Oh Golly! I really need to get my butt in gear! :P :D
Hello, world! I am sad to say I haven't done much of anything about my transition yet. I remember posting an entry about six or so months ago when I got my job at the cleaning company that I'm currently working for. Unfortunately, my high hopes for transitioning have all but disappeared.
Not to say that I won't be transitioning, simply that things that require money (which is, of course, most stuff needed for transition: hormones(I sooooo want to start hormones ASAP!), electrolysis, FFS, SRS, etc... I have been doing some voice practice here and there, which is good. Every day, or at least a couple times a week, when I remember to do so, I practice saying all sorts of absurd things to myself on the way to work. That gives me about fourteen minutes of practice, one way, and another fourteen minutes coming home. I feel like I'm making decent progress. I don't record myself every day, but I do occasionally. I feel it is probably a good thing to get a sense of progress over time, to take little audio snapshots of my voice every now and then. I feel like every day is sort of overkill, but every week or so is probably good, to get a 'time lapse' approach to how I am improving (I hope I'm improving anyway... I haven't gone back to listen to my first few recordings from months ago. Perhaps once I'm feeling more comfortable with the female register I'm trying to use.)
I've been approaching it with the idea of going up into falsetto for a little bit, just a minute or two, to get the feel of resonating in my head and face, and then lowering my voice almost to the point of breaking back into my 'guy mode' or 'chest' voice. I also 'tighten' my throat a little bit, and try to get a more 'smooth' less breathy sound as I speak. I'm also working on enunciating clearly, I have always been, according to my mother, a 'mush-mouth.'
This is the extent of my transition-related news, aside from the fact that I've been 'tucking' more lately. I am trying to get used to it more, since I know I will have a time (hopefully soon) when I will need to be tucked more often than not, so the more comfortable I am with having my 'downstairs mix-up' hidden away the better. I've tried everything I can find in the search for the 'perfect' tucking procedure. If you're interested in my thoughts on the subject, please let me know. I have done it all: duck tape, medical/cloth first aid tape, Ace bandages, home-made gaffs from pantyhose, home-made gaffs from a sock and an old underpants waistband(ones from boxer briefs/briefs work best, in my experience), and I think that's all.
Let me know your thoughts about this post. I know I've sort of bounced around randomly, welcome to my brain! :D
I'm interested to hear your ideas/thoughts/preferences re: tucking, voice feminization, etc... Also if you know of any tips for low/no-cost options for things like hormones, electrolysis, etc... please let me know. I'm not a fan of self-medicating at all, but I'm afraid it might be my best bet for starting hormones sooner rather than later, if I can get them cheaply and with reasonable degree of certainty I won't cause myself undue harm. Your thoughts on all of the above, and other random transgender-related issues are more than welcome. heartily encouraged even. :D
Thanks, and much love to you all!
I <3 you, Livejournal. You kids rock my weird lazy socks!
<3
Beverly
Not to say that I won't be transitioning, simply that things that require money (which is, of course, most stuff needed for transition: hormones(I sooooo want to start hormones ASAP!), electrolysis, FFS, SRS, etc... I have been doing some voice practice here and there, which is good. Every day, or at least a couple times a week, when I remember to do so, I practice saying all sorts of absurd things to myself on the way to work. That gives me about fourteen minutes of practice, one way, and another fourteen minutes coming home. I feel like I'm making decent progress. I don't record myself every day, but I do occasionally. I feel it is probably a good thing to get a sense of progress over time, to take little audio snapshots of my voice every now and then. I feel like every day is sort of overkill, but every week or so is probably good, to get a 'time lapse' approach to how I am improving (I hope I'm improving anyway... I haven't gone back to listen to my first few recordings from months ago. Perhaps once I'm feeling more comfortable with the female register I'm trying to use.)
I've been approaching it with the idea of going up into falsetto for a little bit, just a minute or two, to get the feel of resonating in my head and face, and then lowering my voice almost to the point of breaking back into my 'guy mode' or 'chest' voice. I also 'tighten' my throat a little bit, and try to get a more 'smooth' less breathy sound as I speak. I'm also working on enunciating clearly, I have always been, according to my mother, a 'mush-mouth.'
This is the extent of my transition-related news, aside from the fact that I've been 'tucking' more lately. I am trying to get used to it more, since I know I will have a time (hopefully soon) when I will need to be tucked more often than not, so the more comfortable I am with having my 'downstairs mix-up' hidden away the better. I've tried everything I can find in the search for the 'perfect' tucking procedure. If you're interested in my thoughts on the subject, please let me know. I have done it all: duck tape, medical/cloth first aid tape, Ace bandages, home-made gaffs from pantyhose, home-made gaffs from a sock and an old underpants waistband(ones from boxer briefs/briefs work best, in my experience), and I think that's all.
Let me know your thoughts about this post. I know I've sort of bounced around randomly, welcome to my brain! :D
I'm interested to hear your ideas/thoughts/preferences re: tucking, voice feminization, etc... Also if you know of any tips for low/no-cost options for things like hormones, electrolysis, etc... please let me know. I'm not a fan of self-medicating at all, but I'm afraid it might be my best bet for starting hormones sooner rather than later, if I can get them cheaply and with reasonable degree of certainty I won't cause myself undue harm. Your thoughts on all of the above, and other random transgender-related issues are more than welcome. heartily encouraged even. :D
Thanks, and much love to you all!
I <3 you, Livejournal. You kids rock my weird lazy socks!
<3
Beverly