• Milestones,  Trans

    Hanako’s Bottom Surgery / February 2026

    August 6, 2025 /

    I am finally taking one of the biggest steps on my journey, and it will be happening in February of 2026 in San Francisco, California: I am going to have a vulvoplasty. The medical term for this is “chopping off the willie to make a jillie!” <scream class=”excited girly” /> I am extremely excited about this! After the surgery, I have to stay in San Francisco for three weeks for followup appointments, and then the overall recovery is expected to take another two months or so, but I’ll be back home for that, for various values of “home.” I have rented a two bedroom, two bathroom AirBnB in the Sunset…

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  • Milestones,  Selfie

    Hanako’s Second Re-Birthday

    May 17, 2024 /

    I am staying with David, Signe, and Annika in Victoria, BC, Canada on the weekend of my 2nd Re-Birthday, and they got me a cake! Squeee! ❤️ I count my Re-Birthdays since I first started hormone therapy.

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  • Milestones,  Selfie,  Sewing

    New Year’s 2023

    December 31, 2023 /

    This was a night I have been dreaming about my whole life… I got to go to a New Year’s Event in a Beautiful Dress that I Made Myself! The fact it was also a Lindy Hop Dance made it extra special!

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  • Milestones,  Selfie

    Two Years A Girl

    November 29, 2023 /

    Two years ago, for the very first time, nervous and afraid, I snuck out of my house in girl-mode, went to the park, and took a selfie of myself. Today, I confidently returned to that same place as myself and took a new photo.

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  • Milestones,  Selfie

    Feeling Brave and Scared

    August 24, 2023 /

    First time ever wearing a crop top! I am very Very self-conscious of my, er, figure or lack thereof. Buying this crop top and wearing it in public was a big step for me!

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  • Milestones,  Selfie

    My First Re-Birthday

    May 20, 2023 /

    It’s very hard for me to pin-point the exact moment I decided to start my journey, but I do celebrate the day I started hormone therapy as my Re-Birthday. Hanako is one year old today, and it’s been the best year of my entire life. Dinner (and desert!) at View 202 in Redding, California.

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