Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Viva la GLAM!

 
Today I took another step in affirming who I am. By no means a permanent action on my part, today was further testament to my desire to live as a woman. I did my first ever professional photo shoot! Amazing does not even begin to describe the entire experience.


                  
Besides luxuriating in glamour, my reasons for this photo shoot
are many.
 
One such reason is to solidify, promote and instill in the minds of others, my persona as a woman.
 
Not only did this shoot tie in nicely with a number of personal reasons for doing so, but it catered nicely to my sense of self and desire to be glamorous.
 
It was an investment in me!As if the photo shoot wasn't thrilling enough, I left in the animal print outfit for a regular engagement over coffee that I have with a Meetup group that I joined some time ago.
 
Nothing like having a crew primp you up for coffee and
tea with the ladies!


 
 
 
 
 
All three dresses are from JCPenney. The neutral shoes are by CALL IT SPRING and the other heels

are by Payless Shoes...Christian Siriano Collection (Floral Dress) and Brash (Blue Dress).



The ladies of The Sassy Space, i.e. Sassy Mouth Photography and Krystalized Designs are responsible for the glow you see in me!

Saturday, February 6, 2016

A short affair.

Hello? I was calling to cancel my subscription to heterosexual dating. Can you make this change effective immediately? Thank you!

Well, I was coming to blog this morning in order to swear off, once and for all, any attempt at dating a woman in which I would be fulfilling the masculine role. But after reading my previous post, I see I already beat that dead horse to a pulp! So, without repeating old news, but on that front, I continue down my projected path. I am reaffirming my role in the dating world as a Gender Queer Transgender woman.

After yet again, organizing and tidying my closet and drawers, it is abundantly clear that...

1) I have a major shopping addiction.
2) I have enough women's' clothes and shoes to make it through 10 nuclear winters. I guess it's the planner in me!
3) I really, really need to stop shopping.
4) I really, really need to off-load, donate and share a lot of what I have.
5) I need to date a woman who is my size...how hot is that?
and finally
6) I am not going to discontinue my feminine living just to date a woman.

Personal affirmation if effect! And while I may not be what some consider a 'real' woman or even a 'real' transgender woman, I am someone who clearly, regularly and openly dresses as a woman. Which is actually a perfect definition for me and one I am perfectly happy being labeled as...'cause at the end of the day, as long as I am 'prettied up', the world can call me whatever the heck they want.

So...taking it a step down...I had a few insights over the last few days. I'd like to share and if you don't mind, I rather would like to share them in the form of analogies...

Analogous to...

My toolbox, of which I have several, is a purse, clutch or handbag. and really, really cute ones at that!

After seeing and hearing often about the 'typical' male profile, my 'shirtless selfie' is actually a neck down shot of me, in a dress, in which the dress hugs and shapes me perfectly and my breasts actually appear to be visible to the naked eye. Maybe someday my girls will fill out enough for me to actually do a shirtless selfie...or at least show off some gorgeous bra!!!!

And finally, I often hear women give scathing reviews about men who tirelessly talk sports. While I am inclined to agree with this perceived reality of things and find my stomach in upheaval when hearing sports commentary (except for hockey, hockey commentary is ok), I have to the realization that women do this too...OVER CLOTHES!!! Does anyone know what QVC or HSN is? It's women talking about clothes, fashion and makeup like it's a sport...yes, like a sport! And while I highly endorse this kind of commentary I do have to acknowledge the reality of what hypocrisy lurks in this world! I love being a hypocrite and double standards mind you!

In closing, I am going to now have breakfast and my second cup of coffee while I simultaneously check out...the NHL network and the gorgeous Lass that's always on...check out the news gals on my local news and The Weather Channel and watch my recordings of Susan Graver Style on QVC.
                                                                      

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