I can’t believe I’ve been gone this long. I let too much time pass, but I won’t do so again. I’m here to stay.

I recently started getting into pinning on Pinterest. You can find me at Stefanilara16. It’s been a very long time since I’ve been able to indulge in my hobby. That has to be one of the saddest statements I’ve written in like ever. I shouldn’t have to indulge in being true to myself, nor being me should not be a hobby. Stefani may be another facet of my personality, but she’s as much me as my male side of me.

So I’m working on integrating my two halves so I can feel whole for the first time in over a decade. Between trying to repress my better self in order to find love, to get married, divorced, to lose my career and have my life fall apart, I’m tired of repressing. I want to be free.

But my freedom demands I move on. I’m currently living in an area that’s hostile to transgender people. I’m working on finding a job in an area that’s a little more understanding, a little more liberal. I want to be to express myself with less condemnation than I would get here in the Bible Belt.

Here’s to finding my freedom!