Cafe Success

Yay first Cafe night done , and I didn't chicken out

Despite the fact that it was just Ina, myself and and a rocking pig it was still a perfect beginning to what I hope will be a great night out in the future
It gave me opportunity to think and plan how I intend to make this a relaxed and friendly space for people to meet and just have a cuppa or a meal and not feel pressured at all

Mark the owner , Is a lovely person and immediately made me feel like this venue is the perfect place for catching up and just relaxing. there is another group that meets here regularly , they are a group for Gay And Lesbian Christians which I think is marvellous as I still remember when the two were oil and water
( OK so its only the early stages and I know some religions still cannot accept people that do not / will not conform to the religious doctrines)but its still nice to see the positive changes over the last 10 years

We discussed Marks plans for making the cafe even more inviting by offering more private niches in the six separate spaces already on offer . as it is there is the street scape seating , two main front areas including window seating for the posers that just have to be seen out and about on the town
two spacious back-rooms all of which have quirky works of art for sale on the walls
And of course, the beer-garden out the back where you can sit and enjoy a lovely Laksa in amongst the ferns and palms

 The Chai tea well its yummy and its not the powdered variety as the loose grind of spices in the pot infuse to give that lovely flavour of true Chai tea

All in all the food is well worth the measly charge and more than enough to fill you up leaving only a little room left for dessert , as we were having our last cup of tea mark bought out two desserts for us on the house,
chocolate brownies with small chunks of still warm white chocolate through the centre

YUM

So now all I have left to do is, contact the many fabulous support groups to get flyer's and contact info that I can hand out if requested,
improve my list of service providers ,doctors endo's,  hair removal gurus and a variety of shops ,cafes and venues that are both fun and welcoming
And finally promote my little cafe night to see if I can make it the casual night out for all

All in all I was very happy with my first cafe night and I am eagerly counting down for the next one

hope to see you there

Acceptance

I thought I had finished coming out to all my clients and had clean forgotten about at least one, That was until today when one of them phoned me this morning asking if I could measure up a shower for him

Phil has known me only as Jason for over a year now , but I think really hes always known there's something a little different about me, but he's never questioned me about it, even though he has seen my changes as periodic  snapshots so each development has been a bit more obvious for him, than those who I work with every day

He is one of my fairly regular clients. And knows that I always provide him with the best service and product
and as such never quibbles about price . I fact he never bothers to call at the office anymore as he knows he gets the best service by calling me direct.

Today we greeted as usual with a handshake and a quick catch up about what we've been up to
This is the moment when I let him know I have changed my name
his response was   " I had better update my contact list then"

The part that really shocked me though was when he was rang the client for entry
without even a thought in one sentence
" Myself and Alice are here to measure up
  Yes,  she does excellent work "
he referred to me as Alice and She without even thinking about it.
and all I could say was "Thankyou"


Even Colin at work admits he has trouble with referring to me as She, and even with clients he will say
"Alice can help you with that,  I'll get him to call you"
He even went on to state today when I asked him about that
" When you get your outy turned into in inny, I'll call you she "
I cant really fault him for that line of thought. I know he respects me as a person and that matters more to me than anything
I am looking forward to the day that I can finally afford to have my body totally in line with how I feel
and seeing so many of my friends having just had there surgeries or are only mere months away makes me more excited that in two years I might finally be able to afford both My facial feminisation surgeries and my own gender affirmation. excited just thinking about it

So to all my friends who have just had theirs or are just about to  " Bitch"   lol
seriously so happy for you all