I do! I volunteer at a dairy goat CSA, and I’ve learned how to make my own chèvre at home

Yay, I’m so happy for you! What jewelry did they give you? Just like simple studs while the piercings heal?

But I’m so good at obsessing over things I can’t control!

You’re right though, I just need to keep my head down, be around people I can trust, and keep making progress bit by bit

I’m glad you found such a great place to live! I left the red state I grew up in a few years ago, and I’m never looking back.

And thank you for the encouragement 😊 I’m still not brave enough to go outside while presenting femme, but I love the little sparks of joy I get from doing affirming things at home!

Yeah, my state has decent discrimination protections thankfully, but local governments and schools are trying to comply in advance with these bullshit executive orders. It’s just disheartening.

I do paint my nails! It’s one of the most visible affirming things I feel like I can get away with, makes me happy 😊 and I’m planning on getting my earlobes pierced in a few weeks too

Deleted my account. The app had gone to shit already anyway, it’s a shame there isn’t a comparable service that isn’t wholly enshittified

Any suggestions are more than welcome! My legs have taken to shaving without a problem, but everything else, I can’t seem to escape getting a ton of angry in-grown hairs

Heck yeah, and more power to you! Razor burn is just giving me hell right now lol

And it keeps coming back! Why does it grow back so fast 😫

I’ve gotten bulk red clover from American Meadows before, and they have white clover too

I work in commercial and institutional building energy efficiency. I notice myself paying way more attention to the infrastructure that normally fades into the background. Stuff like “I wonder how big the transformer for this building is?” or “Ooh, that’s a hefty cooling tower, I wonder how much chilled water they use?”

No problem, I hope you like it!

Maybe give Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff a try! It’s not a trans-specific podcast, although the host, Margaret Killjoy, is a trans woman. She covers the broad history of good people who fought back against the bad stuff in the world. For example, this week’s episodes were about lesbian mutual aid during the AIDS crisis, and this episode from a while back is about “Great Trancestors of History”. It’s one of my favorite shows, I highly recommend it!

Is there a size guide where you can see what measurements correspond to which sizes? That’s how I judged the size to pick mine - I went by the closest waist size/measurement, and it fits pretty well. There may be better methods out there though that I’m just not aware of yet

It does! Skirts are so fun ☺️

He’s not supposed to be able to. We’ll see if the administration follows his orders or the existing law, or if they’ll listen to court orders. My hopes are, unfortunately, not high.

I learned something today, thank you!

Ah, gotcha! What about being covered in polish makes them more brittle and discolored?

Not yet! I’m giving my nails a break from polish for a few days to breathe (apparently that’s good for keeping them healthy?). Soon, though!