Seven years... That's about 1/8th of my life I've been a registered member of this community. Wow. (Though, I started reading hear a few months previous, I was one of many "guest readers"...)

I started writing, registered and posted my first attempts at writing here when so encouraged by Karen Page and Angharad. And, wonder of wonders, I discovered I actually enjoyed writing. This was quite a surprise to me as I'd not voluntarily written ANYTHING since '71 when some classmates destroyed a play I wrote. (So, I assumed I couldn't do it... Write that is.)

It's been a VERY long week. A lot of pain. not enough sleep...

It's been a while... okay, quite a while. But, rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated.

Things last time sounded messed up. Well, they got worse, sorta.

No, as some of you may have noticed, I'm still around. Life continues along it's merry way, despite our expectations that something life changing has happened.

Transition happened, I'm back at work. It's almost as if for the rest of the world, nothing happened. Why am I so surprised?

You know, it can be disturbing when one visit's one's primary care doc, and gets referred for extra tests...

Erin provides a wonderful feature that lets readers post comments (virtually anonymously) on stories they've read, without having a login to the site.

The past few days have not been my best. About the only thing good to say (okay, maybe not only... but, you'll see...) is I lost a few pounds cause I wasn't eating much.

I generally enjoy the Mythbuster's TV show... And, I don't know about any of you, but I know I've wondered about some of the things I've read in stories about transitions, hormones and the like. Some of them are repeated over and over in story after story. Other things, I see only now and again.

There comes a time, as we approach our transition that we have to tell our Bosses. Well, I reached that day, today. *sighs*

It's been a while, and a LOT has happened. I even posted another segment in my slowly developing serial. But, that's not the topic of this blog. Life HAS been interesting. Yes, I think that's the right term, interesting.

HRC's published the 2012 edition of the CEI, and I'm happy to see that my employer is finally rated at 100%! :-) It's been 95% for the last several years (the hold up was trans benefits... They had them, but they were provided on a case-by-case basis despite the exclusion in insurance. The exclusion is no longer in the insurance policies and benefits are awesome!).

Perphaps it's not so big a step, but it feels like one to me...

The past few weeks have seen some interesting occurrences. Mostly positive, but, you know what they say about "interesting times"...

Did you know that people actually READ stories that were posted a long time ago?

I've heard the stories. You know, the ones that go "you take your boobs and put them between two metal plates, and drop an anvil on them"... Funny, huh.

Coming out to friends triggers so many emotions. When it has the potential to affect one’s kids as well, the fear side...

Is it a good thing to discover that you're NOT the trailblazer you thought you were? (Preparing to transition in the workplace.)

When one meets folks your daughter's friends and even Professors, it can be a bit stressful - at least it can, if one is still not sure whether you pass well or not.

I thought my bras fit, okay... I was certainly not unhappy with the size.