There we go, that problematic URL/Title of my blog is gone now. Welcome to the newly named, “Beth Overthinks It” blog. I have retained the old posts, I feel some of them are important not only to me but to others who may be transitioning. I am going to add files onto this site as …
So, I was going to create an entirely new blog and discontinue this one. But I think I am going to keep this one and rename it and take it in a slightly new approach to my posts. I have waffled back and forth as to what to do and I came up with this …
When I started this blog, it was a way for me to openly and unabashedly talk about my own issues, of being transgender. I wanted to work out for myself what that meant, what it didn’t mean and where I was going. My first post indicated I was going to be non-transitioning, out of fear …
Photo by Melissa Askew on Unsplash I was going to write another post about being young, being old and living in fear with the secret of who I was. But you know what? Fuck fear. This is about letting fear go, it was never your friend. Photo by Elijah Hail on Unsplash This isn’t about fixing all aspects of your life. …
Photo by April Pethybridge on Unsplash On or around my birthday, I almost always post something on facebook going over my past failures and misdeeds, my regrets and disillusionment. It was a way for me to remember humility, that is what I told myself. It was really about hating who I was, hating the mask …
Over the years, especially when I was younger, I would find games that would allow me to play a girl. It was my escape from the body I felt trapped in. Be they pen and paper games, like D&D or Cyberpunk, or video games like Tomb Raider ( I know, I know, misogynist representation back …
Ah, the Sunday edition of my blog, filled with the hopes of a wonderful week ahead, coupons worth thousands in savings and cartoons that are in full color. Photo by Morgan Sessions on Unsplash I spoke to my HR Manager on Friday, I was trying to help another trans person get a job at our …
Paper Dragon Changing my name seemed like such a huge mountain to climb, but upon reaching the summit I realized I was merely on a foothill before the mountain to come. Social Security was my first stop upon getting my name change paperwork completed. My first try was a failure, they were very helpful and …
The Memorial Day weekend was spent with family, we grilled burgers and hot dogs, we had a really nice day just spent talking and enjoying a few sunny days. I couldn’t think of a better way to remember those that fell than to enjoy what they likely would have given anything to experience again, time …
Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash I came out at work on Monday. Such a small sentence but a huge leap for me. It was essentially the last hurdle in my current life to coming out entirely. I am still trying to come to terms with the joyous idea that I will never, ever, ever …
Everybody Needs Some Body
and "S" is for Spouse
a lone voice calling in the wilderness
Life, the universe and everything
Life, the universe and everything
Life, the universe and everything
