I guess we all start out as “weekend women,” but discover that weekends aren’t enough, so we squeeze weekday evenings into our femulating schedules.
But that is not enough either, so we take vacation days and sick days off from work so we can experience womanhood more fully out among the civilians.
That’s not enough either and “full-time” beckons.
Some of us take that great leap and live as women 24/7, but most of us have to be satisfied sampling womanhood when we can on a part-time basis.
And so it goes.
As I wrote in my previous post, I participated in a Zoom videoconference on Friday, so I dressed pretty for the event.
Since only the upper third of me would be visible, I could have gotten away with just doing my hair and makeup and wearing a top and some jewelry, but I dressed up from head to toe as ca be seen in the photo above. The conference was scheduled to last for 7 hours with two breaks, so I figured it was a good opportunity to break in my new Nine West pumps, which I wore for the duration of the conference even though no one could see them!
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What a gorgeous dress and heels, Stana! I looked at those shoes online and would definitely get them on sale. Where did you get the dress?
ReplyDeleteI've had to be creative in getting time for dressing, certainly used a vacation day or two for it in the past. It's a little bit tougher when I have a disapproving spouse, so I have to wait until she is not at home. Full time is not for me at this point, I can't see it ever happening. But having the ability to dress when I wanted would be wonderful.
Thank you, Tina. The dress is from Dress Barn. I bought it 10 years ago and did not wear it much because it was too tight, But after losing 25 pounds, it is only tight in all the right places! LOL
DeleteThe only positive from this pandemic has been continually establishing new Lori records for time en~femme :)
ReplyDeleteA “quarantine women” !!!
DeleteEnjoy your slide down the slippery slope.....
DeleteVelma
unless the current local managers' mindsets change, all the laws on the books won't change the discrimination ~ but until, i am happy to quarantine :)
DeleteFor me, I'd wear new pumps in a video conference _because_ no-one could see them.
ReplyDeleteI used to call work-from-home days "pants optional. Now, I kid to people at work that my work-from-home days are "skirts optional" because I could wear a skirt if (implied big IF) I wanted to.
LOL
DeleteMeg, great to see you!
DeleteAll dressed up and nowhere to go.
ReplyDeleteBoth wife and I are frustrated that there are no places to go. That is just the way it is, and we accept that, given we are both age 66, and in no position, age wise to gamble our lives on a relatively unstudied viral contagion, just for a carryout pizza. AND YES, I really DO want that pizza!
I hardly trust the management of any restaurant to adequately monitor the health status (and act accordingly) of the high turnoveer, underpaid, under trained staff and subsequent downstream delivery agent, not to mention the contagion available on just the outer packaging in various food production houses.....
This too, shall pass...
Stay healthy
Velma
Houndstooth check & snake print - perfect for a video conference.😉 You look Fab Stana!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Tanit
Thank you, Tanit. I love houndstooth!
DeleteWould it be possible to appear as a male on a video conferrence call by wearing a unisex top, in vision, whilst wearing a comfortable skirt below?
ReplyDeleteLucy
Depends on how close you are to the camera. I was seated about 3 feet from the camera in my MacBook Pro and the camera picked up everything from the bottom of my bust upwards. Other participants sat further from the camera and you could see everything from their waistline upwards in a few cases. If you sat far enough away, the camera could probably see your whole seated body.
DeleteI can't imagine Stana going "halfway" for anything, much less her video conference! You looked fabulous. Too bad the other participants weren't able to see your gorgeous legs!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mikki. On a number of occasions, my Mother remarked that I had such nice legs that I should have been a girl. “But, Mommy, I am a girl in so many ways!"
DeleteNot being able to buzz around Baltimore whenever I want is restricting, but unlike many folks, I'm OK with being stuck in the house alone. As I tell my friends and family, I've been retired on my won for 20 years, so I have plenty of practice being "cooped up" alone. Since I live in a rowhouse I have to compete with all my neighbors (most of whom own two cars) for parking. With everyone staying home it's a real pain going out because there's no telling how far away I'll end up parking when I get home! That's my biggest irritation, not the isolation!
ReplyDeleteSo, given the isolation I figured, "Why wear any of my men's clothes at all"? As of March 12, the last day of my adult continuing education classes and Opening Night for "Celia and Fidel" at Arena Stage I've only worn Mikki's clothes. Most of what I've worn outside has been women's casual, and as time has gone on, the clothes have become much more obviously femme. The last few weeks I've worn nothing but dresses around the house, which includes brief forays out of the house. My last foraging for food trip was on a rainy day and I wore a plain dress with tights, and the previous shopping trip I wore very flowing pants with a femme top. I always wear a bra and my B-cup "girls" are not hidden away.
I'm not so sure this counts as one of those "living as a woman" experiences, as I'm not wearing makeup very often. On the other hand I'm feeling very comfortable with myself and have had no problem with a few more of my neighbors finding out about Mikki. Having to wear a mask helps me a lot because I really don't pass. But with wearing my long hair down all the time and applying a little makeup to my brows and adding mascara I've gotten "Ma'am-ed" pretty often. Without actually having a plan, this period of isolation has proven to be a very special opportunity for Mikki. I can't wait to see what she does when all this eases off.
That Michelob 'motto' has been boring 'brainworm' style in my head ever since your posting of this days blog.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, yes, those were the days. Young enough to drink, and burn the excess calories, and not have your arthritic neckbones flare up....
Velma
Mikki
ReplyDeleteYou sound like the woman next door to me
There is very little to distinguish you from any other woman so with a bit of luck you could disappear in a crowd
Lucy