Make-overs... Maybe it's time to talk to a professional?

I've never gone for a professional make-over... it's all trail and error with me.
That being said... I think I stumbled upon a pretty good look here!

Lost a bit of weight -- and a bit of my sanity -- over the summer, but still keep trying to overcome the everyday hassles, and trying to find a more transgender friendly job and location (any suggestions?).

Massachusetts Transgender Summer Blues

Well… It’s been a long hard summer…Working 80 hours a week doesn’t leave much time for posting or anything else.

Also, while trying to enjoy what little free time I had, a neighboring family was constantly trying to make my life a living Hell with various forms of harassment, which I won't go into. I've gone out of my way to be "neighborly" to them, yet their favorite hobby seems to be trying to make my home life miserable. (They NEVER go out and don't have any friends... so I guess that's why they they obsess so much on causing conflict with their neighbors). I'm NOT the type of person to let things like that slide, but no matter what I do, they just get keep getting worse.

The irony is: The husband, who tries to be anything BUT a friend in real life, is also one of the guys that has been constantly trying to "friend me" on URNA and Flickr. (Side note: He doesn't have a clue that I'm the same girl that he is trying so hard to contact online!)

I sometimes wish I could be an Ahole...and send the wife an email letting her know that her "perfect husband" is trying to pick up Transgenders online... then hopefully they would get divorced and move out... 

  





  
  

Summer Bummer Conclusion

I guess the answer for me was #3 (Screw It).

I am happier being who I really am... so I chose to go hairless.

My legs are smooth again (Yay!)... but I’m not sure how I’ll feel when the warm weather returns to Boston and I want to wear shorts again. Suck it up buttercup… Don’t worry about what may or may not be.

  

Summer Bummer – Men Who Shave Legs

As much as I love the warm weather, I also look forward to the winter because I can shave my legs and chest without being paranoid about it.

Even though there are straight guys that shave their legs and/or chest, I’m still a bit paranoid of the comments that would arise if I wore shorts with razor stubble visible.

So the questions that face me are:

Do I let the hair grow back? (This would keep society happy but would make me itch and knock about 6 points from my “piece of mind scale”)

Do I keep shaving and just not wear shorts and tank tops? (I’d probably look stupid on warm days and sweat my ass off)

Do I say, “screw it” and do what will keep me happier, but may make me miserable in the long run?

I’m sure that many Trans-genders, Transvestites and Metro-sexuals can relate to this dilemma. But for those who are just curious, what would be a simple decision to most people is sometimes a major decision to a Trans-gender who is living a dual life.

  

The Good and Bad about Cutting Back on HRT

Sorry I haven’t posted for a bit, but 2 full time jobs doesn’t leave much time for much else.

OK… so the good and bad:

If I was able, I’d still be full time on HRT, but I had to cut back due to my breasts become larger VERY QUICKLY.

The Bad:

• I felt so much better on full hormones… so much calmer and more feminine.
• My body hair subsided on full hormones, but now it’s coming back faster.
• My legs looked so much better on full hormones.
• I feel more stress now that I cut back.

The Good:

• While on full HRT, I was a lot less vocal about when people and/or companies were taking advantage of me. I’ve always been very vocal of injustices as a “male” but found myself more passive under full HRT.. I’m not, by any means,  saying that woman are less vocal… I’m just saying that the hormones were making me a bit too passive in some situations.

If given a choice, however, I would still be doing full HRT every day.