: Shopping day :
It was a fun day out with my family on Saturday as we were shopping for several things, an air conditioner, some computer speakers, books and music. We went to Costco and I decided to exchange my red Anna Sui glasses for another pair, a square-lens model by Burberry. The problem with my red glasses is that they pinch at the bridge of my nose and leave a dent when I wear them too long. The Burberrys have silicon nose pads that keep the frame away from my face a bit. Besides, they look a little more sophisticated anyway. The optomotrist at Costco was so nice too - not only did she suggest the exchange, but she also changed my name in their records and extended my prescription so they could make my new glasses.
I also got A Prairie Home Companion Original Soundrack CD and DVD set from Barnes & Noble, since I enjoyed seeing the movie last week. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly singing "Bad Jokes" is simply priceless. I also bought this book, Beauty: The New Basics that I've been looking at for a while. It's a nice reference book of tips on everything from hair to makeup to skincare. It has a lot of basic information that most books assume you know already, which of course, I don't.
Some shoes I had ordered from Shoebuy.com came in today - unfortunately, one was the wrong color. One is a pair of tennis shoes to wear for serious sports playing, and the other was a running shoe for casual wear. I'm not really a runner - I abuse my feet enough wearing heels. But it's nice having cute running shoes to wear instead of the neutral men's style shoes I currently wear for walking around.
I guess it's fitting that my "transition vacation" has been almost exactly nine months long. In the past nine months I've spent most of my time dismantling my old persona and practicing how to project the appearance of the person I feel I am inside to get my body aligned with my soul. I've dissolved ties to one family and forged new bonds with another. I've legally changed my name and all my documentation to reflect that. I've moved 1,700 miles and went from working for a small PR firm with two offices in Texas to a big-time New York agency with offices in more than 30 countries around the world. In short, I've created a new life from the ashes of my old one.
As I prepare to re-enter the working world, I'm starting to feel the time growing short that I will be able to sleep late and goof around all day, every day. I used to think I wasn't being very productive with my time off, being bored and all that. But when I look back on everything I did during this incubation, I realize I have made some dramatic changes and things progressed the way they were meant to. For a long time I wasn't really able to enjoy my time off with everything that was hanging over me. But I think now that I will finally be able to enjoy these last two weeks of my vacation before going back to work.
I also got A Prairie Home Companion Original Soundrack CD and DVD set from Barnes & Noble, since I enjoyed seeing the movie last week. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly singing "Bad Jokes" is simply priceless. I also bought this book, Beauty: The New Basics that I've been looking at for a while. It's a nice reference book of tips on everything from hair to makeup to skincare. It has a lot of basic information that most books assume you know already, which of course, I don't.
Some shoes I had ordered from Shoebuy.com came in today - unfortunately, one was the wrong color. One is a pair of tennis shoes to wear for serious sports playing, and the other was a running shoe for casual wear. I'm not really a runner - I abuse my feet enough wearing heels. But it's nice having cute running shoes to wear instead of the neutral men's style shoes I currently wear for walking around.
I guess it's fitting that my "transition vacation" has been almost exactly nine months long. In the past nine months I've spent most of my time dismantling my old persona and practicing how to project the appearance of the person I feel I am inside to get my body aligned with my soul. I've dissolved ties to one family and forged new bonds with another. I've legally changed my name and all my documentation to reflect that. I've moved 1,700 miles and went from working for a small PR firm with two offices in Texas to a big-time New York agency with offices in more than 30 countries around the world. In short, I've created a new life from the ashes of my old one.
As I prepare to re-enter the working world, I'm starting to feel the time growing short that I will be able to sleep late and goof around all day, every day. I used to think I wasn't being very productive with my time off, being bored and all that. But when I look back on everything I did during this incubation, I realize I have made some dramatic changes and things progressed the way they were meant to. For a long time I wasn't really able to enjoy my time off with everything that was hanging over me. But I think now that I will finally be able to enjoy these last two weeks of my vacation before going back to work.
