Good Things In Life

[Guest DeniseNM]

Cody, Liz and Michelle congrats on everything to each of you. Those are wonderful things to hear. I am so happy for each of you.

Yes Mia and Naomi are beautiful wonderful people and so are all the people here I love all of you here.

I got some good news yesterday at work. Most of the people I work with know about me (the boots I wear on Sunday at work are a give away ) but I have been bery leary about coming out fully at work because headquarters has always had a very conservative image. Well the other day I found out that in the christian call center (we have 3 call centers in our building, I work in volunteer recruitment) they hired an open trans lady. I asked my program manager Misty (she is in charge of our room) about it and she said yes they did. So then I asked her what I needed to do so that I could transition without getting fired. She told me that she didn't have a problem with it but to get documentation from a doctor that I was transgendered and going through transition and then to pick a dress code and stick with it. Once I bring the documentation in she would work with me to get it all worked out. I have an appointment with my therapist Monday at the VA so maybe it will be this next week that I can really start being me at work. I am so happy and when I told some of the people at work about it they were all like "that is so great" and can't wait to see what happens (they also want to see me fully dressed as me ).

Well that is all the good news from me right now.

Denise (still on cloud nine about this)

[Guest Donna Jean]

OMG! Denise! That is the most wonderful news that I could imigine!

Oh...I am SO happy about this.....you'll have affirmation right there at work! OMG..I am really excited about this...SEE? SEE?..stick to it and it WILL work out for us!!

Girlfriend...I am happy for you....very happy!

Wonderful!

*****HUGG*****

Donna Jean

[Sally]

Denise,

That is fantastic, good for you!

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Naomi Stardust]

WOW!

that's wonderful news

i'm speechless... good for you

cloud 9? yeah! i bet!

this is GREAT!

i am soooo happy for you!

[Guest Zabrak]

My S.O dressed up really nice today, so I decided to make the picture I got of him into my avatar for today.

[Sally]

My day started and ended so well and in between was pretty good too.

Early this morning before her morning bike ride, Mia called me and we talked for over an hour - it was great!

I played a concert this afternoon at a retirement home, we had people up and dancing the whole time - I was missing my helper on lead and my helper on the solos, so I had to work a little more but I played great!

A group of us went to a nice steak house and had dinner. (Mine was Chicken Fried so you don't need to ask Evan!)

This evening Donna Jean and I had about an hour and a half phone conversation and I just couldn't be happier!

(Well - I didn't talk to Lizzy, but we might just work that out tomorrow!)

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Zabrak]

group of us went to a nice steak house and had dinner.

I had steak tonight too....mmmmmm.....want more.

Good days, good days!

[Guest Geej]

Hey I'm doing a roast turkey with trimmings today. YUM!

Cheers Geej

[Guest DeniseNM]

Thanks yeah it was great news and I am looking forward to being able to be me at work. Although I am a little nervous about seeing my doctor tomorrow because this will be the first time I have talked to her aboutbeing trans and it is up to her whether I get the documentation to take to work. She has worked with me in the past with my depression and ADD so hopefully she will with this too but still nervous. I will let you know how it turns out though.

One other bit of news (actually from last Monday). I got new glasses (because I left my other ones on the bus on Sunday. They are really cute (they had better be at $288) and are definately female glasses.

Denise

[Sally]

Absolutely nothing went as planned today and most people would have considered it to be a bad day but I am so happy about who I really am and the moves that I am making in that direction that nothing could bring me down.

I sent a PM to Jacci and reminisced about my trip to Australia a few years back - memories are so sweet even if I made the trip as a bloke rather than a Sheila!

Love and Hugs to all,

Sally

[Guest mia 1]

Finally figuring out the tools provided by Laura's Forum and feel so good morning away from the Luddite lifestyle and into today's tech world...nest thing I'll get is an automatic starter for the car instead of the hand crank... Mia

[Guest Naomi Stardust]

scared out of my mind

all i need is a few new programs, and some info for grants

and i start college (online)

those that i have come out to are supportive, even my father

i am starting to present in a more androgynous manner, then little by little move to a more feminine look

and things are generally going well...

but there are so many big changes all happening at once!

i'm feeling overwhelmed...

but good things are happening

but so much at once

but good things

all at once

but they're good things....

oh well... life is only fun when you don't let it stress you out...

a good thing in life: EMOTICONS!!

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[Guest RainBird]

Today was really great!

I caught some nice birdlife/wildlife pictures of Jabirus, ducks and egrets over the Fogg Dam wetlands accompanied by a good friend

We had a cracker of a storm this evening too, literally raining down thousands of massive cloud-ground lightning bolts in about 60 mintues with thunder a constant crackle n roll, several blackouts through the suburbs and the main Highway.. it's intense up here, love it!

[Guest RainBird]

Here's a pic of the wetland birds..

[Guest DeniseNM]

Naomi glad things are going good for you and I know how it is to be starting school again and how scary that can be but it will all be fine because you can handle it . Heck I started back last quarter after about 20 years out and that was scary (spring quarter starts on Monday). Just don't let it stress you out to much.

Denise

[Guest RainBird]

Yay! Going to see my brother today to celebrate his birthday in town, glad he is back from the mines for two weeks holiday!

xx

[Sally]

"Just Another Day In Paradise"

When you take a moment to think about it everyday is a good thing.

Today we had a storm come rolling through with a lot off soaking rain and a bit of hail - it started while I was delivering some papers to my lawyer and had several other errands planned that got caled off - so what made it a good day?

I may not have had my camera with me but I did not get struck by lightening, drowned or swept away in a flash flood, the hail was small and didn't damage my car so I sat in the parking lot and watched the rain pouring over my car in waves so thick they seemed to flow like curtains over my windshield with tiny hailstones looking like little polka dots.

It was a good day because I was alive and isn't that amazing and wonderful enough?

I look forward to each day now, why you may ask?

I'll wait while you ask.

Because everyday when I come to my computer and open up the playground, my real home, I am reminded that I am loved and I can make a difference.

That makes me feel good and glad that I am alive.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest RainBird]

I got a mention in todays paper in a storm chasing article!

[Guest Zabrak]

I love Laura's Playground! Thats my good thing in life today.

[Guest Naomi Stardust]

my favorite used book store has a new cat!!!

also i spent way too much on poetry books and the cherry trees are starting to blossom!!

[Guest Elizabeth K]

I got a mention in todays paper in a storm chasing article!

I SAW THAT MOVIE!

Your part was played by Helen Hunt -

Hey - don't get struck by lightening Jacci. Might damage your camera!

We had a storm through here yesterday - rumbler - not a real lightening storm.. I grew up in Texas near a tornedo alley, so I know what was happening. There were some of those twisters up high moving through but I didn't say anything because I didn't want to panic anyone. We lost power at 2:32 AM - and I had to get up at 6:00AM and dress by kerosene lamp. Luckily I collect them - so our house was the only one that LOOKED like it had power and I know the neighbors were franically calling the power company and complaining where was 'their' power? Power was out entirely through our little town. I had to drive on fumes to the next town to get gasoline to drive my 54 miles to work. But we get tons of rain here - poor place for photography because I actually live in the piney woods, just off the marsh. Good pictures of tree tops if you are into that?

Beautiful birdlife here, and 1000s of frogs! You might think you were home - 'cept where you are looks more picture-sqwee (picturesque). I do get spectacular morning and evening sun displays as I drive between the lakes. I have literally seen a red-white-blue sky, but it was early - 2nd of July (4th of July is our independence day).

And the storms out on the Gulf! Waterspouts sometimes - but you have to be about 50 miles from here in Mississippi. So its fun - and its you - and its wonderful you are in that place you are! And we love you. Keep that camera handy!

[Guest OneOutOfnOne]

Well, I guess I'm moving. I looked at apartment, job, and vehicle sales listings today in my destination town of choice. My current city is not for me, ergo this is filed under 'good things'.

Also, I confess to a mild Dinosaur Comics addiction:

http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000923.html

[Guest Ashlee]

OK,

My wife and I went for a day away, to a large city to just goof off. That alone was really nice as I have been working ALOT...

Well, we did some shopping too, and while we were in, I think, Penneys or Macys, she was looking at the clothes and said, "Why don't you find something for me, you always pick out nice things for me."

Really, it made my day. Even though I am a closeted (very closeted) crossdresser, and she really didn't approve of me as a crossdresser, having her say that really made me feel good.

Ashlee

[Guest Zabrak]

My good thing is my S.O today. Hes being a sweetheart.

[Guest Stuv]

! Well gee, my good thing today (and for the past year and a half!) is MY S.O.! He's wonderful :3