Not much happened on Wednesday really, I was pretty damn bored at work, and because my supervisor was at home, it was quite hard to want to actually stay.
Today I got up at the ridiculous hour of 8 am and was into work at 8:30 am. I cycled into town to pick up my new Progynova script, and as I waited to be filled at the Uni pharmacy, I finally did something I probably should have done a while ago, I bought a skirt. I don't actually own any skirts, and I only have two dresses, both formal. I also have only one pair of jeans and two 3/4 pants and I'm kind of sick of having no available variation, especially now that the warm weather is back again. Hence my plan begins to form, and this is where the usually invisible vanity makes an appearance.
I think maybe I said it or wrote it, but I said about my transition a while ago "I am not going to bloody well fail." I am going to take this inconvenience by the appropriate body part and shake it till it begs. Same with the skirt, I want this to run smooth as silk, I won't be asking for compliments, but I want people to think "Wow". Hence, it'll be gym tonight in a little while, shaving legs and then a healthy dose of freshly bought tanning lotion (vanity adds up you know). I've been wanting to make an effort to look nice for a while, and I can't really do that with the pants I have, oh well, here I go.
11:05 pm - Ok, the gym has been done, along with shaving, tanning and ironing of clothes(!). The outfit is fairly understated and pretty much what I usually wear (black singlet top and white shirt) and the skirt didn't feel all that weird. Of course I can't cycle, but oh well, I've been waking up so early these days I've got plenty of time to get to the lab.
I'm very grateful that I didn't do a "walk out as him, walk in as her" style of transition at work, because I would have hated the apprehension plus having to go through the entire disclosure thing, etc. I've been full time at work since about November of last year, so three months a skirt shouldn't raise an eyebrow, especially on a "thank god it's Friday". As long as I don't get too hot, I don't care.