: AN ANNOUNCEMENT :
As with all things, there is a beginning and an end. And for this blog, the end is here.
Waterlilies started on September 30, 2005, my final date of employment at my last job as a supervisor for a large Houston PR firm. It was the eve of starting my Real Life Test of living full-time as a woman, and the day after I'd come out as transsexual to all of my co-workers all at once, in public, in the middle of a crowded Mexican restaurant. Looking back, that was probably one of the bravest things I've ever done.
I started this blog site for two reasons - one was to help educate people about transgender issues and the second was to let people from my old life know how I've been progressing in my transition. Now that my sex reassignment surgery has been completed, my transition is basically over in terms of it having a major impact on my day-to-day life. While there will always be minutiae that I deal with as a trans-girl (such as my upcoming first OB/GYN appointment), there's not much else to say about the journey of transition, at least I hope that's true for me. So the first reason for this blog has been fulfilled as far as I'm concerned.
The second reason, to let people from my old life know how I'm doing, has been slowly fading after a sharp initial drop-off. The first couple of days after my dramatic announcement, I had as many as 50 visitors in a single day, but that quickly tapered off and today, only about four or five visitors read this site. Who these people are, I have no idea, but I highly doubt that they are people who actually know me, and if they are, I'd suspect that they know me well enough to not need this site. So while it's possible that there may be one or two of my old friends reading this, I find it highly doubtful, and therefore the second purpose for this site is no longer valid.
If you are indeed a regular reader of this site and you want to continue following my post-SRS life, you can send me an email with the word "Waterlilies" in the subject line and if you're not a stalker-type I will let you know where to find me online.
Whoever you are, I hope you have enjoyed reading about this journey, and that it has educated, entertained or enlightened you in some small way about the ups and downs of gender transition. Life is truly a miracle, and we all get to experience it.
Peace,
Michelle
Waterlilies started on September 30, 2005, my final date of employment at my last job as a supervisor for a large Houston PR firm. It was the eve of starting my Real Life Test of living full-time as a woman, and the day after I'd come out as transsexual to all of my co-workers all at once, in public, in the middle of a crowded Mexican restaurant. Looking back, that was probably one of the bravest things I've ever done.
I started this blog site for two reasons - one was to help educate people about transgender issues and the second was to let people from my old life know how I've been progressing in my transition. Now that my sex reassignment surgery has been completed, my transition is basically over in terms of it having a major impact on my day-to-day life. While there will always be minutiae that I deal with as a trans-girl (such as my upcoming first OB/GYN appointment), there's not much else to say about the journey of transition, at least I hope that's true for me. So the first reason for this blog has been fulfilled as far as I'm concerned.
The second reason, to let people from my old life know how I'm doing, has been slowly fading after a sharp initial drop-off. The first couple of days after my dramatic announcement, I had as many as 50 visitors in a single day, but that quickly tapered off and today, only about four or five visitors read this site. Who these people are, I have no idea, but I highly doubt that they are people who actually know me, and if they are, I'd suspect that they know me well enough to not need this site. So while it's possible that there may be one or two of my old friends reading this, I find it highly doubtful, and therefore the second purpose for this site is no longer valid.
If you are indeed a regular reader of this site and you want to continue following my post-SRS life, you can send me an email with the word "Waterlilies" in the subject line and if you're not a stalker-type I will let you know where to find me online.
Whoever you are, I hope you have enjoyed reading about this journey, and that it has educated, entertained or enlightened you in some small way about the ups and downs of gender transition. Life is truly a miracle, and we all get to experience it.
Peace,
Michelle
