I self-medicate with food, and I've been having a really hard time not stuffing myself to the point of real pain sometimes. I've been trying to be more active and bike more and lose weight for a long time, and I was getting somewhere this past spring and summer, but now, I don't know. I don't really know how to deal with what's going on in the US. 
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Miriam and I went to an outdoor pride event this year. Here's what I wore. I have some new clothes from Torrid that fit me and it makes me feel *so* good. I have the first pair of jeans I've liked in over 3 years. I have bras that fit me for the first time ever. It really does give me a lot more confidence in going out dressed fem to have clothes ( Read more... )

Got holes poked in my ears a couple days ago!

I'm happy with the location and the look combined with the first set. I was originally thinking of having them a little higher, but I think following the curve of the lobe is better. If/when I get the third set, it will look like an arc instead of a line like I was thinking of (and like Marin has in My ( Read more... )

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I've meant to write about a bunch of stuff from the couple days I was visiting with Erik last week, but I wanted to get pictures to accompany the narrative. I haven't managed to do that yet, so you'll have to manage without ( Read more... )

I thought, just for a moment, about wearing this to work today.

It's just as well I didn't since I dropped my first fork-full of pie right on my shirt this afternoon.


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Yesterday was full of closet organizing! I bagged and moved lots of stuff that doesn't fit me and then organized several machine-loads of clean clothes that had been on the floor for a while. In the middle, I turned on my HEPA air filter in the middle because my voice and throat were suffering from dust. I also washed all my new clothes and hung ( Read more... )

I'm feeling unusually positive and energetic this morning ( Read more... )

Not that I know many local folks here, but as I posted on Facebook ( Read more... )

Danae and I went for a walk on the grounds of the Bahá'í Temple in Wilmette on Sunday afternoon. The dew-dappled flowers, the richly blue fountain basins, and the chipmunks that darted between them were part of making it a thoroughly beautiful afternoon. The building was breath-taking, as always, even without the sparkles that more direct light ( Read more... )