Today was a day where I knew I had to do some shopping before the storm hit. I figured that it my last opportunity to go out as Marian before the storm. So I showered, shaved, and made myself up before going out en-femme. After $85 spent at Wegmans, I have a well stocked refrigerator and some food that doesn't require refrigeration. If I don't lose power, I have soe ethnic food I can heat up and enjoy. If I lose power, I have pasta and sauce to cook - allowing me to keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed and keep the temperature at a safe level for a day or so. Hopefully, I won't need to worry about having power over the next couple of days, as I am not in the mood to throw away food that spoils due to a lack of proper refrigeration.
As I write this, the weather forecast is calling for 12" (or more) to hit the NYC area. This will be the first big storm of the year, and the second one of the season. It's too bad that I no longer have a cross country ski rig that fits me, as I wouldn't mind going out on the rail trail with freshly fallen snow on the ground. (My ex likes to snow shoe through her 50 acre property, but that seems like more of an effort than it's worth.) If I were in better shape, I'd go back to one of the cross-country ski areas of my youth and spend a day outside.
Tomorrow will likely be a day that I spend inside. Maybe, I'll take the time to attack some of the chores. I'll let you know in my next post. But I can safely say that being transgender will likely not be the focus of tomorrow's entry....- - - - - -
Many people in the transgender community look to a group of blogs for affirmation that they (the readers) can eventually go out in the world en-femme and not be looked on as men in dresses. After a while, the novelty wears off, and real life begins. My blog is a journal of a person who lives in both male and female worlds, and how I balance life between those worlds.
During this pandemic, I have not had as many opportunities to go out in the world as a female, as real world, in-person socialization has almost come to a halt. So I cherish the times when I go outside and am treated as a lady approaching her senior years. Hopefully, I'm setting a good example for those people looking to be out in the world, as I don't want people to think that their problems will end once they are out as transgender people. My blog is a good example of how a person's problems can get more complicated because a person is "out".
I hope that my readers have learned one key thing about being transgender: One's problems do not go away because one is out. Life goes on, but the rewards can be sweeter because one is living an authentic life.
