EX TENEBRIS CRESCIT FLOS
THE DAILY ROUTINE
Settling into a New Life
January 31, 2004
It has been exactly three months since I last appeared as a man, and my life
has settled into a daily routine. This seems like a good time to reflect on
what has changed and what has stayed the same.
By and large, everything has stayed about the same. I still live in the
same apartment, work at the same company, have the same friends, and have
the same interests. The main difference is that I finally feel free to
be myself, making the good parts of life even better and the bad parts more
bearable. The other main difference is that it takes me a half-hour longer
to get ready in the morning! But it works out because it is not as hard for
me to get out of bed, so I get up earlier.
Here is my weekday routine. I get up and spend about an hour getting ready.
It used to take me longer in female mode, but I have gotten hair and makeup
down to a science and I am quite fast now. Doing it every day has been good
practice. Then, I drive to work, spend a day there doing what I have always
done (although I dress a lot better now). I still go to lunch with the same
people - even at work, I have had no rejection. Then, I drive home, get
dinner, and use the remaining time engaging in one of my many hobbies, often
keeping me up later than would be desirable. Finally, I scrub off my makeup
and go to bed. It certainly sounds like an ordinary, even boring, day. It
sometimes is, but the daily routine, even with the extended "morning ordeal",
is better now.
Weekends are more varied. Usually, I take a little longer to get ready because
I am not in a hurry, and I spend time with friends or pass the time engaging
in my hobbies or reading books. My social life is more active now than it
was, although this is a continuation of a previous trend. When I started living
as a woman full-time outside of work, my social schedule picked up
considerably.
The present situation gives me a great deal of confidence that what I am doing
is right for me. The initial euphoria has worn off and I have settled into a
routine, but the new routine is far better than the old one. I cannot imagine
ever going back to being male. That aspect of my life is now firmly in the
past and that is where it should be. Thinking back to those days, I certainly
do not regret where I came from, but I have progressed beyond that and now it
is time to look to the future. If the current trend continues, that future
will be good.
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