Monday, January 9, 2012
Today's Post, part two
I almost forgot! Me and my wife were watching Grease last night (don't judge--I love Olivia!) and I couldn't help but notice the ladies' fashions. It starts with Sandy's white short sleeve blouse and yellow calf length skirt with white low heel pumps in the Summer Lovin' segment, to Rizzo's red strappy pumps and tight red with black polka dot dress, Sandy's white strapless dress and white peep toe heels, and Marty's emerald green dress with silver pumps in the dance-off, and even Sandy's drop dead gorgeous skin tight black outfit (I would have picked a different pair of shoes) at the end of the movie. All of the ladies had great outfits throughout the movie! I even loved the sweaters and long skirts with bobby socks and canvas shoes! Very nice!
Happy (Belated) New Year!
Hello all! Happy New Year to all of my friends out there. Sorry it's 8 days late!
Since I have already outlined my goals for 2012 in my previous post, I will take the time to go into what has been going on the past few weeks since I have neglected my blogger duties for a while.
Due to financial constraints and lack of free time, I have been unable to dress for a few weeks. This has been a struggle for me as I REALLY want to dress as much as possible. This dry spell ends tomorrow morning! As I have stated in several of my previous posts, I am taking a trip to Tulsa for six days. I leave tomorrow morning and plan to be dressed most of those six days. I am getting completely dressed after my wife leaves for work and heading down the road. I will hopefully leave the house at around 9 or 10 (depending on how long shaving and makeup takes) and will get to Tulsa (with potty break and casino stops) if everything goes right at around 4 or 5 tomorrow afternoon. I already have the outfit planned out. I will be wearing a tan cap sleeve top with my black slacks, a black blazer, black pantyhose, and my black patent 4" heel Jessica Simpson pumps. I figure why not start out my vacation with my favorite pumps! It is supposed to be 50 degrees, windy, and rainy in Oklahoma tomorrow, hence the choice of slacks over a dress or skirt. My original choice was the dress in one of my previous posts with the purple patterned top and black skirt, but that would probably stick out. I will be sticking out enough with my heels, so I don't need any other red flags. I might end up with my black patent x-strap 2 1/2" heel pumps instead, since I will be doing quite a bit of walking. The only thing is, my Jessica's are SO NICE and look so sexy! I will at least start out the day in my Jessicas. The rest of the outfit is set in stone. Less than 24 hours from now, Janet will make a full scale assault on North Texas and Eastern Oklahoma! Updates are forthcoming with pictures!!
Since I have already outlined my goals for 2012 in my previous post, I will take the time to go into what has been going on the past few weeks since I have neglected my blogger duties for a while.
Due to financial constraints and lack of free time, I have been unable to dress for a few weeks. This has been a struggle for me as I REALLY want to dress as much as possible. This dry spell ends tomorrow morning! As I have stated in several of my previous posts, I am taking a trip to Tulsa for six days. I leave tomorrow morning and plan to be dressed most of those six days. I am getting completely dressed after my wife leaves for work and heading down the road. I will hopefully leave the house at around 9 or 10 (depending on how long shaving and makeup takes) and will get to Tulsa (with potty break and casino stops) if everything goes right at around 4 or 5 tomorrow afternoon. I already have the outfit planned out. I will be wearing a tan cap sleeve top with my black slacks, a black blazer, black pantyhose, and my black patent 4" heel Jessica Simpson pumps. I figure why not start out my vacation with my favorite pumps! It is supposed to be 50 degrees, windy, and rainy in Oklahoma tomorrow, hence the choice of slacks over a dress or skirt. My original choice was the dress in one of my previous posts with the purple patterned top and black skirt, but that would probably stick out. I will be sticking out enough with my heels, so I don't need any other red flags. I might end up with my black patent x-strap 2 1/2" heel pumps instead, since I will be doing quite a bit of walking. The only thing is, my Jessica's are SO NICE and look so sexy! I will at least start out the day in my Jessicas. The rest of the outfit is set in stone. Less than 24 hours from now, Janet will make a full scale assault on North Texas and Eastern Oklahoma! Updates are forthcoming with pictures!!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Goals for 2012
Hello all. As 2011 comes to a close, I wanted to put into writing a few goals I have as Janet for 2012. These are in no particular order.
1. Spend one full week en femme.
2. Get some actual breast forms to replace my birdseed/pantyhose forms.
3. Lose 37 more pounds to fit in my size 16 dresses.
4. Spend even more time out and about.
5. Have a meal at a sit down restuarant.
6. Go to a formal occasion that requires an evening gown.
7. Go to the movies.
8. Come out to at least one more person.
Some of these are lofty goals that might take some work to accomplish, but others should be fairly simple. Numbers 1 and 7 can both be accomplished while I am in Tulsa week after next. If I am feeling ultra confident, so can #5. The formal occasion (#6) will probably be a ball with Dallas GEAR or NT Gender groups. The breast forms (#2) will probably be sometime in the spring when I get enough money (I want good ones that will last). Numbers 3 & 4 are attainable, but I will have to work at both. Number 8 will probably be my best friend from elementary school that I have been friends with forever, but maybe not. I will have to weigh the options.
I think this will probably be my last post until after the New Year, so Happy New Year to everyone and please please please stay safe and don't drink and drive this weekend. I want to see everyone safe and sound in 2012!
Janet
1. Spend one full week en femme.
2. Get some actual breast forms to replace my birdseed/pantyhose forms.
3. Lose 37 more pounds to fit in my size 16 dresses.
4. Spend even more time out and about.
5. Have a meal at a sit down restuarant.
6. Go to a formal occasion that requires an evening gown.
7. Go to the movies.
8. Come out to at least one more person.
Some of these are lofty goals that might take some work to accomplish, but others should be fairly simple. Numbers 1 and 7 can both be accomplished while I am in Tulsa week after next. If I am feeling ultra confident, so can #5. The formal occasion (#6) will probably be a ball with Dallas GEAR or NT Gender groups. The breast forms (#2) will probably be sometime in the spring when I get enough money (I want good ones that will last). Numbers 3 & 4 are attainable, but I will have to work at both. Number 8 will probably be my best friend from elementary school that I have been friends with forever, but maybe not. I will have to weigh the options.
I think this will probably be my last post until after the New Year, so Happy New Year to everyone and please please please stay safe and don't drink and drive this weekend. I want to see everyone safe and sound in 2012!
Janet
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
2011 in review--the good, the bad, and the ugly :-)
After reading Stana's blog at Femulate, I figured I needed to create a blog recapping the past year in my transgendered life, since we are down to the last 4 days (counting today) of 2011. I decided to channel my inner film buff and separate the year into the good, the bad, and the ugly. As I believe in saving the best for last, I will cover these in reverse.
The Ugly: The hot Texas summer put the nix on any dressing for five months this year. Unfortunately I am a bit overweight so the heat causes me to sweat profusely. Even with waterproof makeup, I end up looking like Tammy Faye Baker after 15 minutes outside.
The Bad: When you read the next post, you will see that I have been out more this year (in the 7 months I could go out) than in any previous year. Unfortunately, more time out means more time read. Lowlights in reading were the Kroger in Allen after my trip to the casino when the older lady stared at me for an eternity, and my shopping trip when my voice wasn't working and I was read on two separate occasions-once by the teen in WalMart and once by the cashier at Goodwill (I think she read me--voice fail). Also, I have had terrible confidence issues this year. My "Just Do It" (thank you Nike) attitude was on several occasions "Are you really sure you want to do it?"
The Good: There have been tons of good things that have happened to me this year. As I mentioned above, I have been out as Janet more this year than any previous year. I had several firsts this year. Included in these are my first time going to a casino, first time going grocery shopping, and first time checking out at a store with a live cashier. Instead of quick trips inside of stores, I actually took my time and enjoyed myself. I changed my reasoning a bit and decided that I would only go to places if I had a reason to be there. That does not mean that window shopping is eliminated, because in my book window shopping is a reason. I did plenty of that this year. I also told a good, longtime friend about my dressing this year and she did not go off the deep end. She is actually coming out to my house this Saturday to celebrate New Years with me and my family. For the first time, I actually cared enough about my looks to go on a diet strictly for Janet. So far I have lost 13 pounds in 5 months, and I hope to lose 37 more as soon as I can. My goal is to fit in the size 16 dresses that I have at storage by next winter.
For my next blog (hopefully tomorrow!!), I will discuss my plans for 2012!
TTFN,
Janet
The Ugly: The hot Texas summer put the nix on any dressing for five months this year. Unfortunately I am a bit overweight so the heat causes me to sweat profusely. Even with waterproof makeup, I end up looking like Tammy Faye Baker after 15 minutes outside.
The Bad: When you read the next post, you will see that I have been out more this year (in the 7 months I could go out) than in any previous year. Unfortunately, more time out means more time read. Lowlights in reading were the Kroger in Allen after my trip to the casino when the older lady stared at me for an eternity, and my shopping trip when my voice wasn't working and I was read on two separate occasions-once by the teen in WalMart and once by the cashier at Goodwill (I think she read me--voice fail). Also, I have had terrible confidence issues this year. My "Just Do It" (thank you Nike) attitude was on several occasions "Are you really sure you want to do it?"
The Good: There have been tons of good things that have happened to me this year. As I mentioned above, I have been out as Janet more this year than any previous year. I had several firsts this year. Included in these are my first time going to a casino, first time going grocery shopping, and first time checking out at a store with a live cashier. Instead of quick trips inside of stores, I actually took my time and enjoyed myself. I changed my reasoning a bit and decided that I would only go to places if I had a reason to be there. That does not mean that window shopping is eliminated, because in my book window shopping is a reason. I did plenty of that this year. I also told a good, longtime friend about my dressing this year and she did not go off the deep end. She is actually coming out to my house this Saturday to celebrate New Years with me and my family. For the first time, I actually cared enough about my looks to go on a diet strictly for Janet. So far I have lost 13 pounds in 5 months, and I hope to lose 37 more as soon as I can. My goal is to fit in the size 16 dresses that I have at storage by next winter.
For my next blog (hopefully tomorrow!!), I will discuss my plans for 2012!
TTFN,
Janet
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
One week later...
Hello all. I cannot believe that my last post was one week ago. How time flies! I usually try to post more frequently but sometimes things come up. Let's see, where were we last post? Oh, I was planning on a Christmas shopping experience.
Well, it happened last Thursday. This is the outfit I decided to wear:
I was so comfortable all day long! I started out at about 8 AM after the wife left for work. I dressed at the house and left from there. I had such a great time! First stop was to Kroger to pick up some of the non-perishables I will need for my Tulsa trip. I spent about 45 minutes in the store shopping, looking around, and making sure that I got everything I needed. I used the self checkout with no issues while surrounded by people. I walked out and proceeded to my next stop.
For my next stop I decided to go to Goodwill to see if I could find any clothes that caught my eye. I found two dresses that I ended up buying (total $15) and one that I hope is there when I go back.
Here is one of the dresses I bought:
The Goodwill mirror was filthy! The smudges you see are on the mirror, not the dress.
Here is a picture of the top part of the dress:
I love this dress! I especially love the coloring in the blouse part. I will be able to wear this dress with so many different colors of shoes. It will definitely be going with me to Tulsa and is already packed.
One of the things I have to work on is my confidence in wearing low cut blouses. I am partially shaved on my chest, so chest hair is not an issue. What is an issue is my breast forms. One of these days I will get real breast forms, but for now I use birdseed in pantyhose. It gives the proper shape and weight, but is obvious when you look down my blouse. Luckily this one is not too terribly low cut.
I sure hope this next dress is still at Goodwill when I go back, because I really liked it but didn't have the extra money:
I really like the length of the dress, how it fits, and the black button on the collar. I really think this dress would look good with a black blazer for an office look.
Well, I grabbed the two dresses I did purchase and went to the checkout stand. The young Latina in the checkout was not terribly friendly, but I did not think it was me. I watched her check out a few people before me, and she was that way with everyone. She addressed me as ma'am, so I guess I was doing OK! I paid for my dresses and left the store.
One of the other things I have been working on is my voice. I highly recommend the Developing a Female Voice CD by Melanie Anne Phillips. http://transgender.stores.yahoo.net/devfemvoic1.html
What I find tremendous about Melanie's CD is that she shows you how to develop a female voice that can be switched on and off at will. The programs I have seen on You Tube show a lot of ways to develop a permanent voice, but not an at will one. Anyways, I was leary about using my developing voice, so I whispered please and thank you to the clerk at Goodwill. Not a good idea if you are trying to blend in. In between stops, I decided to practice my voice and record it in my phone. I was amazed at the woman speaking to me when I replayed it! The DAFV CD works! Well spent $19.95!
The next stop was WalMart. The WalMart store I went to was near some offices, so I knew I would not stick out. As I walked in, I was greeted with a friendly "Good Afternoon, Ma'am" with no hesitation or second glances. I responded confidently and went to look around. I still had plenty of shopping to do for my wife, so I spent the majority of time in the women's section. I only got one set of looks, and it was from a teenage girl that was walking by. The rest of the time it was glances and moving on. What a liberating experience! I used the self checkout and left with my purchases. As I was leaving, the lady at the door gave me a "Thank you, ma'am." I love it!! I am ready for Tulsa!
I have to tell you about one of my purchases. While I was in the lingerie section, I happened upon the George brand hosiery section. In the back of the hosiery section was something I have never worn but might try with some of the dresses I wear in Tulsa--a lace garter belt with stockings! I can't wait to try it out! Janet's going sexy! LOL--yeah, right! It takes looks to go sexy!
Well, I am so sorry for neglecting my blog.
Talk to everyone soon!
Janet
Well, it happened last Thursday. This is the outfit I decided to wear:
I was so comfortable all day long! I started out at about 8 AM after the wife left for work. I dressed at the house and left from there. I had such a great time! First stop was to Kroger to pick up some of the non-perishables I will need for my Tulsa trip. I spent about 45 minutes in the store shopping, looking around, and making sure that I got everything I needed. I used the self checkout with no issues while surrounded by people. I walked out and proceeded to my next stop.
For my next stop I decided to go to Goodwill to see if I could find any clothes that caught my eye. I found two dresses that I ended up buying (total $15) and one that I hope is there when I go back.
Here is one of the dresses I bought:
The Goodwill mirror was filthy! The smudges you see are on the mirror, not the dress.
Here is a picture of the top part of the dress:
I love this dress! I especially love the coloring in the blouse part. I will be able to wear this dress with so many different colors of shoes. It will definitely be going with me to Tulsa and is already packed.
One of the things I have to work on is my confidence in wearing low cut blouses. I am partially shaved on my chest, so chest hair is not an issue. What is an issue is my breast forms. One of these days I will get real breast forms, but for now I use birdseed in pantyhose. It gives the proper shape and weight, but is obvious when you look down my blouse. Luckily this one is not too terribly low cut.
I sure hope this next dress is still at Goodwill when I go back, because I really liked it but didn't have the extra money:
I really like the length of the dress, how it fits, and the black button on the collar. I really think this dress would look good with a black blazer for an office look.
Well, I grabbed the two dresses I did purchase and went to the checkout stand. The young Latina in the checkout was not terribly friendly, but I did not think it was me. I watched her check out a few people before me, and she was that way with everyone. She addressed me as ma'am, so I guess I was doing OK! I paid for my dresses and left the store.
One of the other things I have been working on is my voice. I highly recommend the Developing a Female Voice CD by Melanie Anne Phillips. http://transgender.stores.yahoo.net/devfemvoic1.html
What I find tremendous about Melanie's CD is that she shows you how to develop a female voice that can be switched on and off at will. The programs I have seen on You Tube show a lot of ways to develop a permanent voice, but not an at will one. Anyways, I was leary about using my developing voice, so I whispered please and thank you to the clerk at Goodwill. Not a good idea if you are trying to blend in. In between stops, I decided to practice my voice and record it in my phone. I was amazed at the woman speaking to me when I replayed it! The DAFV CD works! Well spent $19.95!
The next stop was WalMart. The WalMart store I went to was near some offices, so I knew I would not stick out. As I walked in, I was greeted with a friendly "Good Afternoon, Ma'am" with no hesitation or second glances. I responded confidently and went to look around. I still had plenty of shopping to do for my wife, so I spent the majority of time in the women's section. I only got one set of looks, and it was from a teenage girl that was walking by. The rest of the time it was glances and moving on. What a liberating experience! I used the self checkout and left with my purchases. As I was leaving, the lady at the door gave me a "Thank you, ma'am." I love it!! I am ready for Tulsa!
I have to tell you about one of my purchases. While I was in the lingerie section, I happened upon the George brand hosiery section. In the back of the hosiery section was something I have never worn but might try with some of the dresses I wear in Tulsa--a lace garter belt with stockings! I can't wait to try it out! Janet's going sexy! LOL--yeah, right! It takes looks to go sexy!
Well, I am so sorry for neglecting my blog.
Talk to everyone soon!
Janet
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Hump Day!!
I am so glad it is Wednesday! Christmas is right around the corner! I have my Christmas music playing at my desk while I am working and I am really starting to get in the Christmas spirit.
I actually got to dress again yesterday. Unfortunately there is nothing really exciting to talk about with the dressing up, as it was a simple dress at storage, drive to a car wash a few miles from work, change into my drab clothes (while keeping the underdressed panties and pantyhose on), and go into work. You might ask why I bothered for an hour of dressing. The answer is easy--for practice. The more I wear complete outfits, the more I go out in full makeup and nails, the better I get at perfecting "my look" and the more comfortable I get at being Janet. By the time I get to Tulsa in 26 days, I will be so ready that it will be second nature for me.
I will be doing another all day affair real soon, and plan on using that time to take care of some Christmas shopping while en femme. At first I was thinking that I cannot do it in a dress and heels, but it will be a workday for most people and I will be out during the day, so I might end up in a nice dress or a skirt and blouse with 2 1/2 to 3 inch heels. I was thinking about a long sleeve blouse with an ankle length A line skirt and my black boots since the extended forecast shows that day with a high of mid 50's. That's just about right for a long skirt and long sleeves with boots. Depending on the wind I might have to wear slacks.We will see. There might be pictures ;-)
I actually got to dress again yesterday. Unfortunately there is nothing really exciting to talk about with the dressing up, as it was a simple dress at storage, drive to a car wash a few miles from work, change into my drab clothes (while keeping the underdressed panties and pantyhose on), and go into work. You might ask why I bothered for an hour of dressing. The answer is easy--for practice. The more I wear complete outfits, the more I go out in full makeup and nails, the better I get at perfecting "my look" and the more comfortable I get at being Janet. By the time I get to Tulsa in 26 days, I will be so ready that it will be second nature for me.
I will be doing another all day affair real soon, and plan on using that time to take care of some Christmas shopping while en femme. At first I was thinking that I cannot do it in a dress and heels, but it will be a workday for most people and I will be out during the day, so I might end up in a nice dress or a skirt and blouse with 2 1/2 to 3 inch heels. I was thinking about a long sleeve blouse with an ankle length A line skirt and my black boots since the extended forecast shows that day with a high of mid 50's. That's just about right for a long skirt and long sleeves with boots. Depending on the wind I might have to wear slacks.We will see. There might be pictures ;-)
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Transgendered in the news
This morning I was watching the news and a story came on about a couple from Dallas who are attempting to get a divorce. "So what?" you might ask. Couples get divorced all the time. The issue is that the male in the couple was once a female. After the reassignment surgery, his drivers license and birth certificate were changed to list him as male. Unfortunately, his wife decided that she does not want a divorce. Instead, she wants the marriage nullified because she now feels that the marriage was same sex (she knew before they were married that her SO was once a female) and same sex marriages are illegal in the state of Texas. The ironic thing is that if she would agree to a divorce, there would not be an issue since he is legally registered as male on all official documents including his birth certificate and the marriage license. Here is the link to the story. http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/transgender-case-tests-marriage-laws-121211
Here is where this affects me. They had a short snippet of this story on the news last night. My wife was next to me when it came on. As soon as they mentioned transgendered and same sex marriage, she goes "Ewww" and turns her head away. Therein lies the reason why I have a "Don't ask, don't tell" relationship with her when it comes to my dressing. She would run away screaming flashing a crucifix in my face if I were to open up to her.
Here is where this affects me. They had a short snippet of this story on the news last night. My wife was next to me when it came on. As soon as they mentioned transgendered and same sex marriage, she goes "Ewww" and turns her head away. Therein lies the reason why I have a "Don't ask, don't tell" relationship with her when it comes to my dressing. She would run away screaming flashing a crucifix in my face if I were to open up to her.
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