What a start to the day

Figured I'd get an early coffee Friday morning. I was dressed pretty but no make up, not even lips stick.  What I didn't expect was Columbus coffee to have a BNI networking conference. I said "hello" and "Good morning" so many times, my voice had almost broken by the time I got the the counter to purchase my breakfast and coffee. Okay there was probably only 22 people in total, but about 14 greetings while I was in the queue. It was a fishnet stocking and pvc skirt morning.

I did get a bit of shopping in this week, some bark for the garden from Palmers garden center, wind was blowing my hair all over the place (last Sunday). Tuesday was a Kmart visit and Thursday was just browsing the shops and picking up some dinner items.

One Highlight - Wife and I spent the night in Cambridge countryside after a lovely pub meal and I spent an hour photographing the sky (no processing, just enjoying taking the photos, watching the stars and drinking wine).

And today we had a great experience by attending the NZ House and Garden tour. Wife came back home with lots of ideas. I just need to win Lotto now and we could do some of them 😁

Short Skirts

So, no surprise but some viewers want me in short skirts. 

It's been hot enough and I do like my legs (remember, a knee specialist said I had young looking knees, after he saw the x-ray). 

Anyway, I got out for a bit of sun on my legs. I was wearing the padded underwear, not sure if it helped the look or just put strange bulges on my butt.

But it was nice driving around with the sun on my legs. Every time I looked down, brought a smile to my lips. Okay, I need a leg wax, like asap, but I still like them.

I know I'm getting old, can't remember what I was buying at the shops (probably just a coffee and a piece of cake). I do remember I was having fun and everyone was polite - maybe I just live in the best part of town - the part that doesn't have BS or people with big egos.

I got home around 11am, had a cup of tea with wife before changing for the day. We had a lunch time picnic by a river before she picked up a toy cabinet in the area. I was in a hurry to deploy my drone, so wasn't really watching the exposure on the Canon camera. I need more practice with both the camera and drone.

Once we got home, I decided I should level a bit of ground for a pool (being the man of the house?). I was going to wait a few weeks and hire a digger, but really wanted the pool ready sooner. I mean it was only 9 inches of baked soil and bamboo roots. The sun was blistering hot and after a few showers under the garden hose to cool down, my mascara and eyeliner gave me "panda eyes". The fact I was allowed eyeliner and mascara while out with my wife was a pleasant surprise. 

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I also enjoy Bunning Hardware, good coffee, cool selection of power tools and even flowers for the wife - okay, actually she wanted 3 bags of potting mix but she can't lift that weight, so she sends me 😁

I'm still looking for outdoor lights that will work nicely with our lovely deck, maybe solar or 12v, I haven't figured out which way I want to go yet.

But all this shopping, lifting heavy bags of potting mix is draining in this heat, and I really need to cool down, so another fun time with the garden hose.

Just another week

 

Sunday, another roasting hot day so time to relax in the mall. First coffee then looking for new stuff but nothing really exciting on the racks at this stage.

I did remember the male version of me, required some new sandals, so visited the men's section of the shoe shop to try some on.

Monday, I need a few things for home, milk, cat food, dog food etc. There probably was human food on the list, but we don't seem to go through that as quickly - just kidding, wife picked up some stuff earlier.

Wednesday, my purchases from China arrived, which included 2 wigs as mine is getting old and ratty. I got a nice brown and also a blonde, just to see if it's more fun being blonde. Turns out the brown doesn't flow so nicely around my face, the fringe just sits in front of my face and annoys me. So Blonde it is 😁

Semi-Normal (for me)

It's still so hot, probably 45 days continuous with temperatures over 26 and very little rain. I'm sure when  it does decide to rain, we will be flooded. I remember in the 80's was more temperate, probably 23 degrees by now and light rain each night.

Monday

So my first coffee, was in the early morning before sunrise. The coffee shop has big windows on 2 sides, I felt like a gold fish in a fishbowl. okay, my cat is messing with my keyboard while cuddling into me. He's 16 years old, so I don't complain. Anyway, I stayed in the fishbowl of a coffee shop until about half a hour after sun up and I can already tell it's another hot day.

So - semi-normal, I've done a good job of shaving my chin and I'm in girl mode (without make up), the not quite normal bit - I'm showing my very efficient upper arms and shoulders off. I don't remember my arms being this muscly when I wore this top on the Cook Straight ferry about 8 years ago. With crossdressing, I don't really mind my body shape, it is what it is, and hopefully I'll maintain it in good shape for a few more decades.

A quick visit to the Op Shop after coffee, and I found a new black semi-see through top. I did spent a couple of restless nights wondering what to wear it with and more importantly, how soon will I get the chance.

Wednesday was fun, started out with a morning coffee at McDonalds, a nice hour of relaxation and by 11.30 it was lunch time at Columbus Coffee (attached to Mitre 10). A good opportunity to check out some plants for home.

On a more normal note, my Christmas present is starting to take shape, I can see how it's starting to look more like a tank even though the guns are still another 10 instructions away. Some of the pieces are so small I need a microscope to see them and tweezers to maneuver them. Next time I ask for a model, I should tell my secrete Santa - 24 pieces max!!!

Earlier this week, I had a leftover lunch from my time in the bush (I always carry 2 days spare). I remember in the mountains, how nice it was, yet somehow, not to far from a bakery, that same lunch tasted like.... well it was yuk to say the least.

Still too hot

but I've found being up high in the mountains and forests for a week, is a good way to stay a bit cooler. I even got to have a couple of swims (river crossings that are deeper than my waist). One thing that does make me hot, is when I'm on day 4 of dry rations and someone pulls out fresh onions, peppers and meat for an evening meal. My little camp cooker is good for boiling water, but the gas flame is to narrow to heat a large pan. It's also upsetting when the same person pulls out a beer from their pack while I'm drinking water from waterfalls and streams.

Wife and I went out to a local sports bar, had a drink and played pool (it's been 3 decades since I last played and probably 4 for my wife) - it was a nice relaxing way to spend a couple of hours.

Anyway, crossdressing (that's why I've written this and the reason your here, not to read about normal life)....

It's taken a few days to shave off the hairy chin and I haven't even started on my hairy legs yet (maybe a leg wax would be nice).

Finally got out this morning, shopped for projects around the new house, had coffee while I was out. It felt nice to have makeup on, skirt and nice shoes after all the time in scruffy clothes and boots. At one point, I stood up from a chair, while I was standing on the long skirt, almost had my skirt drop around my knees - something to be aware of if your into crossdressing and long skirts 😂

Relaxing is just nicer, in girl mode

  

Too Hot

Our days are hitting 28 Degrees (82F for my American viewers) and far too hot for a wig - the dresses are great as the breeze passes underneath, but wig makes it seem hotter and the make up almost melts off.

This morning, without chores, I headed to McDonalds in Ellerslie for a coffee. 

I had a nice chap compliment me on my attire and got to see a few really cool cars that stopped by before they went to the Classic Car Show.

I felt the outfit might have been a bit OTT for daytime shopping, so a car change into something a bit more appropriate for the mall.

The funny thing about fishnet stocking, I started feeling like I was old (like 40 years older). It's almost as if fishnets belonged to the generation before me, I was glad once I got them off.

With the new house, we have inherited lots of bamboo. So I had a coffee at the garden center before buying some "Cut and Paste" bamboo killer - think I'll be killing bamboo for a while. I did have a nice chat with staff and made sure wife got the membership points for the product.

Speaking of the new house, already passed the neighbour within a couple of meters while dressed pretty, I mean they would have found out eventually, not like I hide the fact.

 
Once the day got cooler, I did the usual "man stuff", lift the 2 x 2.5 meter greenhouse and moved it to the other side of the yard, lifted out the 1960's clothes line out of the ground, both without dislocating a shoulder or damaging my back - no need for weight lifting training today. 

The yard is now ready for me to hire a digger and create a couple of levels.

 

Think wife will be impressed her wish list is happening fast (hope I get more wardrobe space as a reward 😃)

Wanting my man bod back

Okay, so it's an old man bod at the moment, so I was a bit more conscious of what I eat and this morning -  Auckland anniversary holiday, having an hour that was deemed "free" (ie, to early to have jobs allocated), I decided to hit the running tack. 

It reminded me of how I really hate running, but it was probably good for me.

Wife allowed me to     a) take her new car for an outing

                                     b) have some girl time

So I grabbed my big camera and a few lenses, got dressed and hit the road without really thinking it through.

I ended up in Clevedon - probably thinking about Ardmore Aerodrome and photographing some aircraft, but didn't see any flying today, so drove right past. Plan B was artistic beach photos.

I did see a small group of pine tress and thought about how you might want to see me posing with more interesting backdrops than just shopping malls. But still no need for the big camera.

I stopped at Mitre 10 on the way home, more stuff for the house.

And while I love this white top, I do feel a bit fat in it.

The black top is more slimming I think

Other exercises today, cutting back 1.5 meters of hedging, removing sediment from a storm water sump pit, planting wifes trees, moving a couple of wheelbarrow loads of soil around, and relocating all her heavy pot plants. Body is now sore in places I didn't even know I had.