Today 7 years ago I put on the first estradiol patch and took a spiro tablet after I picked them up at the pharmacy. I don't take spiro anymore but I've always had at least one estradiol patch on my body since then.
Transition has been both easier and harder than I imagined since then. Easier in the sense of how it's always felt proper for me, I feel better with estrogen than I did with testosterone. I feel more me.
The harder part is the unfortunate ways a cishetero dominated
Didn't sleep as late as I had hoped, but yesterday's 3 hour nap after work plus 9 hours last night has probably helped a lot. I don't think I'll get ambushed by irresistible sleepiness today.
OTOH, this weather continues to be meh and miserable in my opinion.
Ginza was quite bouncy at first this morning, but I fed her breakfast about half an hour ago and now she's happily snoozing on the bed and digesting her food with a good nap. Smart kitty.
I'm awake early but I also went to bed early last evening. Somehow after the bike ride and then eating early dinner right after that, I just felt myself getting sleepy and sleepier. So about 5 PM I checked my blood sugar to make sure it was looking proper and it was, so I got in pajamas and got in bed and soon fell asleep.
That's just listening to what my body is telling me. I needed sleep and still need more sleep than most other people.
Awake. I've had breakfast and fed Ginza hers. Yesterday was a solid 4 meal day and I was able to walk and cycle.
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies this afternoon and more sunshine than yesterday. We might reach 65F. I'd like to see the 70s again sometime, PNW. You ever heard of decent weather along those lines?
Dreamed last night I had moved to a new apartment and there were multiple cats in it but I couldn't find Ginza and I was getting upset. But when I woke up, she was sleeping
Awake. I slept better last night though I still need more sleep. Weather should be much better today and I look forward to taking a walk and a cycle ride after work. I had had some activity for fourteen straight days and I missed the mental recharging that can give me.
I've eaten breakfast and fed Ginza hers.
Get through today and then there's only 2 more days of work until a 3 day weekend. 3 day weekends should be the standard anyhow really.
I need to go real easy today. Last evening my falling asleep period got disrupted and it cost me at least 2 hours of sleep and plus I didn't sleep deeply. So I lost important recovery time after a day of the most physical activity I've had in years.
I'm grumpy about it.
Soon gonna make my breakfast and feed Ginza her breakfast.
I had hoped to sleep around the clock, but woke up, tried to go back to sleep, and couldn't.
So I'm up now. I've already had first breakfast and think I'm going to soon make a second breakfast. Just so hungry from years of how my body had been slowly starving, but now in addition to that is much more physical activity every day. Weight has been holding steady and more importantly, I think the balance of micronutrient intake is in my favor thus far.
Didn't achieve the goal of sleeping around the clock, but I did sleep 11 hours so that's good. I needed a night of long sleep.
I've had breakfast and have fed Ginza hers.
Feel pretty good physically. Arms are no longer sore from the ten pushups I did Thursday morning. So today some point I will do a set of ten pushups and see how the arms feel tomorrow. But yeah, I hope to rebuild arm strength and body core strength.
Weather might make outdoor activity short in time today.
Awake. Slept well but certainly could have used a couple more hours or more. I've had breakfast and I've fed Ginza hers.
Funny thing. Body feels good today except for the fact my upper arms are pretty sore. When first waking up, I couldn't figure out why that was until I remembered how I did ten pushups yesterday morning, spur of the moment thing.
But what's weird about that is how those ten pushups felt way easier than any time I had done that many last year...but I don't remember such
I'm awake. Slept pretty well, though I would have liked to go back to sleep and get a couple more hours.
Legs and body feel pretty good after yesterday's activity, though I can tell the smart thing today is go pretty easy. The weather is my friend about that today, because it's to get rather wet and miserable.
I've had my breakfast and will soon feed Ginza hers.
Awake. Feel sleepy sided but I slept better. The sunburn itch is subsiding and this morning was first time in some days that I didn't need to immediately apply hydrocortisone cream to anyplace on my body.
Ginza was of the opinion we should continue sleeping when the alarm went off today. But I got up and so did she though she wasn't bouncy like she often is. I've had my breakfast and have fed her hers.
Today's my 6 hour workday. I hope to take a walk of more than 3 miles and a cycle ride
Awake. A little on the sleepy side still but not too bad all considered. Still not sleeping as deeply as possible because of the sunburn itch, but that itch is subsiding some and hopefully it'll continue to subside and disappear.
I've had my breakfast and fed Ginza hers.
Going to be easy again with walking and the bike ride today. Feels like I should do it like that plus tomorrow is my short workday and I want to have more in the tank to walk and cycle with then.
