For those that were worried, I have removed the Tina Collection from my car trunk. All has been salvaged. I went through the bags and found that 90 % of my swag is winter wear. This Saturday's meeting will see temps in the upper 70s F. I pulled some spring weight sweater sets out, and I'm beginning to suss out an appropriate outfit. Boy pants of some sort are a likely part of the getup, but if I wiggle just right, no one will know the difference.
Things have been very busy of late. I am currently reading blogs that are five days old, which is way out of character for me. I follow almost 90 blogs, and rarely fall more than two days behind. Sometimes I wonder about leaving comments on blogs that are days old. I usually proceed as I always would, and I know that any comment left on my blog is welcome, regardless of timing.
I haven't broached the whole "dressing off site" situation yet with Mrs. Leslie. Just thinking about it makes me queasy. My birthday is next week, so I'm considering making that a part of the give and take, though I don't want to make this out as a "special" thing, but rather the new norm. So, maybe the B-day won't enter into it. What I really need is adequate sleep. It's affecting my capacity to think clearly. You shoulda seen the typos I caught while proofreading this, like leaving out verbs.
Earlier in the week, Mrs. L asked if I was still shaving my legs. We were lying in bed at the time. I told her that it had been over three weeks. She started rubbing her foot up and down my leg, complaining that they were too smooth for that to be the case. I convinced her that the hair is indeed there, and getting substantially long. I should've explained that epilating gave me a very different hair removal experience this winter, but, of course, I didn't. My legs do feel rather smooth even with the hair. It is definitely softer hair, and I want to believe that it is sparser too. I won't be going back to shaving.
Maybe things will slow down after my meeting. Does anyone know where you can order extra hours for the day?
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I had been buying woman's pants for quite a while before I even went full time except for work. As long as you stay away from low-rise jeans there isn't much difference in the general appearance and they fit much better. Just don't expect to actually be able to use the pockets, I am still not sure why they bother with the extra effort of including them. If the size tag says 8R instead of 30 x 30 Mrs. Leslie is likely to notice, but I doubt anyone else will. I started much of my wardrobe at thrift stores and good pants and jeans were really the easiest item of clothing to find.
ReplyDeletelol, I too made that distinction between shaving and epilating. When my youngest daughter asked my wife if I was shaving my legs I told her to say no, cuz I wasn't shaving them. And, while I hate to say this given your current situation, I feel a small bit of guilt over even that minor piece of deception though strictly speaking it was the truth.
As always, best wishes to you and I hope things turn out well.
I think you are on the right track by thinking to decouple the whole birthday / dressing thing. The birthday should not be a bargaining chip - it is an important day and should be celebrated freely by the whole family, on terms the whole family is comfortable with. Obligations of rank you know...
ReplyDeleteDon't feel poorly about ignoring blogs or not commenting for a while. There is an hour or so a day right back in your hands.
Enjoy the meeting! Looking forward to your notes.
O, and happy birthday.
Best --- Petra
Happy Birthday for next week. I hope you get something nice for once. :) I've been way behind on blog reading for months. I hope to stay caught up a bit more until we leave for AZ.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
After epilating for a while, the hair will grow back in finer, but if you don't epilate again, it will regain a significant amount of it's coarseness. Keep in mind however, that if you continue epilating, even when stopping and starting again months later, eventually the follicles will gradually weaken over time, and much of the hair will permanently disappear, and what doesn't disappear will become permanently finer.
ReplyDeleteI'm short waisted with an ample rear end, and women's pants have always felt more comfortable on me. I wear women's jeans out in boy mode a lot, although they are what kids today refer to as "mom" jeans. No low slung hip huggers for me. I don't care for that style, even on young women. Only the skinniest of girls can pull them off. (no pun intended). The main feature on women's pants that will always give them away, is that the fly does not extend all the way down to the crotch like it does on men's pants, but if you wear your shirt tail out, no one will notice.
I hope you have fun at your upcoming meeting and your birthdy next week! Happy B-Day in advance!
Melissa XX
Leslie, you can comment on any of my post at any time.
ReplyDeleteI too find that the hours seen so much shorter, much shorter than when I did factory work for a while!
Shame Mrs L has not found the smooth effect to her liking, who would have known that some people prefer hairy, eugh.
Caroline xxx
Nobody ever comments my old blogs except random bots posting links about porn and cheese and such. I guess that's the cost of turning off word verification. LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got to sort your clothes! I have that experience far too often. Having clothes out in the car, or in one room when they need to be in another. When you are living with people who are offended by the sight of your clothes, its kind of stressful.
On the dressing off site discussion, your anxiety is very understandable. Honestly I have no idea how I would handle that. Whatever you decide to do, I just hope things go okay. I still think about you and Wendy a lot.
Miss ya sis.
Shan'
I am currently reading blogs that are five days old
ReplyDeleteYep, I can relate, but I always leave comments...sometimes even weeks later.
How sad, only in a trans relationship would one member of the union rubbing one's leg against the other member of the union mean anything but....well, you know.
@Melissa - I didn't know that!
Calie xxx