Since the "prior" posts links were getting a bit long, there is now a page with links to all of the posts: My Transgender Experiences.
Restaurants:
- Burger King (Hwy K O'Fallon, Missouri) - J and I have been in here several times and the staff has always been very polite. We try and avoid fast food these days, but if we are going to have fast food this is one of our go to places these days.
- Denny's (O'Fallon, Missouri) - This is a fairly new location - it replaced a Ruby Tuesday that we used to frequent. J and I have been in there 3 or 4 times, always later in the evening. The food has always been reasonably good and the service fair to good. I've been treated just fine, the service "issues" have tended to be the fact that the staff is new and apparently not as trained as they could/should be. But all in all, if we are going out late enough it's an option.
- Qdoba (O'Fallon, Missouri) - We made our first visit here last week. It was pouring out that day and the place (as was everywhere else we went) was basically dead. That being said it was the dirtiest Qdoba we've ever been in which was disturbing as it's a new location (they moved a mile or two to the north to a nice modern looking location. The service was just as bad as the store looked. We were in during the early afternoon and apparently post-lunch they had cut the staff due to lack of business, but really it didn't excuse what we saw. The woman making our food said she was the only one there, but in the 20 minutes or so we were there we saw 3 other employees and none of them made any effort to clean up the dining room. We were treated nicely enough, but we likely won't be back as the Qdoba closer to our house is always clean.
Retailers:
- Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market (O'Fallon, Missouri) - I won't waste time explaining what Fresh Thyme is, their website can do that far better than I. I will say that in the few weeks it's been open near us that we've shopped there far more than I would have expected. I've been in there both completely "done up" as well as without makeup and hair - as I said above those outings have been fairly common these days because of the electrolysis. I've been treated wonderfully regardless of my appearance by all of the staff there. As of this point they are a strong alternative to Trader Joe's or Whole Foods since those two are each at least a 20-30 minute drive from us and Fresh Thyme is less than half of that.
- Whole Foods (Town & Country, Missouri & Brentwood, Missouri) - We've visited both of these stores, the Town & Country one several times and the Brentwood one once. Due to the distance they are from us they aren't really conducive for regular grocery shopping, but there are some neat things there we've picked up. The people at both stores have always been incredibly nice and helpful every time we've been there. That being said we won't be back to the Brentwood location due to the parking being a nightmare, but when we are in the area we do tend to swing by the Town & Country location, especially now that I-364 makes it so easy to get there.
- Michael's (O'Fallon, Missouri) - J and I ran in here a few weeks ago to get me a couple of things for my crochet work. I was basically treated with indifference, which I suppose is a good thing; but I didn't get a vibe like I was "welcome" there either.
Services:
- Electrolysis Etc. (Clayton, Missouri) - I was referred here by our laser technician (they are in the same building, albeit on different floors) and I've been very happy so far. My technician here has been Sunyatta and she has been incredibly patient and efficient. She is *always* on time which is greatly appreciated since I tend to visit every week or every other week and she's been very flexible with my schedule so that I've been able to come in late enough in the day that I don't have to take time off work (I can simply take my lunch at the end of the day and leave a hour early). I don't have anyone to compare her to, but she seems to move at a good pace and I'm incredibly happy with the work she's done so far. I would strongly recommend her to anyone needing electrolysis.
So there's a thumbnail with this post, here's a picture of myself from my most recent visit to Columbia for my checkup and visit with a dietitian. It's also my first picture with my newest wig, it's similar in style to the short one that was my favorite and it's the same color as that one. The difference being that it's a monofilament model like my most recent one and not a lace front one. I've only had it on a few times, but so far I'm very happy with it. I was happy with the prior monofilament one as well, but the color was just darker than I wanted, this is a color that I really like (RH268 in Estetica if anyone cares).
As always have a great day.
- M
