Things Are Looking Up

My last post was a bit frantic, mostly with worry that I would never make it as a woman full-time.  I think that, in truth, all I really needed was some sleep.  These days I'm feeling a lot better, mostly because I've realized that I was looking at it all wrong.  In a month and a half I've gotten to a point where I'm universally accepted by the people that I interact with as a woman, and I've stopped constantly worrying that I won't pass or that there will be awkwardness if people find out.  The other stuff will correct itself with time - it's only been 45 days, and I'll have the rest of my life ahead of me to deal with all the small stuff.  I spent so much time focusing on meeting some arbitrary goal that I lost sight of the fact that I should be enjoying my progress thus far.

I'm taking Friday off this week so that I can deal with some paperwork issues.  I've been meaning to do this ever since I got my name change papers last month, but health issues + work have held it up for awhile.  I'm hoping to get my social security card and driver's license, especially so that I don't need to deal with having a guy's ID when I go out.  

Winter is coming.  The best part of this is that I get to shop for a new wardrobe, again.  The worst part of this is that I have to shop for a new wardrobe, again.  (Actually, the worst part is the fact that it will be freezing for the next five months).  To be honest, I feel like I've been really good at not blowing the budget on clothes, mostly because I try things on before I buy them now.  Confidence sure is awesome.

I feel like there's nothing all that relevant to write about in here for this post.  Things are going really great, which means that life is boring for the most part.  I'll end on some life tidbits:

- our heater broke, so the apartment has been without heat since it got cold last week.

+ our landlords are handling it well enough - there was a plumber and an HVAC specialist here today, and it should be up by tomorrow.

- the Red Sox did not make it to the World Series.

+ I know enough of the Rays players (and some of the Phillies) to make the Series interesting to watch.

+ I'll be going to a few concerts over the next few months.

- I don't really have many local friends to go to concerts with, which is sad.

+ work has been awesome lately - both in terms of environment (much less open conflict) and work (we have a third technician, so there's a lot more room to focus on more interesting troubleshooting problems).

- people still slip up on the name/pronoun thing, but...

+ ...I'm sure they'll get it eventually!

+ I've started following politics for this election.  I think the whole process and its effect on Americans is really interesting.

- It's also hugely depressing, and I'm convinced that no matter who wins, half of the country is going to feel robbed.

So yeah - in a nutshell, things are going absolutely fine.  Go me!