Due to the fact that I selected a Bikram class that is neither close from work or school and is not served by a nearby bus route, I decided that for now, I should probably quit Bikram yoga at the Bikram yoga studio in Westminster. This decision was quite difficult for me to make, as I enjoyed the classes, the heat wasn’t too bothersome, the instructors were kind and patient, and I believe that it was helping me to cope with a lot of the problems that were happening in my life. I definitely want to start this yoga practice again, but I cannot do this at the Westminster Bikram studio. I am planning to find a nearby studio in either Denver or Boulder, because either would be closer to work or home (maybe both when I finally get to move from Denver to Boulder). Continue reading ‘Had to Put Bikram Yoga on Hold’
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I am tired of this! I have been looking for a new job for several weeks (months, in fact) and the biggest problem with obtaining employment which could possibly help me get closer to the surgery is my misdemeanor shoplifting conviction. While I am working on getting that record sealed, this is going to take like 6 months and there is probably no way I could possibly get gainful employment in time to have surgery by December. While TalentTree did start working on placing me at another employer (I had to go in to get forms to do a drug test today), I am still irritated that ultimately, I have to consider options for gainful employment. And yes, this means finding an employer who is a bit more willing to keep me on because of the fact that they see me as a woman from the get go and not a “man dressed as a woman”. So, in that spirit, I need to find a SRS grant as soon as possible. Continue reading ‘Looking for a SRS Grant’
Sadly, I learned about a month ago that the amount of the Stafford Loan from Community College of Denver is too laughably small to help me get the surgery. So, with the little job prospects that I do have and the little hope that I have of getting gainful employment, I am going to have to cede to the fact that I will not be having surgery before the end of the surgery. But if nothing else, it will help teach me how to live as female without the surgery, thus appreciating the surgery more. And yes, it will give me more time to prepare things before I leave. Namely, the little things such as getting a cache of money together for Chinese food delivery, a cache of food to ensure that I do not have to run to Whole Foods while lying around the house, enough to pay off my utilties for a couple of months and to purchase the sundry items needed that I would go through much quicker since I would be at home, recovering from major surgery. Continue reading ‘The surgery date will have to be next year’
Now, as you know - I am a transsexual whose biggest ambitions in life are to transition and become a writer and a professor at a University. However, there is all the flotsam about self-esteem and appearance that really bothers me. And right now, the one thing I can do to improve my self-esteem and appearance is to lose weight. Since I weigh about 200 lbs and have a ‘beer belly’, this is something that needs to be improved. So, I am planning to start attending Bikram yoga courses and I have contacted the Bikram yoga college in Westminster. So far, it seems like the best deal in the Denver/Boulder corridor ($50 a month for the first month, $50 for the second month if you can make 25 courses in the first 30 days that you paid for and $130 thereafter). Continue reading ‘Contemplating Yoga’