually responded. Still in denial though and unwilling to meet me.

June - did I pass the halfway mark for electro? Praise the lord! A year since starting HRT...nice progress too, have a B cup. Came out to the readers of my on hiatus webcomic... I'm blessed with very open minded and supportive readers and fans apparently! Webcomic no longer on hiatus!

July - spoke in public at my boss's farewell function... 100 guests, including some political bigwigs. OMG adrenaline rush! Think I became a mod on Susan's about now, can't remember (shameful, I know, should have tattooed the date on my butt or something!) but it was an honour.

August - more speaking in front of strangers, this time it was leading a section of a workshop, amazing how unscary it is!

September - dawning realisation that my new boss is an idiot and a narcissist. Not directly related to my transition but ultimately to impact on my happiness and collegial relationships at work which I had been relying on as a bedrock for my transition. Six months since going full time, only regret was not doing it sooner...like twenty years sooner.

October - met up with my sister for first time. Went well but due to stupid advice from her daughter's counsellor she's still adamant I won't be seeing my niece any time soon.

November - finally got around to legally changing my name and details. Yeah, I'm slack!

December - unrelenting work related stress and misery means it's time to find a new job, have had two interviews but no luck yet, don't think they had a clue I'm trans. Lunch for the first time with my father, went well even if he called me by my male name. Surprisingly, had lunch with him a second time two weeks later. Don't know his thoughts or feelings but he at least is tolerating me...and did he call me "she"? Didn't hear it properly but fingers crossed!

Quite a big year now that I think about it!

How was your year? Please share!

Mine has been pretty decent . applied for and got public aid, applied for and got disability , was told by my therapist not to worry about paying because they will write it off until Medicare kicks in April. Been on HRT for 14 months dream come true. Feeling the best I have in a very long time. My niece contacted me on Facebook and is still hanging in there. Full compliment of proper clothes another dream come true. future looking good. Haven't worn my old self's clothes for a year another feel good.

It was a pretty ->-bleeped-<-ty year overall, with more cons than pros. I've been unemployed most of the year, and when I did work it was in a corporate America that is very unfriendly to LGBT. Major milestones include joining a local trans group and coming out to my sister. With 2013, I managed to string together 2 very bad years so by default, I am owed a very positive and extraordinary year in 2015! 

Spring - Was pretty happy to be on HRT and stuff. Hadn't really changed anything though. Just chilling and playing computer games and smoking the weed.

Summer - Started on spironolactone at the very start of summer and got into my cooking more. Thought about applying to go to catering college this coming year.

Autumn - Got kinda depressed a lot cause I wasn't seeing the changes I wanted, gave up smoking completely. It was just making me anxious.

Winter - Started to get happy at the changes I wanted starting to show a lot more, got an interview to get into the college I wanna go to. Came out to my Dad and brother. Put on loads of weight. Got over my depression a lot. Lookin like a QT more and more


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Visual aid. http://i.imgur.com/8b9VOWU.jpg

An average year in the life of an average woman. Except for one thing, my first Mothers Day as a mum.. That was a special day.

This year just whizzed right by.  I swear it was just last Christmas.  What happened?

It was a good year for me overall.  Lots of concerts, some good vacation time, 20th anniversary, made a lot of new friends, went "balls out" and changed my name legally.  Unfortunately I lost quite a few friends in 2014, mostly to drug overdoses.   

I hope next year will be the best one yet.

Quote from: Seras on December 28, 2014, 06:13:28 PM
Spring - Was pretty happy to be on HRT and stuff. Hadn't really changed anything though. Just chilling and playing computer games and smoking the weed.

Summer - Started on spironolactone at the very start of summer and got into my cooking more. Thought about applying to go to catering college this coming year.

Autumn - Got kinda depressed a lot cause I wasn't seeing the changes I wanted, gave up smoking completely. It was just making me anxious.

Winter - Started to get happy at the changes I wanted starting to show a lot more, got an interview to get into the college I wanna go to. Came out to my Dad and brother. Put on loads of weight. Got over my depression a lot. Lookin like a QT more and more


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Visual aid. http://i.imgur.com/8b9VOWU.jpg

quite a difference

Thanks Stephanie. I remember when you joined this forum though. You have had an extremely impressive change yourself

Ended with my 1st therapist ( took a year off and closed her practice) and started with my second therapist,

Did a LGBT membership drive in one of the atriums at work,

Did a Pride parade with work associates,

My pic from the Pride parade is in the HRC report for Hospitals that score 100%

My wife outed me to our daughter,

Joined a trans group,

Joined a LGBT gym and have a variant trainer,

Came out to a few more at work and my brother, sister and brother-in-law,

Told my boss I want to go full time in the future after FFS,

Made contact for scheduling electrolysis and hair restoration,

Therapist and Primary care will write FFS and GRS letters and pursuing a psychologist,

Quote from: Seras on December 28, 2014, 07:10:16 PM
Thanks Stephanie. I remember when you joined this forum though. You have had an extremely impressive change yourself

thanks

2014 second half

        Came out to my wonderful wife as a Cross-dresser after 40 years of marriage and fear and she accepted it!!
        She has helped me dress, learn about makeup and purchased female clothing for me and on the Internet.
        Shaved my whole body.
        Started Laser on my face and most of my body
        Purchased over 10 pairs of shoes, 10 dresses, pants, etc
        Started taking Avodart for prostate which hopefully will give me some breasts and kill libido and erections!
        Discovered and joined Susan's

2015
        Find a Gender Therapist
        Start low dosage Estrogen
        Find a Electrologist and start working on my face.

Emily

My side of life this year has been relatively smooth. But for some reason my mum and  I have been doing damage control for my brothers. One brother was stringing three girls along, another broke up with his fionce when she ran off with their kids, my younger brother lost his drivers  license for 5.5 years, and that fosterkid... don't get me started on him. Mum is lucky that I am a good girl

January – Came out to my wife about my intentions to transition (told her in 2013 that I was trans, although we both knew something was a little off with me before we were married and she kinda just said "ahhh that makes sense" when I told her last year lol)

February – Started seeing a gender therapist and discussing my transition.  Also started laser hair treatments on my beard.

March-June – Tried to work out my marriage by delaying my transition, but it just wasn't salvageable

July – Split with the wife, told my parents and immediate family about everything, went out in public as a woman for the first time – my mom requested that her daughter come to her birthday dinner (it was amazing), went back to the therapist as a woman and got my HRT letter

August - Went on an amazing family vacation where I was able to be myself in front of everyone.  This definitely gave me a good feeling, but something wasn't right so it was the last time they would see me this way until December.  I blame the lack of hormones.

September-October – painfully waited for the earliest opening for my endocrinologist appointment, continued LHR treatments on the beard, and bought my own laser to use on all other areas.  (oh and I worked my butt off from January to this point to drop 70 pounds in preparation for HRT)

November – started hormones, lost my job, got on unemployment, started going through the divorce process with the wife

December – got a new wig for my birthday and have been living full-time for the past two weeks, which pretty much came out of nowhere.  I was hesitant to getting a wig for my bday because I figured I wasn't even close to going out in public, but I have been going all over the place as a woman these days and dread the next week because I have to make two appearances as a male


Yeah, it's been a great year.    Lots of ups and downs, but finished with a bang!  Can't wait to accomplish so much more next year.  Name change, new drivers license, changing all my personal accounts over, orchiectomy... oh my god, it's going to be great!   I love being a girl 

January: decided that I should explore my gender identity after realizing the dysphoria doesn't just go away.

March: Suicide attempted, made me realize how real my trans issues were and made me realize that my want to be a women was actually a need.

May: Quit my job and moved away from my hometown, where a transition was not really an option.

June: found a new job

September: started therapy

December: started hrt!!!!!

this was a really big year. I had some of my best and worst moments in my life. But overall I would say this has been one of the most important years of my life!!

this year has changed my life more than any other

Jan - August
still in denial, battling with dysphoria on and off

Sept - Oct
finally moved to LA (long time dream of mine) felt very happy and made many new friends, very little dysphoria. I believed the move had "cured" me

Nov - Dec
dysphoria comes back and worse than ever before. Idea of the move "curing" it was shattered. came to realization that this wasnt going away no matter what I do. extremely low point and real suicidal thoughts for the first time. realized this is something real and serious and can't be ignored anymore. spent every day researching transgender information, eventually leading to me writing this post on susans right now, something I NEVER thought I'd end up doing at the start of the year.

lifes funny that way 

Oohh.. I forgot an event..

In September, my therapist and I parted company.. He sees no need for me to have further therapy for gender issues, as I no longer have issues with my gender..

Good had a few dates with a guy,found out I could claim a pension from a previous job,went blonde again.
Bad Dad died,I sometimes need a walking stick

Spring - Nothing really special, was in school upgrading my math. Turns out upgrading was a waste of time because I didn't need it (this I was not informed about until this winter).
Nothing much to report on the transition.

Summer - Spent my summer in the USA. I'm from Canada and I love it here, the USA is not my favorite place to be, but they do have one thing Canada doesn't. DISNEYLAND!
4000kms round trip in a hot car on the I-5 in the depths of summer, worth it. But next time I am flying!
Again nothing much to report concerning my transition.

Autumn - Spent my days shopping for everything under the sun that helped my home look for feminine. Bought a new bed, new sheets, new lamp, some new personal care things, etc... checked with the doc that my HRT and other meds are the right doses and everything is on track.

Winter - Decided to take a break from electrolysis and try laser (light skin, dark hair) because the electrolysis process was slow. Had some dysphoric episodes during winter holidays. See below.

Quote from: Sammie Blade on December 28, 2014, 08:52:45 PM
...I have been going all over the place as a woman these days and dread the next week because I have to make two appearances as a male...I love being a girl 

Above quote x100

Overall has been a slow year with not much progress. I'm hoping to go full-time next year.

January: depression part 453; come out as cross dresser to gp and partner;
February: start seeing therapist;
March: continuing dressing at home - partner not enthralled;
April: prepare to kill myself, decide it's not a good idea. Get anti-depressants upped.
May: work through with therapist - actually I have always felt myself to be a woman;
June: join Susan's; come out to partner as mtf wanting to transition;
July: start going out as female at weekends, including with partner; attending support group;
August: start coming out to work colleagues, friends and family;
September: attending therapy as a female;
October/November: more therapy, start couple counselling;
December: confirm timeline for full time at work and in life by May-ish next year. Start electrolysis. Book endo appointment. Get ears pierced, nails done.

Definitely a few changes!

This year suck. Next year.... i hope to be in a REAL relationship, 40 lbs lighter and change my job *fingers cross*