Not much going on...so I tried some "retail therapy."

Not much going on gender-wise for me lately.

As my regular readers know, I wear women's androgynous clothes all the time, and was out recently on a number of errands, sans makeup.  My outfit was dark gray stirrup pants and a pinkish/red women's button-front blouse, with flats, my purse, and Mom's necklace.

It's tax time, so I had to visit the copy shop to make some copies for my file.  The clerks were twenty-somethings, one girl, one guy.   For my entire visit, including paying the bill with my credit card in my now-female name, I was addressed as a woman - by both.  Not all kids are insensitive...   And, yes, this was the beginning of a very good day!

Next, I had to visit the pharmacy.  When I took my selections up to the female clerk, she noticed my long fingernails.   As she checked me out at the register, she opened a discussion about them, wanting to know all about them, how long I've had them, and where I get them done...  Then she told me she would be getting a set of nails, and if I want I can stop back to see them in a couple weeks.   It's always a pleasure to be invited to engage in some girl talk... 

Then as I was walking out of the nursing home, a gentleman said to me:  "Good morning, Ma'am."  To which I replied, and "Good morning to you, sir" in my none-too-good-but-the-best-I-can-do female voice, within earshot of a couple of residents, one male and one female. Who both looked up at me.  Oops...wonder what they were thinking?

After getting home and making some reservations for my wife and myself on the phone, I was addressed as "Ms. Sherman." For the whole phone call, from beginning to end.   And they had my profile in front of them.  Yes, that's an aberration...normally I'm not "miss-identified on the phone because of my voice.  In fact, just the previous evening, the hotel chain I spoke with to reserve some  rooms for us identified me as "Sir."  Even though I used my wife's affinity card and didn't use any gender-specific words such as "wife" when referring to her.  :-(

The disappointment from that first phone call, where I was "Sir'ed" caused me to try a little "retail therapy" today at a thrift shop, as I've liked some of the longer lightweight skirts I'm seeing on women.   And to my surprise, I found that the shop had been well-stocked for a midnight madness event tonight.  While I won't go back for that, I qualified for today's 20 percent senior discount.  Wouldn't you know that I found a skirt I like, and a blouse as well?  The blouse may eventually show up in my everyday wardrobe, but unfortunately, not so the skirt...

So at this point, I'm ready to go...all I need is a place to wear them....

That's it for now...

Mandy