“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” -Goethe
“An Optimist is someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s more like a cha-cha!” -Robert Brault
Deanna Joy Hallmark
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Tag Archives: sisterhood
Geesh Deanna! Where have you been?
It’s been almost two months since my GRS and I haven’t posted anything on this blog. It is time to get back to it, kiddo bambiddo, as my late beloved used to say. I still think of her often, sometimes … Continue reading
The Road to Bangkok: Another Rite of Passage
Yesterday, I had my first mammogram. I had heard from girlfriends that the procedure was not fun but this was a new experience for me and I wanted to savor every moment, paying attention to every detail of the process, … Continue reading
Posted in passages
Tagged estrogen, hormonal therapy, sisterhood, transition, woman, women
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Hey-la-day-la my Mojo’s back
Forgive my impertinence, and I may be somewhat biased but mean no disrespect, but I have been wondering lately when I log on to the blogosphere to be a vocal advocate of things gender, sexuality, feminism and discrimination, whether I … Continue reading
Posted in Divine, Feminism
Tagged estrogen, female, gender, sister, sisterhood, testosterone induced stupidity, transition, women
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More observations from crossing over to the other side of the fence
As time has moved forward since my coming out a year ago to begin my adventure into the magical world of living my life in a female reality, I have been witness to behaviors that I have acquired that have … Continue reading
Posted in Sisterhood, Transgender
Tagged female, gender, girl, memory, sexual arousal, sisterhood, transgender, woman, women
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The home stretch
For the last couple of days I haven’t gotten much sleep. A year ago on this weekend after Thanksgiving is when I began my transition with an announcement to my Embodydance community that I no longer could live my life … Continue reading
Posted in Possibilities, Shift Happens, Sisterhood, Uncategorized
Tagged coming out, sisterhood, vagina, woman
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I am the mistress of my own life
When I began speaking about my transition on this blog, I spoke about the sisterhood I had joined and how much I was glad for them being there for me in ways so different from the brotherhood of men I … Continue reading
Posted in Sisterhood
Tagged bras, dressing up, female, hormonal therapy, sisterhood, transition, woman
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How long have I known I wanted to be a girl?
Back in early December during my big “coming out” week, one of the questions that was asked of me was “How long have you known that you wanted to be a girl?” My answer was “I suppose that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Sisterhood, Transgender
Tagged choice, coming out, context, integrity, memory, revisionist, sisterhood, survival, transgender, transition
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My First Christmas in the Sisterhood of Women
This will be my first Christmas as a woman and I have done absolutely no Christmas shopping at all. In fact, all of the shopping I’ve been doing has been for myself, namely buying clothes, beauty products and all that … Continue reading
A Spy in the Enemy Camp 