Kandi Robbins
04-22-2017, 02:20 PM
Been busy lately…..
A few weeks back, the North Coast Men’s Chorus had their Spring Concert and I was there as usual, selling raffle tickets and making new friends and renewing existing friendships. I was feeling particularly playful on Sunday, wearing a beautiful Calvin Klein dress that felt like it was tailored for me. Near the end of my shift, a young lady rather shyly came up to me and said she just wanted to tell me that she loved my dress! Well, there is really nothing better than that for me, I was really quite taken back and realized in the moment how blessed I am to be able to do what I do.
What has become a favorite pastime of mine is dress “shopping”. I use the term loosely, as I have no intention to buy anything (I am the thrift store queen!). I simply love the experience of walking into a fitting room with a handful of dresses and do what most women do, try them all on. I strut up and down the fitting room aisle, checking out every angle in the 3 way mirror and just soak in the joy of that experience. I’ve done that recently in about 6 different stores, always leaving with a giant smile on my face.
This has already been posted about, but I had the pleasure of dinner with Michelle DDG of this here forum. A thoroughly enjoyable evening.
The Warren GNO, which is often posted about here, had a Wednesday Spring Fling. It was great fun for me to wear a pretty spring floral dress and grab some dinner with a friend at a favorite restaurant beforehand.
A few Sundays back I had what can only be described as the perfect day for me. I started the day crushing a half marathon, finishing a very surprising second in my advanced age group. This was my third half and I have run each one principally in the same time, 1:45. I guess I’m consistent if nothing else. Feeling great and enjoying a 70 degree, sunny day with zero humidity, I put on a little floral dress I like and went out to lunch with some members of my church for lunch and then headed to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for some picture takin’. I was certainly not the only one doing that and it was nice having other people take my picture and then reciprocating for them. That always makes me happy.
Last night might have been the best thing I have ever done dressed! I have a friend who is a violinist for the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and they perform in historic Severance Hall, home of the world famous Cleveland Orchestra. Put on my red dress and felt so special, as many of the patrons were dressed up. I was able to get some pictures with my friend during intermission and it’s really so nice to have a friend that just “gets” me like that. Then I sat next to this doll, a bubbly and beautiful woman who is a local actress and we talked for quite some time. She is performing a one woman show in August and guess who is planning on going? Now, what to wear?
Finally today I attended a Transgender Job Fair at a local hospital. I am not in the job market, but it was just really nice to go and meet so many kind people. The keynote speaker was Christine Howey and she was fantastic! I urge you to Google “Christine Howey Exact Change”. She wrote a one woman play about her transition and it has been made into a movie, coming out this spring. The trailer is on YouTube and the movie looks terrific. She is having the premier here in June and I am planning on attending.
If you have any interest in my shenanigans, pictures are posted on my Flickr page, listed in my signature below.
See you soon.........
A few weeks back, the North Coast Men’s Chorus had their Spring Concert and I was there as usual, selling raffle tickets and making new friends and renewing existing friendships. I was feeling particularly playful on Sunday, wearing a beautiful Calvin Klein dress that felt like it was tailored for me. Near the end of my shift, a young lady rather shyly came up to me and said she just wanted to tell me that she loved my dress! Well, there is really nothing better than that for me, I was really quite taken back and realized in the moment how blessed I am to be able to do what I do.
What has become a favorite pastime of mine is dress “shopping”. I use the term loosely, as I have no intention to buy anything (I am the thrift store queen!). I simply love the experience of walking into a fitting room with a handful of dresses and do what most women do, try them all on. I strut up and down the fitting room aisle, checking out every angle in the 3 way mirror and just soak in the joy of that experience. I’ve done that recently in about 6 different stores, always leaving with a giant smile on my face.
This has already been posted about, but I had the pleasure of dinner with Michelle DDG of this here forum. A thoroughly enjoyable evening.
The Warren GNO, which is often posted about here, had a Wednesday Spring Fling. It was great fun for me to wear a pretty spring floral dress and grab some dinner with a friend at a favorite restaurant beforehand.
A few Sundays back I had what can only be described as the perfect day for me. I started the day crushing a half marathon, finishing a very surprising second in my advanced age group. This was my third half and I have run each one principally in the same time, 1:45. I guess I’m consistent if nothing else. Feeling great and enjoying a 70 degree, sunny day with zero humidity, I put on a little floral dress I like and went out to lunch with some members of my church for lunch and then headed to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for some picture takin’. I was certainly not the only one doing that and it was nice having other people take my picture and then reciprocating for them. That always makes me happy.
Last night might have been the best thing I have ever done dressed! I have a friend who is a violinist for the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and they perform in historic Severance Hall, home of the world famous Cleveland Orchestra. Put on my red dress and felt so special, as many of the patrons were dressed up. I was able to get some pictures with my friend during intermission and it’s really so nice to have a friend that just “gets” me like that. Then I sat next to this doll, a bubbly and beautiful woman who is a local actress and we talked for quite some time. She is performing a one woman show in August and guess who is planning on going? Now, what to wear?
Finally today I attended a Transgender Job Fair at a local hospital. I am not in the job market, but it was just really nice to go and meet so many kind people. The keynote speaker was Christine Howey and she was fantastic! I urge you to Google “Christine Howey Exact Change”. She wrote a one woman play about her transition and it has been made into a movie, coming out this spring. The trailer is on YouTube and the movie looks terrific. She is having the premier here in June and I am planning on attending.
If you have any interest in my shenanigans, pictures are posted on my Flickr page, listed in my signature below.
See you soon.........