First, a slight expansion on G being back:
It’s great.
It didn’t magically remove all of my concerns about being in a not-long-distance relationship, or of having to relearn what it means to be in the same place. But I’m feeling much less stressed about it than I have in months, and much more confident that things are going to be OK. (Not that I was every ‘really’ worried, but I sure as hell was stressed.)
She has a friend in town from camp, which I think is good – first, it gives her lots to do, and second, it normalizes being back a bit by not having to go straight from speaking 99% French and being surrounded by people she’s worked with all summer to being around people speaking 100% English and not understanding the culture shock of coming from backwoods MN to the Big City. I’m also just getting a big kick out of seeing the two of them interact and joke in French. (Even if a good 99% of it goes over my head…)
As for hair removal, I signed a sheet of paper yesterday committing me to paying $4,400 for six sessions covering my arms, chest/tummy, and legs over the next year.
Oh my, that’s a lot of money.
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So it’s a few days later (and a few drinks later…whoo Friday night!) and I’m slightly calmer. I’m still stressing out, and I think that’s a combination of the hormones and legitimate stressors, but I’m better.
Part of that’s coming from having talked to my doc today and he suggesting another month on lower hormones, which is a deadline rather than just “well, lets wait and see.” So that’s helping my stress level.
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Yes, I’m at work right now. But I’m running payroll and there’s a lot of waiting for the checks to print, so I don’t feel too guilty about posting…
I’m talking online with MG and mentioned I’m continuing to be stressed/unhappy becuase I feel like i’m in a holding pattern with the transition. She said, “Well what else do you have left to do? Maybe if you break it up into all of the steps it would be easier just to do it one by one, than to think about all of it.”
So lets try. This list isn’t in any particular order…
- Start using R instead of J with everyone in my life.
- Right now I’m using it with close friends and my mom
- Shift my wardrobe toward womens’ clothing
- I’ve done a little in this regard, but I really get panic-y when trying to shop. I need to find a shopping buddy…stupid friends living in other states…
- More hair removal
- I need to do some touchup stuff on facial hair, some more major eyebrow work, and crazy major body hair work
That can’t possibly be it, can it? I mean, I also have things like
- Think of myself as female
- Figure out a new signature
- Figure out a new handwriting
- Change my voice
But I feel like those are a little different. I dunno, maybe not. They just feel more mental that physical…
-R
As a trans woman, I am very interested in hair removal. I have a lot of good genes but, alas, the luscious locks on my head come from the same genes that give me my thick, bushy, body hair. I’ve had laser done on my face, which worked pretty darn well. (Although now, a year or since my last session, I’m noticing a few new hairs. I think I just need to bite the bullet and go to electrolysis.) But home hair removal has always seemed attractive, as there’s something very efeminizing (the parallel to emasculating – I know, it needs work) about going to a professional to get hair removed.
Well, I was recently privlidged with a review copy of the no!no! hair removal system, offered through Sephora. 
From no!no!:
Portable and sleek, no!no! utilizes revolutionary Thermicon™ technology, which emits a gentle wave of heat that painlessly destroys the hair follicle while maintaining the integrity of the surrounding skin. Through extensive clinical studies, research found that no!no! safely reduces hair regrowth up to 64 percent; a number that is clinically comparable to more expensive professional hair removal treatments.
I’ll be testing the no!no! over the next couple months and let you know how it goes. Details of my first try after the break.
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