Hello Girls!
I finally hurdled the biggest obstacle for people like us. I went out into the world! It was probably the most freeing and exhilarating thing I've done in a long time. Basically I woke up this morning after a long night of dressing (I slept dressed), put on some like makeup, really short shorts and spaghetti strap top, brown wig and flat shoes and took my dog for a walk. Immediately upon exiting my apartment there were two men painting an adjacent apartment and one of said to me "Good Morning!" I responded in kind and looked him straight in the eye! Then I walked past a few more people, and they either didn't notice or simply were indifferent.
The funny thing about it was I'm almost positive they knew (I'm not THAT passable lol) Made me think that maybe it's really not a big deal to some people.
This wasn't a huge outing mind you, but people, complete strangers, got to meet Michelle today! I feel so confident now that I wanna take on the world! Haha I do want to say thank you to all of you who have given me advice and compliments! You really helped boost my courage to finally take this major step in my life. You all rock!
Michelle