Quote from: Maybebaby56 on March 03, 2017, 02:23:39 PM
I am a little late to this thread, but I got myself a manicure and pedicure for the first time in my life a couple of weeks ago. I loved it! I left with beautiful long French-tipped gel nails and bright red toenails.

~Terri

Congrats!!!

I've been getting manicures and pedicures for years and always enjoy them.

Quote from: Denise on March 03, 2017, 03:25:09 PM
Wasn't it fun?  What color gel on the fingers?

  I'm sorry I don't know your status in life - are you full time?  I would have hated to get a manicure unless it was going to stay more than a few hours.  (I'm having one tomorrow or Sunday so my first day in the office...)

Hi Denise,

I am full-time. Here are my nails:



I have wanted to do this for 30 years. Back when I used to dress secretly, I would glue on acrylic nails, and paint them lovingly and admire them for a few hours- and then absolutely butcher my nail bed trying to get them off.

Finally, I don't have to worry about taking them off. This ranks up there with getting my ears pierced.  Maybe even more so.  Long nails are unmistakably feminine, and I love them.

~Terri

This evening for the first time ever I :
   (1) Went to a support meeting for trans women
   (2) Met Tessa another Susan's Place member
   (3) Was out in public as Jeanette interacting with others

I told my mom, left another message with the psychologist who still hasn't gotten back to me (next call goes to a different one, lol), and I'm learning what I'm really like, since I suppressed it so hard I didn't really have a "self" before...

I went full-time last Thursday night.  Since then these firsts:
1) Hung out with an old friend who only screwed up pronouns once with someone else.  (not bad.)
2) Went to the local YMCA (I don't use the locker rooms) for a spin class.  (The pedals still went around 🙂 )
3) Went to the local grocery store (They took my money with a smile and the food tastes the same!)
4) Went to our local pizza joint for dinner.  (Our order came out just as it usually does, with a smile)

Basically a non-event weekend.  Let see how the first day on the job goes.  Should be uneventful too.

  Wishing you a wonderful first day at work Denise. Will be waiting for a full report after.

  Hugs,
    Jeanette

Uneventful is good.  👍

May work be appropriately boring as well. 😉

I received an email thanking me and other members of a conference we attended for being out and supporting LGBTQ youth  They also thanked us for unknowingly helping them to decide on coming out trans too.  New brothers and sisters every day.

One big wahoo for an activist

Although I crossdress fulltime,my family said they see me as a daughter and sister more for the first time today.I did tear up a little bit and told them thank you.