One of the heels on my only pair of calf-high boots failed.  Now, why does that make me happy?  It got me to wobble into the Ecco store in our downtown shopping district, where I found a shoe sale.  There was a pair of Gore-Tex boots with the same solid walking sole that was on my last pair of Ecco shoes that I had walked all over Europe and Eastern Canada in.  I don't have those for obvious reasons, but the new pair I ordered make me happy already just thinking about it.

I'm not worried about the fit.  The shoes are very standardized and shouldn't be any problem.  They'll exchange on the spot if there is a problem.

New shoes!  Goddess, I'm turning into a stereotype...


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You know, Michelle, the reason that they are stereotypes is that they are so much fun to do! And I can think of so many more fun things that living the way that I used to, so, if shoe shopping give some joy, relish it (I know that I will) - Anne

Reading the last few thread replies made me feel good!!!... There is so much more to life now for all of us... No substitute for a life that is, or is in the midst of becoming... finally your own!!!

Onward We Go Brave Sisters!!!

Ashley

When I looked in the mirror, rather than feeling a sense of shame in myself, I felt something really beautiful.  A thought came across my mind, and it was so nice.  We are unique, we are special, in a way most people will never understand, we are beautiful in such a way.

I don't want to come across as vain or narcissistic.  It was just such a nice feeling, something I never really thought about before when looking into the eyes of my own reflection.  Usually I feel depressed, but not this one time.  It was a very serene feeling, it was acceptance of myself, it was appreciation of myself.

I have spent so many years just depressed about the way I am, depressed about not being born in the right body, and depressed because I thought I could never make it.  Today was sort of a milestone, I hope I never forget it, no matter how bad it gets, I hope when I look in the mirror at the very least I will remember this day, when I saw a thing of beauty in my eyes deep into my soul.  I think we all deserve that.

None of us deserve any shame at all. To me or speaking for myself I've always been female & proud of it. I would hate to feel any part of uggg male. My life has been tough since I'm older & in my teens there was no way back then for any hormone therapy even though my dear mother tried her best with lots of docs. She always knew I was a girl & happy for that. I'm happy even though my body will not be completely shapely & female. Also for me I consider myself a heterosexual woman that has always enjoyed men. Life is good girl friends. Have a great day, enjoy life.

Last week was a tough one, about an 8.5 on a scale of 1 to really bad, so when today came around my wife and I went out to breakfast at a nice café in town. Out of the blue, a woman, a total stranger, walked up to me and told me that I looked really beautiful, and merry Christmas.....yes, that fit the bill for making me happy today. - Anne

I have been wearing my false boobs for  almost 72 hours. There was a brief moment of time last night when I had to take them off for about 3hrs early this morning because the sports bra I was wearing wasn't sitting right. I spent fell back to sleep but something felt off the rest of the night.

I woke up this morning and put them back on and I felt whole again. I can't believe I went this long without recognizing what was missing from my life.

I know I shouldn't... but I feel regret for not figuring it out sooner. I feel like I waisted some really good years.

I'm excited to see my therapist on Wednesday so I can share these feelings.


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Oh me I have so many nice women friends that know I was not physically not born their sister however all treat me as their 100% sister, that is so so nice. It's so nice to be a woman & a heterosexual woman. I have so much in common with almost every woman friend. Most are married but not all. It would sure be nice one day to find my prince & become his wife & to have a man to enjoy, trust & rely on.  Happy dance.

Bought some makeup today, complete with a bunch of brushes and a bag to hold them all. Can't wait to try them on. :3

One of my clients was medically unavailable for our appointment yesterday, but her mom was there waiting with her for me. She wanted to have a short chat to see if I was good enough at my job for her daughter. We ended up talking about her daughter, my background, and how I do my job for two solid hours! She gave no indication that she knows I'm trans and said near the end that I'm the perfect person to be working with her child. She's a professional patient advocate and aide and she's seen it all so big, big validation for me!

Cool, Dee Marshall. I wish this system worked like FB.

Social Security Card updated yesterday. Woot!
Just waiting for it in the mail.

DMV tomorrow.

I wore my boobs at work yesterday, and while I was running around I noticed there was a bounce in my step. I was so nice feeling that little bounce on my chest.


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I asked a clerk about a senior discount (many places give a small discount for people over 55) and she said "there is no way you're over 55."  Yay!  Made my day!!

Received a Christmas card from a much older cousin (Grandmother had 18 kids , my mother was the last child so at 25 I'm one of the youngest children of those children) with my now legal name and completely surprised me as only a select few in my family even know about it due to not being close to many and many I don't exactly to react positively but I called my mother and she explained that she talked to her and to my surprised she wasn't shocked at all and told my mother that she suspected something of the like due to how I was as a child/teenager, well then! Haha

Wow, two posts in two days, neat! I met with my therapist today, she agreed that we have officially begun our path to WPATH approval for srs and she sees that the clock on my RLE began 2 months ago. With 2 months down and 10 to go, I am both really excited and beginning to get seriously scared but today is about celebration of another step. - Anne

I was able to donate to Susan's due to a windfall. Where would we be without Susan?


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Quote from: SueNZ on December 21, 2016, 03:16:29 AM
I was able to donate to Susan's due to a windfall. Where would we be without Susan?


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Sue and I were Skyping this morning and as ever worrying about money.

Thank you so much.

Cindy
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I went to rock climbing gym with daughters last night and for great Tibetan food after. I haven't climbed in a while and it was great to feel stronger than I'd expected.

The evening brought me out of the funk I've been in since a GCS scheduling snafu cropped up last week. Of course I'm back to worried about that and just hoping to have another big happy by the weekend.

Ever since I have been full time, I have always been properly gendered out and about in the world. Last night at a local knitting shop, it happened multiple times with the staff. It feels wonderful.