I passed my Class A/C driving test today!!!!!

I can now drive 18 wheel, 76 foot long tractor trailers, heavy duty trucks, "Greyhound" type buses, tour bus, airport shuttle bus, ambulance, fire truck, cars/vans light duty trucks.

Only 3 minor faults with a 92% pass grade!!

Now I am a minority within a minority when it comes to women commercial drivers!

Now this has made me happy today!!!!!

Love,
Clare

Quote from: rachel89 on March 15, 2016, 10:37:20 PM
Just over 3 months on hormones and I will be employed in 2-3 weeks.

Congratulations on the job. I myself am at 2nd interview stage today and have my fingers crossed.

I got ma'amed today.   

I didn't see this yesterday. I had my 4th therapissy appt. and it was the first time presenting as Sofia to my therapist!!!  Sofia for therapy visits from here on out.

2nd interview for new job went great and I am optimistic. It is full time so I can afford all the fab winter clothes now in store in Australia. Also got a call back from Amazon recruiting which I am going to cultivate since my next interviews down the track are probably going to be obviously in transition and/or as female and they seem to have pretty good policies .

Went and got nails done to celebrate.

First dinner out as myself with two of my former professors. It was lovely. They were fully supportive of my transition, though I very nervous about it going in. 

Quote from: lilijames on March 16, 2016, 11:32:54 PM
2nd interview for new job went great and I am optimistic. It is full time so I can afford all the fab winter clothes now in store in Australia. Also got a call back from Amazon recruiting which I am going to cultivate since my next interviews down the track are probably going to be obviously in transition and/or as female and they seem to have pretty good policies .

Went and got nails done to celebrate.

Your nails look nice. To me a woman's nails & hands say a lot about herself. I've always loved to have nice nails however I never go acrylic. You can grow your own nails with biotin & cuticle oils. It works. But anyway it's nice to see a member take care of their nails. Mine really look nice most of the time unless I have a break in one than darn, so upset....It takes weeks to fill back in.....I can go on & on about nails.....

Quote from: FrancisAnn on March 17, 2016, 01:44:31 AM
Your nails look nice. To me a woman's nails & hands say a lot about herself. I've always loved to have nice nails however I never go acrylic. You can grow your own nails with biotin & cuticle oils. It works. But anyway it's nice to see a member take care of their nails. Mine really look nice most of the time unless I have a break in one than darn, so upset....It takes weeks to fill back in.....I can go on & on about nails.....

My nails used to chip and crack but Ive been getting manicures (usually with Clear polish but am going out this weekend) and they seems to be less susceptible to damage .Or I am just being a bit more careful.  Downside is that I go SCUBA diving and the gloves wear away the polish near the tips . Will need to practice coloring or at least touching the color up myself .

Quote from: lilijames on March 17, 2016, 01:52:24 AM
My nails used to chip and crack but Ive been getting manicures (usually with Clear polish but am going out this weekend) and they seems to be less susceptible to damage .Or I am just being a bit more careful.  Downside is that I go SCUBA diving and the gloves wear away the polish near the tips . Will need to practice coloring or at least touching the color up myself .

All of us that are active have a hrad time keeping long nails. Mine are about as long as I can keep them. I do a lot of garden work, cooking, washing dishes then when one breaks I almost cry. Biotin will make them stronger & some cuticle oil will also make them stronger. Acrylic nails are hard, lots of women do that but I've always liked natural nails. It's nice to see a girl friend that takes care of her nails......Have fun.

Mum has been really stressed out lately so she went on a  one week retreat. She called me up today saying that she was all relaxed and was having a lovely time. It makes me happy to know that she is okay.

Super duper awesome day.

Went femme to a new Yoga class and was treated fantastically. Then got out to a missed call and it was the recruitment agent I've been dealing with confirming my job offer . 6 month rolling contract at Huge Telco with great internal diversity programs.

Celebrated by seeing "Hail Caesar" Coen brothers film which was better than I'd been led to expect then did some shopping including new short and skirt and headed home.

Tonight off to dinner with some Sydney gals.

My butt is getting bigger & waist smaller. That is such a welcome relief. It's kinda cold today so I slipped on some older jeans, they fill out in the right places, happy dance. And my poor breasts are at least a B cup. I sure wish my girls would fill in my bras better. That would be so nice. I do not want to have implants. Life is good girl friends, have a great friday. Back to see my electrolysis lady next week, she had been on a 2 week summer cruise with her hubby. My face is looking nice but still some of those nasty little hairs but they are all going away. She does a great job on my face & sees me as a very pretty attractive woman with a little work here & there....

Today I'm becoming more comfortable (excited?) about transitioning.  I started Spiro two days ago and updated my profile here from gender "blank" to gender "female" and it feels good.

I'm a planner.  I like having a plan.  Plans change but at least there's a path to follow.  My current plan is to go as long as I can until total Male-Fail before going full time.  That's one anxiety issue off the list.  Now to cross off the other few and I'll be mentally ready to gfree to transition.

After so long denying myself of being me, the true me is finally starting to come out and I feel WONDERFUL.

This is a bit of a question along with a happy moment.

I have noticed some really exciting changes these last few weeks and my outfits are starting to fit better. I actually have the makings of an hourglass figure already which I am in love with! Just wish hips would fill out a little more to help with pants... (boobs are doing well too, I'm quite happy with the progress for 15 weeks on HRT)

As for the question, is it possible to get the hormonal cycle side of periods? For the last 5 days now I've been really emotional, to the point of crying a LOT. Sometimes disrupting sleep, and weirdly enough I had some cramps a couple of days ago as well. I know we don't have the organs but is this still possible or am I going mad? Nothing has changed in terms of my medication / eating habits etc.

I don't think so, generally. The trick is in the phrase "hormonal cycle". If you're on pills your estrogen stays basically constant. On injections, patches, or implants then yes. As they wear out your levels drop until your next dose. That happens with pills, too, but daily.

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Going out to a season end luncheon with the girls on my tennis team! Getting all dressed up! Our team is in the running for the top team!

As of today, I now officially have decent employment.

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