Hellos and Welcomes

So I have decided to start a blog. I guess I’ll get to why in a bit, but first, I should introduce myself.


Hi, I’m LittleRedPanda, welcome to “More Expensive - Less Pockets”
I’m in my early thirties, I live in Australia, and I’m a trans girl.


Which is, I guess, a big part of why I am starting a blog. I’ve never really had one before, so this will be yet another new experience for me. (I seem to be collecting those.) In the past, I’ve never really felt like I have anything to say, or anything much to share. But now, I have, and am having, experiences that might help someone. Some blogs out there have really helped me recently, just by sharing their experiences, and letting me see the things we have in common, and the things that impacted us differently. They let me know I wasn’t alone. An event had left me feeling suddenly quite isolated, but then, the very next day I stumbled onto another aussie girl. Her experiences matched my own in a lot of ways, and it really helped me feel like connections may be easier to make than I expected after all. If this blog helps out someone in a similar way, then I’ll be happy, but either way, I figure that it may help me to clear my own thinking, share some stories, and make some friends.


The name comes from the fact that as someone moving from Guy Clothes to Girl Clothes, I could expect to find my future getting more expensive for less pockets. I’m not really sure what this blog will become, I have a few post ideas sketched out, and an overall feel for things right now, but a lot in my life is changing (that’s kinda the point, actually) and so who knows where this will end up. I will offer this promise at the start though. I am new at a lot of things, and I will probably mess up. If I do, please tell me, and I’ll try to sort it out. I will do my best.


A general content warning, I will be posting about my transition a lot, which will involve talk about some more mature subjects. If you’re not going to be comfortable reading about genitals, about surgery, about mental health, sexuality, or discussions about privilege, transphobia, or other social issues, this may not be the blog for you. I’ll try to tag and offer specific content warnings, and if you’re a reader with specific triggers, let me know and I’ll try to accommodate them too. I am also likely to swear, so if such language bothers you, then maybe keep it to yourself. I will absolutely not say that this is an 18+ space, because plenty of kids might benefit from this information too, but please be careful ok.


I should also mention, if you’re someone who knows me in my other life, then you might show up in the stories here, no names, of course, but you might be able to pick who you are, or you might think you can. If that (or what I might say about you) bothers you, maybe don’t read, or let me know, and I’ll warn you away from any relevant posts.


I hope you like it here. I hope I do too.


<3
~LRP