tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862664730628097952024-02-20T13:11:11.707+00:00From Mars to VenusThis is as much for my own benefit as for other people taking the same journey as I am, see title.Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-7890698069150614392010-04-09T19:34:00.003+01:002010-04-09T22:21:57.975+01:00At the Gender ClinicI have been before so it's not a new experience, actually while I think about it I'll talk about my first time there. Cue wavy cut to soft black and white (Heroes-esque) flashback:Driving around Newton Abbot, I decided I was a little lost but saw a sign for the hospital which I followed and parked in the car park and made my way in, after talking to the receptionist (I didn't even think about itJenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-64862848395913018772010-04-07T23:26:00.003+01:002010-04-07T23:56:36.618+01:00Where I'm at...In my last post I mentioned I'd had a referral through from the NHS, more specifically the Gender Clinic in Newton Abbot. I've been a couple of times now and I'm due to go again on Friday.As I said in my previous post, I've been going out when possible as Jenny, this has been fine but I still worry how work/society/family/friends that aren't so close to me will change towards me and wonder if Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-46964028620326781502010-03-30T21:21:00.001+01:002010-03-30T22:47:33.896+01:00True Jenny styleI know it's been a long while since my last post, it kind of got to a point where I didn't know where to start which in it's self became a bit daunting. Happy New Year by the way ;)Apart from that, I've been well and have been going out a lot more but I'll get on to that in a moment, first I need to get up to speed with what's been happening.Since London, I've had private head shrinkage which Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-45574454255507260132009-09-08T20:12:00.006+01:002009-09-30T22:49:46.576+01:00The Big SmokeI went to London on Monday to see Dr. Curtis of TransHealth about what options I have with regard to going full time and transitioning.I stopped over at a friend's house on Sunday as they're about an hour out from London, I was presented with a beautifully wrapped present, a pink t-shirt with a cool binary design, I love it. Unfortunately my friend had to leave quite early so he didn't get to seeJenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-8846682531970025452009-09-05T18:59:00.002+01:002009-09-05T19:28:33.221+01:00BrowsersI'm making a website at the moment, Internet Explorer 6 is 8 years old, if it were a human, it would be in a care home hobbling around with a zimmer-frame with senility firmly set in. It's not only slow but it's also inherently insecure. That apart, it's horrid to code for as Microsoft in their infinite wisdom decided that they didn't need to follow web standards and make up their own, as all Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-17328436776028757922009-08-20T18:41:00.000+01:002009-09-05T10:13:27.970+01:00BNO - wooo!Chloe and I hadn't seen each other for a while so we decided to set a date to catch up and go out, after bouncing ideas around the country of where to go out we decided to head over to the good ol' BNO in Milton Keynes. Leading up to BNO I'd met Aimee, a girl from Exeter who's a few months ahead of me on the NHS conveyor belt so I invited her to join me.I managed to get off work early so I couldJenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-87732564447875134142009-08-18T19:21:00.002+01:002009-08-18T21:53:35.836+01:00Those that matter...A month or so back I had a dilemma about whether to tell girl I'd met about me, in the end I thought it was best to bring everything out in the open with her. This was a good idea and we've become good friends but for various reasons (not solely due to me being TG) that's where we'll remain, she's been really supportive and has provided some great words of advice. I'm sure some may be Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-21411277301132013702009-07-20T19:02:00.004+01:002009-07-20T19:56:18.318+01:00GP part 2I'd got my appointment to see my GP again on Monday morning, after waking up at silly O'Clock (about 3am-ish I suspect) with an epiphany... I'll go to the GP dressed! Now that was decided the rest of the night was pondering what to wear punctuated by a few Zzzs here and there.I woke up with plenty of time to get ready as my appointment was after the time I usually get to work and it's only a Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-12375535662443508002009-07-18T18:33:00.003+01:002009-08-08T20:51:58.638+01:00To the Meadfoot...I've just been sorting out the date posts were made so they're in the right order and on the right days, I must apologise if the change in the order of my posts has confuzzled you but I think it's better in the long run, while I'm being productive I thought I'd take the chance to write a post. After going to Sparkle and the doctors I decided I should get out a bit more, I'd been invited over to Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-21069361745429455782009-07-12T20:20:00.000+01:002009-08-08T19:18:16.572+01:00Sparkle 2009Cheer cheer right to the end, it's Sparkle Weekend!!If you've no idea what Sparkle is, check out the Sparkle website before we start.Now everyone's up to speed, I took Friday off for getting ready and travelling to Manchester, I decided that I would treat myself to some false nails for the weekend and got to attaching them, first filing my nails and pushing the cuticles to where they should be, Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-38308838074971543522009-07-04T21:03:00.000+01:002009-08-08T19:21:19.938+01:00Catching up...Right, sorry for my lack of posting recently I hope you'll forgive me. Here's the first update...Very exciting, I finally got enough courage to go and see my GP about (my) Gender Dysphoria, I got to see a lady GP which is what I wanted. Beforehand I went on to the Angels forum and made a post asking if I needed to take anything specific or any advice on what to do, luckily there's people that Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-6029559417151956442009-07-02T19:18:00.000+01:002009-08-08T19:20:23.344+01:00Zaaaap!Continuing my update, this one's about getting some face Zaaaaping action (finally).There's not much to tell really, I finally got an appointment having been given the all clear to have the Laser treatment, yey! I went along after work and was directed to the waiting room. They were running a little late although I wasn't informed of this at the time, more time to ponder whether I was doing the Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-74300001429983121402009-06-21T18:43:00.004+01:002009-07-14T21:01:17.465+01:00Informative videoI came across this video and thought I should share it here: It's an informative video about Transgender and Gender Queer.Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-27852673853217077602009-06-16T18:01:00.002+01:002009-06-16T20:28:36.977+01:00Two confessions...Yes you read correctly, I've not only told the girl I've (semi-)started to see but a very good friend of mine.Unfortunately it wasn't face to face with the girl which would have been preferable but via email (the next best thing?) but was brave and sent the message telling her, possibly the scariest message I've sent. Initially there was a lovely text message, but made no mention of the subject,Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-24672024205864203182009-05-30T18:29:00.002+01:002009-05-30T18:59:12.102+01:00And so it continues...I've been doing a lot of thinking of late which is both a good and a bad thing. I kinda chickened out telling the girl I've been seeing recently when she enquired about my smooth legs, I told her I didn't like body hair, which isn't a lie I don't like body hair but it's a lot easier going out as Jenny if I've not got any body hair. The main problem I've been having is that she's really nice, weJenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-26131327638374602142009-05-22T18:57:00.002+01:002009-05-22T19:07:14.057+01:00Dilemma pt2Firstly thanks to everyone that's commented on the subject, your wise words are greatly welcomed.I've seen the as for mentioned girl a few times now and all is going well, I've not spoke to her yet about this subject. We're supposed to be meeting over the weekend, hopefully it will be nice weather so I can wear 3/4 length short/trousers which will hopefully initiate the question about why I haveJenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10450580616428574684noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-28197822248295979322009-05-17T16:48:00.006+01:002009-05-30T18:29:17.426+01:00Pimps and Ho'sRachel Marie and I decided we should try out Club-O in Brizzel, well it was kind of my idea so I should take responsibility really. After meeting up with Rach, we were given the grand tour of Club-O by Geoff the owner, we were guaranteed to love it and it did look like a good venue - the club's got a (real) well! It accommodates a wide range of activities most of which I wouldn't be interested Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-47712495385004687582009-04-22T20:44:00.004+01:002009-04-22T20:59:50.045+01:00DilemmaI met a girl a few weeks ago through some friends, she's really lovely. Anyway, I didn't think she was interested which I thought was a good thing as I'm thinking of starting on hormones etc. We've been in contact over the internet but I didn't really think there was much in it, I got a phone call from said friends saying that she does like me and I should make it known that I like her too if Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10450580616428574684noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-7522584671119995032009-04-20T20:10:00.003+01:002009-04-20T22:25:35.397+01:00Visiting friends in NewarkLast weekend I took a long drive to see some friends I've not seen for about a year and a half, I'm not a very good friend, luckily Racheal and Simon are! We spent Saturday catching up and popping in to town for a few bits and bobs for going out in the evening, yey! Simon's a great photographer and took a few pics of me before heading out, somehow he managed to take a couple of good shots - Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10450580616428574684noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-16357607721794611472009-04-11T16:40:00.003+01:002009-04-11T17:15:14.962+01:00House Work and RevelationsI decided to have a day to myself and get some house work done, I'd make a great little house wife keeping the house clean and tidy, doing the washing and the cooking. I just need a prince (or preferably a princess) to come and whisk me off my feet away from the responsibilities of my current life, I do hope it's an electric whisk too.Mooching around the houseIt's a lovely day out, I'd be Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10450580616428574684noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-30529739116523591962009-04-09T18:33:00.002+01:002009-04-09T21:02:04.345+01:00And so...I've been pretty busy recently, no rest for the wicked so it seems. I did manage to get up to Lucy's Welcome Home Party which was great fun and amazing to see everyone, I've not been out in Brumlington for such a long while. I drove furiously to get there straight from work and some how I managed it in a reasonable time giving me a few minutes to get myself showered, changed and to the party, IJenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-64399481907850113332009-03-15T21:14:00.002+00:002009-03-15T22:03:22.201+00:00Cycling and punchersToday was a lovely sunny and warm day, I needed to go for a cycle to work out how long it will take me to get to work and find a route. As it was such a nice day I thought it would have been silly to wear trousers so shorts were order of the day, I've not been out in shorts when I've had shaved legs before so this was a brave step. While I was feeling brave I decided to wear a black vest top soJenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-37952520446689122872009-03-14T15:13:00.004+00:002009-03-14T16:41:29.838+00:00Why does it have to be so complicated?Well, I've not posted for a bit so I thought I'd better get back up to date.I did finally decide what to wear going out with Tanya, Kate and Ian in Bristol as you can see from the picture below (thanks Ian). It was a good night.Kate and I at Davina'sI was then super busy with work and my drab life, more on that later, only having a few mins to quickly check email etc. It's not all bad though Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-18804734423986141642009-02-14T13:21:00.002+00:002009-02-14T13:50:53.663+00:00All of a twitterI've finally decided to utilise Twitter as a What am I doing/thinking now, if you're thinking what is Twitter well I should probably explain: Twitter is literally for broadcasting what you're up to at the moment, a bit like Facebook's status (which if I had an account, I keep meaning to get one) might say "Jenny - As the number of clothes I have increases so does the time taken to decide what Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686266473062809795.post-73911178790661422342009-01-18T22:43:00.004+00:002009-01-22T21:59:22.505+00:00All dressed up and nowhere to go...Well on Sunday I decided to have a day to myself and my camera so I got up, had a shower, a shave and put WAY too much makeup on! Last time I dressed and went to the beach I hardly had any makeup on apart from foundation and a little mascara and eyeliner, well... I certainly made up for it this time - oh dear, oh dear! The outfits needed to match the boldness of my makeup so I dragged out the Jenny Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956220919560257018noreply@blogger.com4