Most if not all the stories on this site are fiction with a touch or a whole lot of real life interlaced. Some of the things repeated in the stories I wonder if anyone really tried it? Other things in life are exactly like they are told in the stories.

I never tried rice as a filler. Long before I began enjoying my own I did use balloons filled with water for play time. They were about five times the thickness of a normal balloon, large and had a small nipple. I believe they were called "punch balloon". Easy to fill, easy to empty and put away until next time. They don't last forever but were inexpensive and easy to replace. Not exactly what one finds on the net today but close. For playtime and if one never had any female breasts of course going overboard is natural. Momma was a beautiful woman with a figure any female would kill for. For an eight to fourteen year old girl those balloons filled her bras nicely even if the band size was too large. I dreamed of growing up looking like my mother rather than my daddy.

Long hair, am I the only one shedding like a cat or dog in spring? Only I do it all year. Hair in my plate is normal. I have hair all over my sweaters, dresses, or blouse. It's short curly hair until it's stretched out and then it's around two feet long. Unless I have parmesan cats..., Persian cats with long curly hair it ain't the cats. With the Oklahoma wind, outside walking from the car to the store I am pulling hair out of my mouth until I get in the store. Gets on the lips, reach up to pull it back, open mouth to get a finger under it and I'm pulling it out of my mouth instead of off my lip. Long hair is why hairnets were invented and most restaurants require their cooks to wear them. Women used to wear scarves and it's one of the main reasons I wear a hat. Not as good as a scarf holding hair back though. I'm positive all the ladies have the same problem, or maybe not if their hair isn't curly? I don't remember Jean having this problem and hers was longer than mine.

Don't know how many of the ladies have changed shampoo and conditioner brands and notice there is a big difference in how each brand affects one's hair. Some leave my hair wavy and others I look like Shirley Temple with tight little curls. It is the difference in brands. One brand I will use exclusively is Horse and Mane Detangler. It's made for grooming horse tails and manes. Women have used it for years. It is a farm store item mostly but Walmart has begun to carry it out here. Horse and Mane shampoo and conditioner is the one that leaves my hair wavy instead of in curls. If one's hair isn't naturally curly don't expect it to do the same for you. Just for a bit of knowledge, how many know curly hair is flat like a ribbon and normal hair is round like a straw?

Females grow up reaching behind to fasten their brassieres or button up their blouse when the buttons are in back. The zipper for the dress is in the back. It's the same as a gymnast or a cheerleader as it's things normal males don't do. Males don't normally have that flexibility in their arms and muscles from training at a very early age. It's why many stories have the male putting on the bra front to back to fasten it and sliding it around so the cups are now in front. They didn't grow up reaching behind to hook, zip, button and that flexibility isn't there. I have three bras with the hooks in front. They can't be adjusted to tighten or loosen the band. They won't work with a low cut blouse or dress. Pull up a picture and you'll understand. It's a personal choice whether one does or doesn't and what blouse or dress one has chosen. Information only, don't let it influence your heroine in your stories.

Legs have been swelling for the past two months. I finally purchased support pantyhose to try and keep the swelling in check. Pulling on support hose is nothing like pulling on nylons. I'd rather wrestle an angry goat. Material is too thick to work all of one leg up into one's hands before beginning to pull over the foot. The tortureous devious named support hose has to be worked up over the foot a little bit at a time until one foot and a partial leg is in. Then start on the other foot the same way only now one can't lift that leg to do it as the top of the support hose is only part way up the other leg. Both legs now need to be kept together. For years I pulled on pantyhose, it was quick, easy, and I loved the look and feel afterwards. I feel like I ran a marathon after getting the support hose up. There was nothing quick and easy nor sexy. Life has come to this? I need to be put out to pasture.

Someone please shoot me now!. For the past ...? number of years I had a waist I was proud of. Started out around sixteen by the time I was in my teens. Twenty two by the time I was out of school. Until the last two years it stayed around twenty six. Now it's thirty two and there are jeans, dresses, and skirts I'll never wear again unless I can lose those extra inches. Life is just so unfair, I have natural breasts and my waist is trying to match so they don't show? Grrrrr! I have the body shape of a lollipop stick. Have I mentioned life is unfair?

One good thing this past week along with trying my patience as usual. Finally the VA rolled over and granted me name and gender marker change. I'm positive it was Jim in the Amarillo VA who pushed it through like he promised. I'm also sure someone(s) in OKC VA was shocked it happened. They never notified me of the name change before they pulled all my records and deleted my login with the name change. After realizing I could no longer log in or contact any of my physicians, I called OKC VA about a new Id and was told I would have to fill out the forms just like I did X amount of years ago. Either she didn't know or was trying my patience. I needed to bring in my DD 214 along with the court order. They would send it to Georgia to be authorized and when they got it back I could come back again for a new Id. Wonder if she's that clueless or trying me? I checked the VA documents for a name change, that isn't how it's done. Called Amarillo, was informed it wasn't a problem. Stop in, take pictures, fill out form and I'd go home with a new Id no appointment needed. When I go to get a new Id I'll see if Jim can pull another rabbit out of the hat and get everything restored with the name? It's the last Id I have been waiting for. I was born a girl, I'll die a woman.

Winter is when people hide in their winter clothes and their homes forgetting to take care of themselves. Ladies, a little lipstick will keep your lips from chapping and brighten your day. Who can be down when looking at bright red kissable lips? Take a look every time you pass the mirror. The others around you will notice too. Guys, lip gloss, chapped lips apply to you also.

Hand lotion and moisturizer naturally as the cold dries out the skin like most can't believe. Coco Butter, coconut cream, etc. it doesn't have to be expensive just a good base. Keeffe's Working Hands doesn't sound very feminine, it does wonders for dry chapped hands. Udder Balm, yes I know not a hand lotion any female is going to mention at the bridge club. Trust me ladies, the best doesn't always have a space at the cosmetic shelves and it lasts a whole lot longer than those which are a third to half water. If one has to dip a finger in the jar to get hand lotion instead of pressing the pump, they are on the right track. Summer we remember to take care of ourselves. In winter not so much.

Everyday I pick up a pair of earrings and slip them in. Not because I'm going out but because they are small reminders of the extra effort to look a little more nice. If they are more than posts they will bounce when I move my head suddenly or bend over. Normally I wear large dangle earrings. Long hair softens the look of large earrings or hides them if one's hair isn't pulled back into a braid or ponytail. If I need to make a run to the store all the little things I did that morning are there already.

If what you want isn't working, try a different approach and keep trying if it is worth the effort to you.

Hugs People, have fun with life and don't take it seriously. It's too dang short to not have fun with it. I know God has a sense of humor, She made me.
Barb

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