Up in the air

Its not unusual by Solarina~Lucy Nuzum

One of my favorite photographers is Lucy Nuzum for the way she captures Femininity, and one favorite childhood
 activities "imagining to fly". Check out her work at 
flickr

As a bonus she is Irish and in Ireland with many of the backgrounds in Wicklow.

clip-on earrings

My Clip-on Earrings

Clip-on earrings are a great alternative for those who do not want pieced ears. Clip-on earrings have existed longer than any other variety of non-pierced earrings. The clip itself is a two-part piece attached to the back of an earring. The two pieces closed around the earlobe, using mechanical pressure to hold the earring in place. I do know genetic women in their 20s and 30s who did not have pieced ears. Yes, they are straight but they live in Ireland, where social pressures are different to those in North America

To left are my left current clip-on earrings including my new pair from Macy's of Lauren Ralph Lauren Earrings, 14k Gold-Plated Blue Glass Teardrop Clip-On Earrings. This new pair are more expensive then either of others but they much better quality and prettier. Comfort wise they seem rack in the middle of the pairs I have. The cushioned clip of the heart-shaped pair should be on all clip-ons as otherwise some pain in experienced, I think I got this pairs from Doreenfashions.com a few years ago. The pair from Macys are nice changes, still I might Magnetic earrings next time.

Lauren Clip-on Earrings

Lauren Clip-on  Earrings

From September 2012's Town and County: "There were no blue-hair teenage episodes in the Lauder household. Aerin has never even pierced her ears."

Online shopping

Over the years I have used a few different sources for clothing, makeup and supplies. All I accessed online.

The first company I used was Oxendales, an Irish Online/ Catalogue shopping company, specializing in plus size women's clothes. Including the taupe skirt suit and shoes in the picture to the left. Initially deliver was by courier on the doorstep of my shared house with tracking that allowed me to collect the parcel prior to my housemates arriving home, then catalogues starting in the mail under the name of Tara, which was not big issue as my other housemates were new to the house, and did who was the house before them. But Oxendales started using AnPost to deliver and request signatures, collecting parcels under the name Tara while in Boy-mode became bothersome. So despite good prices and great selection I stopped using Oxendales.

Moving to more discrete suppliers based in the UK, came next I can recommend the following provider of good products in delivered in plain packaging : 

• mytights.com - The best tights supplier, I know of, with efficient and neat delivery 
• doreenfashions.com - Friendly TG shop in London with online service with a full range of products. I got a nice phone call from them, once when I mistyped my credit card number. 
• Translife.co.uk - Specialist Transgender supplier with a really helpful website.
• Repartee.tv - Transgender and Crossdressing lifestyle magazine, well worth a look.

Since moving to the U.S. of A. I have been using Macys.com and quality, range and convenience has kept me coming back. Although I wait for the 20% discounts that come twice a year with my Macy's card to keep the cost down.

I suppose the lesson for my experience is use a combination of discrete TG suppliers for TG only items. And major stores whose parcels/boxes do not cause embarrassment, because not every TG person is or can be out of the closet.

tg blogging

Maybe the needs to write a blog about Transgender feelings in temporary in most part-time crossdressers, or maybe it has simply fell out of vogue. But most of the part-time TG blogs I used to read used are closed down, including..

•  Becky's blog (beckysweb.co.uk)
• Alex Kingsley  (tvdreams.co.uk/)
• Steph Angel  steph-angel.com/blog/
• joannasdiary.co.uk/blog/
• difficulty.wordpress.com/
• katsydney.blogspot.com/
• currantly.org

..and many others very inactive. Such as the class "Not dead" post by Gillian Stuart of 2 years ago.

Myself going for a dip

COGIATI

Being Tara inside and outside is only possible for me, one evening and night per fortnight.

According to COGIATI, I am as classified as ANDROGYNE.  I suspose this could be right but sitting on the fence between gender is not a pleasant or enjoyable place to be, so I take opportunity when I arises to cross our the fence. This blog is about on my time on the female side of the fence.