u/queen-entropy

I just got my new ID in the mail with my new name and my gender marker. I feel like the last few months have been a blur. Im sitting here about to go in for my 4th laser session today and it really hit me how far ive come. It felt like i would never get here. Im not the most passable but I get gendered correctly most of the time. I think im pretty, im starting to get my wardrobe locked down, im pretty decent with make up at this point and after 2 1/2 years of hrt my body is starting to really change.

Ive been a remodeling contractor for 15 years and ive kind of been loosing interest in what I do. Ive started really thinking about changing careers. It has me worried because I have a son from another relationship and my wife is disabled so I am the main bread winner in my house. Its been difficult to juggle everything and as im sure you all already know the economy sucks right now. I just finished writing my resume this week and filled out 3 applications so far for sales jobs using my new name ect. Im praying and hoping I can pull this off. I need a change so bad.

I've over come, and endured so so much. Even before my transition I was tough. You kind of have to be to survive being a remodeling contractor. Ive never let anything keep me down for long and have always been a high achiever/problem solver. Before my transition I buried myself in my work and was 100% obessed with being a sucessful contractor. I worked for years with barely any days off. I missed family functions and generally wasted my 20s chasing soemthing i thought was going to make me happy. Im nervous this time. Will I be able to find a job? Will they hire someone thats been self employed for 15 years? Will they hire me when they see im trans? It hits different when you have people relying on you.

Im just happy I have my identity. Its real, its documented, and im so grateful to live in a state that doesnt attack and pass legislation against trans people. I get to apply for jobs as my true self and thats amazing. I think I need to write in my gratitude journal more often, I need to stop and appreciate both the big and the little things in life and in my transition. This feels like a new chapter/fork in the road moment and I just hope I make the right decisions. I dont know where I going with this but im happy I have a community to share my experience with. You are all amazing and no matter what happens we all have eachother and I want to be here for my community too 💚

Kaycee

Work selfie, thought id share. I love you all

Hey everyone, so I'm waiting for my new ID to come in the mail with my new name and gender marker. Which I am so happy to finally get that done. And I have been grappling with the idea of how to come out on social media to my extended friends, family, acquaintances ect. Everyone i interact with on a daily basis, including my immediate family and work, knows im transitioning. Ive been on hrt for a while now and with my name change I feel like im ready to just rip the bandaid off and change everything over. What were your experiences coming out past your immediate circle? Did you even bother or just make new accounts? How did you go about it? Part of me just wants to start fresh and make fresh accounts and add people as they come. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Tyia!

Hey everyone, I figure it's a good time to check in and share my progress. I love looking at everyone's photos and they give me so much hope and have kept me moving forward during my own transition. So I hope maybe this will help someone else.

I started transitioning around 2021. But I was scared and I started and stopped a few times. Today I am around 2 1/2 years hrt with no stops and I dont ever want to stop again. Ive been on patches, pills sublingualy and now 6 months on IM injections. Ive had 3 sessions of laser, ive come out to my family and my friends. Im out at work too. Last week I submitted my paperwork for my name change and I got my letter back yesterday! So my legal name is kaycee now.

Its crazy how things start to stack up, the fat redistribution, hair and skin changes, the morning make up routine, skin care, developing your wardrobe. Working on mannerisms ect you wouldn't recognize me if you knew me before I transitioned.

Im just so grateful to be at this place in time right now. Is everything perfect? No. Do I pass as well as id like? No. My work life is still a mess and ive had people close to me say and do some really mean things towards me. But I dont care I choose life. Things always have a way of working out and as hard as my road has been im just so grateful to be here

Kaycee 💚