Comments on: How Much Time, Energy, and Desire It Takes To Dress Everyday http://femimage.com/blog/2008/08/15/how-much-time-energy-and-desire-it-takes-to-dress-everyday/ Beauty And Image Related Help For The Serious TG Woman. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Rebecca http://femimage.com/blog/2008/08/15/how-much-time-energy-and-desire-it-takes-to-dress-everyday/#comment-5084 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:06:10 +0000 http://femimage.com/blog/2008/08/15/how-much-time-energy-and-desire-it-takes-to-dress-everyday/#comment-5084 Denae, it's really nice to see such a beautiful, successful, and pulled-together woman complain about how hard it is to maintain that image. I've been full-time for only 2 months now, and although I take the easy way out sometimes (but not often), I have also quickly discovered what a challenge it can be to dress everyday. And yes, planning ahead is a requirement. I've found, though, that planning ahead isn't a guarantee of things working out. For example, finding wrinkles in something you thought was ironed, or finding that you are bloated or just plain gained weight and no longer fit in those cute shorts you bought. Grrr. However, I've also found several definite benefits to being full-time. The first one is the most obvious - non-stop practice. Practice picking out and matching outfits. Practice applying makeup well and fast. Practice with mannerisms. Practice solving issues that crop up at the last minute. I've been absolutely amazed at how quickly being full-time has changed me, inside and out. And as much as dressing everyday takes a ton of time and energy, I've found that it is saving me time also. Gone are the days of racing home from work, peeling off the boy clothes, reshaving, trying to figure out what to wear, switching outfits 4-6 times, applying makeup, and finally getting out the door, no less than 40 minutes late to an event. Now, all I have to do is about 3 minutes of makeup touchup and I'm gone. Ok - sometimes I have to switch outfits. But as you've pointed out, I have that picked out well ahead of time. Anyway, yeah, it takes a ton of time, energy and desire to dress everyday... but I wouldn't trade it back for boy clothes and a drabby appearance, even if you paid me to. Lord knows how I did without all these years. Denae, it’s really nice to see such a beautiful, successful, and pulled-together woman complain about how hard it is to maintain that image. I’ve been full-time for only 2 months now, and although I take the easy way out sometimes (but not often), I have also quickly discovered what a challenge it can be to dress everyday. And yes, planning ahead is a requirement.

I’ve found, though, that planning ahead isn’t a guarantee of things working out. For example, finding wrinkles in something you thought was ironed, or finding that you are bloated or just plain gained weight and no longer fit in those cute shorts you bought. Grrr.

However, I’ve also found several definite benefits to being full-time. The first one is the most obvious - non-stop practice. Practice picking out and matching outfits. Practice applying makeup well and fast. Practice with mannerisms. Practice solving issues that crop up at the last minute. I’ve been absolutely amazed at how quickly being full-time has changed me, inside and out.

And as much as dressing everyday takes a ton of time and energy, I’ve found that it is saving me time also. Gone are the days of racing home from work, peeling off the boy clothes, reshaving, trying to figure out what to wear, switching outfits 4-6 times, applying makeup, and finally getting out the door, no less than 40 minutes late to an event. Now, all I have to do is about 3 minutes of makeup touchup and I’m gone. Ok - sometimes I have to switch outfits. But as you’ve pointed out, I have that picked out well ahead of time.

Anyway, yeah, it takes a ton of time, energy and desire to dress everyday… but I wouldn’t trade it back for boy clothes and a drabby appearance, even if you paid me to. Lord knows how I did without all these years.

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