My Chipotle cup was very specific that this was the plan all along. I did not even read it at first until my kids and I sat down to eat. We all got a good laugh at that one 😉 We went out for some sorbet afterwards and the bathroom there was private and well lit so I snapped this bright pic:

See, my curls are back for anyone that was worried (whew!). Old Navy was having a mega sale on summer dresses. With the recent luck I had finding one I loved at the Goodwill store (featured picture above), I decided to see what else I could find. The following is a cornucopia of pictures of me trying to find which ones worked best for me. Some I bought, and some I didn’t 🙂 I found this little number for only $5.99 at Goodwill! That’s about it.. what a fun day 🙂  

Today, I was able to go to the Milwaukee Irish Fest with Colleen and Megan, two of the good friends I have made since being intentional about trying to be more socially active. It was a blast. Also, we discovered the most amazing hard apple cider. It is called Strawberry Magic by CiderBoys. If you can find it near you, you should give it a try 😉 The food was excellent as expected. With my gluten and dairy free diet I had to hunt a little bit for something I could eat. For all I know, the potato dish I had may have had some dairy in it (even though they told me it didn’t). I felt fine though so no harm done after taking that…

I am still not sure I like my hair being this straight, I am told my curls will bounce back the moment I wash it though (and be less frizzy). Only time will tell!    

I finally got around to building the Ikea shelving unit I purchased earlier in the week. I took a while, but it was kind of fun. Ikea of course uses no words in their instructions, just pictures so it can sometimes be a little confusing. I think I did a good job though 🙂 In other news, I tried a keratin treatment on my hair to see how I liked it. It should help me straighten my hair with less frizz when I want to go without my signature curls. It is too razor straight in this pic I think, I like it with more body like it usually is.

I was venting to a good friend about how I was feeling stressed so she offered to meet me at a local Gelato and Sorbet place. It was a perfect quick night out. I decided to wear a top that I fell in love with at Kohl’s a while back but had not really had a chance to wear. We walked around town a little too. I was feeling very happy with my outfit and confident with my look. At this point it really does not matter much to me if people “read” me as transgender, but I do prefer to “pass” in general to most people that are passing by me. I just think it decreases the odds of me running into someone who…

It was time to go to Ikea to get a shelving unit for my dining room. I needed a place to store the plethora of board games that my kids and I wanted to keep handy. It was a lot of work with something like 11 pieces to it all scattered throughout the warehouse floor of Ikea. A few of them I really should not have been carrying by myself, but I was able to make it work using some leverage and strategic positioning of the push cart 😉 When I got home one of my neighbors saw me hauling all of the boxes in and she offered to help. This particular neighbor is the one I have spoken to the most here so far….

I just want to drop a quick note for anyone that has noticed my lack of posts or has been waiting for a response to a question they sent, etc. I have had an incredibly busy summer with moving, spending more time with my kids, and being much more active socially. Today I finally caught my breath a little and had a chance to go out for a bike ride. I then took it easy tonight and watched the movie Tallulah (it was good). I kind of felt this coming on all day.. I just cried for about 40 minutes. I have been working so incredibly hard on a million things and staying so active that there was just a ton of exhaustion, frustration, stress…

So I met an Ewok.. and a bunch of other women. I went to another Meetup outing with my women’s group. I mentioned earlier in the year that I was intentionally taking steps to be more social. It has been an amazing ride. I keep making new friends and most of them end up being people that I hang out with even outside of the Meetup events. This particular event was a private screening of the movie Bad Moms. It was a hilarious movie and we all had a great time. The theater was filled with movie collectibles. I snapped the picture with my new Ewok friend as I was exiting the theater. Here is a photo of some of us at the event:   After…

I took a vacation day today and made the most of it. I skipped out on my unpacking/new place setup. Instead, I got up early and headed to the salon where I actually had my legs waxed for the first time. I read that flowy clothes are best for your skin after that, so I decided to wear one of the few dresses that I own. After my leg waxing, I had my nails done and a morrocan oil blowout 🙂 I then had a little mini-photo-shoot in the salon bathroom before I ruined my blowout in the humidity outside. I met my friend Krystyna at the Riverwalk Cafe which is also a major Pokemon Go spot (reached level 15 today). It was a little…