I was planning to write a longer post for this mega and then Silksong happened so… oops?
Short version is this week is my 9th tranniversary. I don’t remember which day exactly so I like to say it was 9/11 so I’d never forget. What ultimately cracked my egg all those years ago was not the deep yearning when looking at women that I couldn’t identify as envy or the increasingly intense and umm horny dreams where I had the power to instantly change my gender. No it was that fucking faceapp gender swap filter. I just kept staring at that pic like it was a mirror into an alternate universe where I was happier and suddenly everything clicked into place. The first few years were hit or miss with a lot of other life changes happening at the time that interfered with getting properly started so in some ways it’s more like a 5 or 6 year tranniversary but whatever. 
It’s weird to say I’m almost done but I really am so close to making all the changes I wanted. I’ll never stop being trans, but I’m definitely moving from trans(itioning) femme to trans(itioned) femme and that’s quite exciting. And maybe a little wistful looking back at the journey.
Have a good week everyone!
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Quitting weed has made me so much more interesting. Now when I’m bored, I think “what should I do? I could write, I could read, I could go for a walk, I could drive somewhere new, I could bake something, I could draw, I could meet up with friends, I could do a workout.” When I was addicted, the answer was always “I’ll get high and watch things I’ve already watched and eat a massive amount of food.” I actually do things now. It’s so much better
i used to use like that and quit for like 6 years to reset. when i returned (after the govt accidently made cannabis legal and my state did as well) i stick to only 1 hr before bed now. very rarely have some when i’m out hiking/camping
i was always an “enhancement” smoker but the sleepiness and brain fog after 30 minutes just made it useless for that