Hi,
I've kind of settled on the name Samantha, and back in July I quit
my job and enrolled in technical school.  I really felt trapped, and
put on a lot of weight, and since July I've worked out pretty steady
and dropped 35 pounds, but I still need to lose at least another
35 pounds.  Right now you wouldn't look at me and think there
was anything feminine about me, which is one reason I'm trying
to work out.  I started a blog a couple months ago called
Transformative-Honeymoons,
http://transformative-honeymoons.blogspot.com/
which is pretty clean captions and photoshop images with some
stories (pg-13 mostly TV/TG).  You can find a pretty accurate description
of my life there, everything except my name really.
I've paid off tuition for the upcoming semester, amd right now I'd
like to find part-time work, partly so that I can begin seeing a gender
therapist, and start trying to deal with things in a more productive
way than hiding everything, which just leaves you isolated and
stuck in a dead end job, getting fat.  So I've joined Rachel's Haven,
and Laura's Playground, and I'm basically trying to meet peiople
on-line and build some kind of support structure as I go forward,
so that's why I'm here.

Welcome the the site Samantha 

I'll have to take a glance at that blog of yours when I can but I will tell you this, you just gained a whole lot of friends and eventually for a lot of people they all become a second family Good luck on the weight loss/congrats on what you have lost and hey congrats on going back to school See ya around the forum

Hi Samantha,

Welcome to our little family. Over 4700 strong. That would be one heck of a family reunion.

Feel free to post your successes/failures, Hopes/dreams.  Ask questions and seek answers. Give and receive advice.

But remember we are family here, your family now. And it is always nice to have another sister.

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Hugs and Love,
Janet

Thanks.
Read the Rules and Must Reads, OOPS!
I have a natural gift for starting off on the wrong foot,
but I did think my blog was germane to telling people
who I am.  Like they say, a picture's worth a thousand
words.  I'll post it appropriately when I have the
permissions, and upload an avatar then too.