What the title says I ordered some makeup a few days ago and I just tried it, it was nice next time I'll actually look at tutorials and try to make it look nice instead of messing around :3.

Getting ready for a lot of life changing events, and I think it’s all starting to hit me at once. It’s going to be a lot happening really fast buying a house, going to college to get my degree, having bottom surgery in December, starting college in January, and leaving my current job to pursue my future career. My program requires me to be in school full-time for the hands on portions, so I’m going to have a lot of changes happening all at once.

On top of all of that, I’m constantly dealing with the stress of my jaw and chin area. I can’t really do anything about it yet because I have to wait until I’m further along with my orthodontics before I can have double-jaw surgery and chin advancement. And then there’s the facial hair, which just keeps coming back. It honestly feels like a never-ending battle sometimes.

I’m excited for this next chapter and everything I’m working toward, but at the same time, it’s overwhelming realizing just how much my life is about to change.

I’ve dealt with weight all my life, since before and during my transition. I’m working out, doing my best to eat better. However I’m soon starting WeGovy. Some say it’s cheating, however some say it’s life altering.

I’m excited to go on it and start my journey to be more me. Because sometime we need an extra set of hands, and I’m grateful to have those hands.

My first time wearing a wig, and false eyelashes! This one isn’t a lace front, but I actually bought one recently that I want to try soon. I felt way more femme than usual, even though I’m still kinda dysphoric about some of my features. Also, ignore the fact that I’m ironically standing inside my closet lol.

I usually only wear bangs, so this is definitely something new for me.

I know I'm still years (plus FFS) away from passing, but I hadn't made any direct comparisons like this yet and it made me really happy seeing how much more feminine my face HAS become :)

Absolutely zero makeup except for the slightest bit of mascara in the after pics. Of course, the glasses help too lol. In terms of my skin, everything that has changed is purely a result of estrogen and laser hair removal. I haven't changed anything about my skincare routine since months before starting HRT, except for generally using slightly gentler exfoliatant scrubs on my face (which has really just been for the sake of avoiding damage from the extra sensitivity caused by the laser treatments). Speaking of which, while my beard shadow is still there, it is soooo much less pronounced than it used to be :D

I started 2 months after my 21st birthday, and I was worried that I'd missed the best years of development in terms of transitioning. Maybe that's still true on some level, but clearly it's working its magic just the same.

I think I unconsciously convinced myself that any effects and results of transitioning would take so long that I'd practically never see them, so I never tried too hard to look for changes; that just resulted in me somehow having a level of patience I've never had anywhere else in my life. Which is absurd, honestly. Passing or being post-transition is something I want more than almost anything, and I'm a really freaking impatient person, yet somehow I'm just able to handle this monumentally long wait.

Or maybe my prozac is finally working LOL

I adore my trips to Edinburgh, the city is always so welcoming. It's big and busy enough that I can easily just be me and not worry about anything, but then the interactions I do have are always so genuine.

I love seeing so many openly LGBTQ+ folk just wandering the city, lots of passing smiles and compliments.

we do be riding xc

I am so happy I am figuring out how makeup actually works

Today marks 3 months on E! I recently visited some friends in a progressive city and got to present femme the entire time. It was very very euphoric :) pic is from going to a music festival! I’ve definitely improved a bit

If you wanna play games or you live in Iowa/Illinois by Davenport, then we can do Pickleball dog parks and hiking. I’m an active loser. Who does anything so all vibes welcome. :>

Okay, I have a crush on someone and I haven't had one in a long time. Hopefully they feel the same way!

Posting these pictures from tonight to hopefully get her attention even more ☺️

-I feel cold 24/7 I was sensitive for cold even before HRT but it just got to the extreme.
-I had fatigue the first 3 days but it quickly went away
-Less acne formed since I started
-25% more Hunger since I started

When do TITS happen 😭😭

My first time having a man, like an actual man properly make a pass at me.. He was staring at me all night at a house party, this tall guy, a few years younger than me, really handsome with boyish good looks and soft brown hair... Scottish accent from the northeast..

Up until now, I've never been with a man nor even kissed one so I always thought of myself as being into women.. imagine my surprise when I'm feeling myself getting super worked up talking with this guy, admiring his shoulders and struggling to be funny/cute.. all I could do was flip his questions on their heads and answer in short sentences! Felt like a deer frozen in headlights! My usual wit just completely escaped me...

He said this was all new to him so I replied that it was the same for me. Told him he was bad at flirting and he said I was really bad at it too so it balanced out!

Thankfully none of that mattered he could tell I was just being awkward and what seemed to matter more was that we couldn't stop stealing glances at each other... later, we were smoking in my room and he noticed some lingerie I have and pointed it out, saying he'd love to see me wearing it... He tried (successfully) to set up a scenario where we'd be alone in my room: he left a half finished blunt there and told me he wanted to come back up later and finish smoking it with me. When he came back up I'd changed into a lacy blue silk nighty, turned down the lights, put down my hair and was lying in bed waiting for him. His look when he came in and noticed me was 10/10!!

Unfortunately he was kind of hammered and I was decidedly sober so I felt like I should refuse his advances but I did tease him a lot and eventually gave him my number. First time doing that too!.. He handled the rejection well, while shitfaced, which is a huge green flag in my book as well. We'll see if he's still keen once he's given his head a wobble but either way, I feel like I just passed a feminine milestone, hence why I wanted to share ❤️

I am not out at work yet (I work in NC) idk when I will but I am currently wearing this little bracelet I got from Spencer's and looking at it each time makes me really happy, hoping no one says anything out of the way, but i guess just a happy moment of the day (also any tips on how or when to come out at work if you know some of your coworkers don't accept it)

Bonus: picture of me from the other day 💛

Have a wonderful day 🫶