Mickey's back and living as a girl!

Hi everyone! It's been such a long time since I posted regularly here. Hopefully that will change. This year's been a new experience for me since I've been living full time as a woman. My rule is every day when I go to work or otherwise out of the house, I have to dress and act fully as a woman. This includes what we all adore- makeup. And not just some foundation and mascara, but the works- powder, at least two shades of eyeshadow, eyeliner, brow pencil, mascara, foundation, blush and lipstick. The good news is I've succeeded! My coworkers have been a huge help. They accept me completely and a few have asked me lately if I want to be referred to as she or he. My mom's also recently accepted who I am and has been very helpful and encouraging. My general atire every day consists of a blouse or sweater, womens' slacks and ballet flats. Because of this year's success, I want to be even more of a woman next year. One of my new goals for 2010 is to wear high heels daily to work, so I recently bought a pair of three inch mary janes and a pair of three inch boots, both non-stiletto (my current pairs of high heels are all five inch stilettos which kill my feet after four hours of standing). I also want to start wearing skirts at least a couple days a week, so bought a new scarlet godet skirt to add to the two I already own. I hope to wear one to work for the first time on Monday, since my legs are shaved from Halloween anyway. My most important goal for next year is to always have breasts when I'm out. To that end, I bought my first bra(!), along with C-cup fillers. I'm a little nervous about it, but know it will help me feel more like a woman. I've spoken with some good friends and had other goals recommended as well. For instance, I want to start styling my hair on some days to make it curled, braided or in an updo. I also want to wear false lashes at least once a week. These are both especially true since I curled my hair and wore falsies yesterday for Halloween. I was hoping you Specktra girls could help me think of some additional ways to look and/or act as a woman this next year, as part of my goal to eventually become one. I plan to become an active member of this forum again as well. Sorry about my long absence. I know I can always count on you for encouragment.

Re: Mickey's back and living as a girl!

Wow, thanks for the quick reply!

I might indeed have to go lower on the heels. I've worn 1.5 inch heels to work without issue and plan to buy some gel inserts to further save my feet. I'll make a post with pics and reports of my new shoes once they arrive, so you'll know how it goes.

As for my nails, they're always painted (usually pink or purple) and somewhat long (now they're almost 3/4 of an inch). Right now they're still red from Halloween, but even though I plan to paint another coat today, I'm sure they'll chip before soon and need to be painted a lighter color where chips are less obvious.

I adore dresses and bought my first day dress earlier this year. Here's my Specktra post on it- http://www.specktra.net/forum/f166/m...s-dead-127065/ . I've worn it to some parties, but haven't been brave enough to wear it to work. Do you think it'd be an okay work dress, or should I invest in something longer and less flashy?

Re: Mickey's back and living as a girl!

Aww thank you so much! It makes me so happy to hear that. I definitely plan to wear tights or stockings when I wear skirts or dresses to work. And I'll have lower heels on, which means I should buy a cardigan on my next shopping trip.

Thanks for the comments, Corvs Queen! I hope to stay on Specktra for quite a while this time. I'll definitely keep you updated.

Thanks for the support, rei. I'm certainly aiming for above and beyond when it comes to femininity. I can understand comfort in regard to many female items (heels, bras, corsets, etc.), but I actually find skirts and dresses to be more comfortable than pants. I've just been too shy to wear them to work yet. Ideally, I'd love to wear dresses often to work, but besides that green one, the rest of my dress wardrobe is made of formal gowns and such I wear to parties. Not even a cardigan would casualize this enough for work-



That's from Halloween last year, as a prom queen. I don't think it ever made it on to Specktra before.

Thank you so much girloflowers for the compliments! As I noted, I've been too shy to show off my legs so far at work, but you made me a bit more confident. *hugs* I'd love to try a corset, but wonder if it would interfere with a bra? I did buy this cincher last year, and wore it yesterday on Halloween for instance. Would it or a corset be a good thing to add to my daily routine, under my sweaters and blouses?

Re: Mickey's back and living as a girl!

Thank you everyone for your kind words!

It seems I need to invest in an underbust corset to wear with my bra. Based on what Tahti and PinkBasset wrote, I'll go for one that extends further down, since I can picture myself getting love handles otherwise. haha I would be very interested in any links you can provide, Tahti. Though after my shopping spree, I won't be buying one until the holiday season.

blazeno.8- I'm glad to hear about your brother. I have indeed found several good roommates. My current one describes herself as genderqueer and usually dresses as a boy, so that works out well.

LMD84 wrote-
... and PinkBasset wrote-
Aww thank you both!! I'll make that a goal for next summer- to be confident enough to show off my bare legs in skirts at work. I was told by a fellow Specktra girl that short skirts and dresses are better than long ones, since long ones can look frumpy. Would you agree I should keep them above the knee? And how short is too short for me?

PinkBasset also wrote-
Today I actually wore my five inch stiletto boots for the entire work shift. Not doing that again soon tho, as my feet hurt quite a bit from crushed toes towards the end. Hopefully my newer, lower, wider heels will be better, though I did look very sexy.

Tahti wrote-
You're quite the inspiration in your 4-5 inch daily heels. So you find platforms are less painful to wear? I've avoided them because I'm afraid I'll look too drag-queeny, with my tall stature and dramatic makeup. I wore my five inch heels around the house regularily when I first bought them to become comfortable moving in them, but I hadn't considered doing it to ease the pain too. Wearing high heels during my days off at home seems like a great goal though. Thanks!

rbella wrote-
I completely agree keeping my toes pedicured helps me feel femme. They've always been painted for the last year (red at the moment to match my fingernails). I do indeed still get five o'clock shadows (electrolysis is on the list to do once I can afford it). I don't suppose they sell either of those foundations at Sephora? I definitely want implants and would love to listen to whatever advice you have. The filled C-cup bras next year are a step towards that.

Thank you again everyone! I feel so cared about and welcome here. I'll definitely keep you all updated, as I want to contribute often. In fact, I have another FOTD from today which I'll be posting soon. Love you all! *HUGS and KISSES*

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Those Gore Couture corsets look very nice, but it will certainly be at least Christmas before I have the couple hundred of dollars to spend on one.

I'm 6'4", so I really don't need the extra height, but I do find very high heels to make me happiest. I'm in love with those STRIKE platform court shoes, though I'd prolly be a little self conscious when wearing them at first. Not that they're in my size (16) of course, which is another issue when finding cute shoes. But once I'm ready to buy more work shoes, I'll definitely come to you and we can find some 5+ inch platform heels for me to try. Here are the boots I wore to work today, though this picture was taken last year.