NC has a half marathon in my city called the City of Oaks (cityofoaksmarathon.com) every November and I'd love to host you 🩷 (I know that's not in June, but June is beastly in this part of NC)

My mom had me sort through my most nostalgic (it was about 10-15) and I kept those to this day. Somewhere in early high school I started reading them again when everything felt so heavy.

yessss — and tell me when and how I'm gonna learn, and what the criteria are for how my learning will be assessed 🥵

Yay! I'm so glad to hear about your voice lessons 😍💜

And yes, you are not alone in feeling more alone these days 🫶🏼💖

That's most of it — I'm sure there's a million other little things I forget that contribute to me building my sense of self and gender, but those are the big rhythms on the regular.

You're amazing for being you and doing what you need to feel yourself 💓

Nails

My nails have always been brittle and I could never grow them very long. I didn't realize until I started getting them done just how much longer nails help me feel confident. I get my nails done every 3-4 weeks. These are acrylic fills from this year.

Makeup + Hair

Here's my face again from this morning, with a bit of makeup and my hair touched up.

I get my hair dyed professionally every 14 weeks.

I do my own makeup just for fun but also because it helps me with that inner sense of femininity that I'm looking for sometimes.

Hair removal cont'd

2 years ago I started the process of laser hair treatment and I am so grateful for it. I only focused on my upper thighs and privates, but the relief I experienced from years of pain cycles was so worth it.

Hair removal:

In addition to dermaplaning removing hair from most of my face (including my upper lip), I also pluck 20ish hairs between my brows and 60-80 hairs off my chin (all black) between dermaplaning sessions.

Body:
- shave: legs, armpits, feet 1x/week

Dermaplaning:

To help with that feel of soft skin, I added dermaplaning to my regimen a couple years ago. So now I exfoliate 2-3x/week and dermaplane my face once every 3 weeks.

Skincare:

I don't give a shit about gender roles, but I do have some inner tie to the feel of femininity (whatever the fuck that means) and for me that most often looks like caring for my skin and keeping it smooth. My regimen:

- cleanse: 2x daily
- moisturize + serum: 2x daily
- retinol: 3x/week

Hello! Panromantic asexual reporting for duty! (and fellow admirer of @jennadewitt.bsky.social 😍)

for me, it's about what I hope in response. Am I hoping to captivate their heart? Am I hoping to be the only thing they think about today? Or am I hoping they feel comfy just like I do?