One Year Later....
Today marks one year from my first testosterone shot. It feels like the year has flown by and the changes have been drastic. I am happier and healthier than I have ever been before. I have found comfort in my own skin and am learning to accept the things about me that can't be changed. The past year has brought so many changes. Change in name, change in body, change in voice, change in eating habits, change in exercise habits, change in job, change in outlook, change in relationship status...and more than a year later, I am still not smoking.
I am finding peace, comfort and happiness in the little things and trying not to look too far ahead. I am learning to forgive myself for my little imperfections (I can already hear the 'yeah right' escaping Baker's lips). I still struggle with ways to express myself creatively, while lacking the talent to do anything that truly inspires me. I try to find the beauty in every day that God brings and I find myself grinning to myself over the smallest things.
On this day, for so many reasons, it feels like anything could happen...and is just about to. DC has seen an absolutely gorgeous week...one that makes it hard to walk indoors. The weather is changing, the sky always seems to be blue, football season is just beginning, and old and new friends keep popping up in the strangest places. I know there are gray clouds looming on the horizon, but I continue to have faith that all will be handled according to the Grand Plan.
Most of all, I am reminded today of the importance of family and friends. The events of this last year would have had a much different tone had it not been for my mother, my girlfriend (aka my legal domestic partner...that still sounds weird), my family and my friends. Thank you. I love you all so much more than you will ever know.
I am finding peace, comfort and happiness in the little things and trying not to look too far ahead. I am learning to forgive myself for my little imperfections (I can already hear the 'yeah right' escaping Baker's lips). I still struggle with ways to express myself creatively, while lacking the talent to do anything that truly inspires me. I try to find the beauty in every day that God brings and I find myself grinning to myself over the smallest things.
On this day, for so many reasons, it feels like anything could happen...and is just about to. DC has seen an absolutely gorgeous week...one that makes it hard to walk indoors. The weather is changing, the sky always seems to be blue, football season is just beginning, and old and new friends keep popping up in the strangest places. I know there are gray clouds looming on the horizon, but I continue to have faith that all will be handled according to the Grand Plan.
Most of all, I am reminded today of the importance of family and friends. The events of this last year would have had a much different tone had it not been for my mother, my girlfriend (aka my legal domestic partner...that still sounds weird), my family and my friends. Thank you. I love you all so much more than you will ever know.