When I was in middle school, I went to a small parochial school. I was with the same (small) group of students from pre-k to eighth grade. I wasn’t like most of them. I lead a very different life outside of school than most of my peers in many ways. In middle school, I had a best friend. We did…
Well today changed a few things…
Hi everyone! Again, here I am apologizing for not posting in forever, but life as two teachers with two kids… well… it happens. Today, though.. wow. Today was a big one. Tuesday evening, Sarah and I got an email from one of the founding members of GLSEN Phoenix who Sarah has become friends with, asking if we’d like to come…
Ah, the name changing.
We’re back! I keep promising updates and failing- sorry about that! Those of you who follow us on social media (me: IG @JenniBerr and Sarah @chandlersarahb if you don’t…) know how busy life has been and busy in a really great way! So name changing. Wow, what a process. We’re happy to report that we’re all done! Everything at this…
When Did I “Know?”
One of the most common questions I get is: “When did you know you were transgender?” It is usually asked right after the question “So since you and Jenni are staying together, does that make her…… ?“ =) There is a short answer and a long one. The short answer is that I came out to myself, and committed to…
Wow, it’s been a while!
Hi everyone! This is a long one… primarily because it’s been a really, REALLY long time since we’ve updated this thing. Sorry about that! Life has been insanely crazy, in a good way, generally! So since the last update, Sarah has been on HRT for five months at this point. It’s been crazy seeing some of the changes. It’s hard…
Lifting Weights
So I have had allergies forever. To pretty much any animal on the planet earth. It started slowly in high school. Went to a farm and left at the end of the day a little sneezy. Then I went away to college and it didn’t really affect me. Every now and then I would go to someone’s house that had…
My Grandma
People ask me all the time how long it takes for me to write a blog post. Quite honestly…. when the creative juices hit me, I can pound out one of my normal blog posts and have it published and all within about 15 minutes. I guess that’s a gift because it often surprises people. Ha. However, this one is…
Saying “Wife”
Teachers returned to school for my district yesterday. It was super fun to see everyone and reconnect. It’s been a busy and not so positive summer and I was greeted with lots of hugs and smiles, which was great. But let me tell you… Holy awkward. Awkward for me. Not awkward because other people made it that way… just me…
Hair: Too Much and Too Little
One of the biggest issues with transitioning from male to female is hair. Mostly too much in most places, but too little in others. In doing my research online about transitioning one of the things that was reiterated by people was that they wished they had started electrolysis earlier. It can take several years to completely remove the hair from…
Where do I start?! So much to say!
Hi everyone. Sorry about the absence. It’s been a rather crazy few weeks. We got back from Hawaii all pumped to keep this going and I got into a little funk right in the middle of a week that I planned on making quite a few updates and it just didn’t happen. Then, my mom passed away and now that…