My body has changed significantly during the six months since I started HRT, but mainly I just love how I feel inside now. Getting to be myself every day is a wonderful feeling, and the person I am becoming makes me happy and proud. I’ve stepped away from the late-night scene, and instead of buying cocktail dresses and spending two hours on my makeup, I wear simple clothes and paint my mug in fifteen minutes. I can even wear a dress to church or around my kids now, although I avoid wearing things that make me feel uncomfortable, because then I become self-conscious and less confident. There have been challenges, for sure, but often I just stare in the mirror and smile that all this is really happening, finally!