I was in a Gold Rush to Denver, Colorado for the Gender Identity Center Transgender Convention at the Renaissance Hotel.  I left Fresno on the Amtrak at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March the 21^st, 2012 (missed the Pride Committee meeting).  I transferred at Richmond to the Fremont BART line.  Train trip was $24.65 one way.  Purchased a $10.00 BART ticket at the trains snack bar for $8.00.  I then transferred to the SFO line at McArthur BART station.  So far I was having a very pleasant trip.  I arrived at SFO Terminal 1 (Frontier Airlines) at 11:00 p.m.  I had to wait until 4:00 a.m. to collect my boarding pass – not a good night.  One of the clerks indicated a quiet low light seat but very uncomfortable and the automatic announcements were very disturbing.  The flight left at 6:00 a.m. and was fairly smooth.  I arrived in Denver at about 9:30 a.m. (mountain time) on Thursday, March the 22^nd and had to wait 20 minutes for a Renaissance shuttle.  It is a warm 70 degrees with a bit of a chilly breeze.  I am glad I brought my sweater.
I was able to check in early (before the official 3:00 p.m. time).  The organizers were struggling to get started.  The first item was a film by the Boulder County PFLAG group called “Facts and Facets” introductions of Trans.  I thought it was worth spreading around.  After the film Rafi Daugherty (FtoM) spoke about Trans-Jewish Rituals.  The 2^nd film was “No Dumb Questions” a very different view from young children (girls) on their perceptions of their Uncle becoming an Aunt.  www.nodumbquestions.com.
I ventured over to the Walmart to stock up on some supplies I forgot to pack then grabbed a bite to eat at the McD.  I thought I was being smart by mailing a box to myself at the Renaissance (which arrived soon after I checked in).  Some items that I would have liked to have but were not allowed on the flight.  I got a chance to take a dip in the indoor pool – the spa was out of order, darn.  Then a shower and some sleep.
Friday saw some good classes in interpretive dance, voice by Kathe Perez, and religious perspectives.  There was a speaker at the luncheon that spoke of the WPATH Standards of Care that was very enlightening.  The entertainment for the evening was FACES (www.facesvocalband.com).  A vocal performance group of 6 guys that did some incredible music with just their voice and throats without any physical musical instruments present.
Saturday classes were another view of voice by Lynn Skinner, some introspections by Deb-Ann Thomson, Ph.D, more voice by Kathe Perez.
I was looking at a 30 plus hour train ride Sunday so I hustled over to the Subway for the $5.00 special.  I had to miss out on the “Ins and outs of undergarments” and the “Legal Documents” by Kate Bowman classes.  Of course, one of the big frustrations of conventioneers is that it is impossible to attend two classes you want at the same time.  I did manage to catch the Legal panel on hate crimes.  Most of the conversation was on the need for reporting.
Kate Bowman was kind to drive me to the Amtrak station in the morning.  I gave her the two twenties that I had reserved for the taxi.  It became a donation to the Colorado Gender Identity Center.  Departure was delayed until 11:15 a.m. mountain time (over two hours late).  We were up in the Rockies within a few minutes and the Continental Divide by 1:00 p.m.  It takes the train about 10 minutes to 12 minutes to traverse the 6.1 miles of the Moffitt tunnel (number 28) under the Continental Divide.  The concern is the stale air within such a long tunnel.  The first stop out of Denver is just on the other side at Winter Park Ski Resort.
There was a Llama farm up in the Rockies next to the train tracks and windmill farms dotted the Eastern side of the Rockies.
The city of Truckee, California is on top of the Donner Pass and had a lot of heavy snow – hard pack, too.  The town is very quaint and old country style – not really “western”.  It was time for my sub sandwich and some of the other passengers close by commented on trying to remember to do the same next time.  The rest of the trip into Sacramento was missed because I was able to get a night’s sleep.  We arrived about two and a half (2 1/2) hours late 3:57 p.m. and I just sat on the platform until the San Joaquin Daylight was ready to leave for Fresno.  The weather was a little like a typical fall day for Sacramento.  The sun was out but there were clouds and the air was a bit chilly.  We left on time at 4:55 p.m. and arrived in Fresno a bit late at 8:10 p.m.
Kate and I were not able to sit and talk awhile to find out about our name connection.  I will try to correspond with her on-line when we both have a chance.  I wrote an article for the News Link newspaper that will be placed in my blog later.  The trip was worth it and the final cost was $1,015.30 plus about $150.00 I dumped at the Walmart and Subway.
My one year check up by my surgeon, Dr. Sherman Leis (www.thetransgendercenter.com) was very good and found myself in very good health with recovery going very well.  It can take up to one or two years for everything to finally heal to the point of completely.
For more information and/or to view my copy of the program, I can be reached at racheljoy6@hotmail.com.

A REFLECTION

by Rachel Joy Bowman

I went down to the brook today
I saw a reflection – to my dismay.
It was not I, I saw, but another.
Such a sweet, kind, and gentle other;
with the age of wrinkle and line,
creeping along the edges so fine.

It is a time to turn around
And see a life that has been;
of experiences of then.
Was it lived - for someone else?,
or for yourself?

I am a different face now.
I am a different life now.
For what I was, when I was,
was long ago and forever gone.

I am happier now than I have ever been;
contented, joyous, and free.

Even if it’s just for a fleeting dream,
the chance to be finally “ME!!”

I went down to the brook again,
I saw a reflection and grinned,
a big grin.

January 07, 2006  by Rachel Joy Bowman

August 01, 2009
Transitioning from Male to Female is/has an exciting and very pleasurable sensation.
Set Up:  For Ms. Rachel Joy Bowman, the initial discovery was around 8 years old.  The actual beginning of my transition was much, much later – when American Society had a little relaxing of discrimination, bigotry, and hatred.  I was in adamant denial.  About 5 or so years ago, my mom (at age 92) and I had a conversation about her knowing about me even before I was born, but terrified of the hate and violence that would be launched against me and the rest of the family.  But now (at that time) it was time I faced my true inside self.  I started transitioning in 2000 and started medical treatment in 2004.  It took all of about 4 days for me to change from the world of a male to the world of a female.
I started with going to some adult novelty stores where I found a reference to “Only For You” – a gay boutique on Maroa off Shields in Fresno, California.  There I met and eventually befriended one of the owners, Shannon Smith.  I found the local gay newspaper, “The News Link”.  I noticed the adds for some of the bars and tried out the “Red Lantern”.  There I met a person that introduced herself as Karina Lujan.  I eventually took her up on her suggestion to car pool with her and her friend to visit with Dr. John O’Day of L. A.
First Medical Doctor:  Doctor O’Day is an Endocrinologist – a specialist, not a general practitioner.  He took us in as patients.  I was impressed by his initial interview/overview appointment.  He specializes in using pellets that are implanted (in one’s rear).  They deliver more of the hormones, more efficiently, directly, and completely to the body’s cells.
Start:  After he was finished explaining about starting out, comprehending the Harry Benjamin rules, and what could be accomplished, I jumped at the chance to “try it out”.  I started with 6 pellets (to see how my body responded).  Each pellet was $60.00.  They are supplemented with a booster shot every other week.  The next appointment comes after 4 months.  A cocktail of hormones is given at that appointment (Depovera).  I was hooked.  I went to 12 pellets every 4 months.  There are several pellet sizes and provide different time releases.  I also opted for double booster shots every 2 weeks.  The doctor’s office supplies an envelope with the shots pre-packed.  I was doing this therapy for about 2 and ½ years.  Each appointment cost me $1,425.00.  I decided this was what I was supposed to be doing.  All the appointments were met at the right times and I actually had the cash for each appointment.
Second Medical Doctor:  In January of 2007, Dr. Jennifer A. Burnett, M. D. arrived in the Fresno area from Portland, Oregon.  A former protégé of a well known Trans Doctor.  Dr. Jen is an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno campus.  Dr. Jen is working at the Adventist Health Selma Family Clinic.  You start at the Tuesday special clinic for intake.  The clinic is listed on the services/referrals page of this web site.  It takes 20 minutes at 60 miles per hour to commute to Selma.  Dr. Jen is a general family practitioner and is my own personal physician.  Dr. Jen specialized in the skin during schooling.  You will find out that she is one of us.
Prescription:  The estradiol Verate hormone is obtained with a prescription from Dr. Jen.  The prescription is for 40 MG/ML in mineral oil.  It comes in a 10ML vial for injection in the rear end.  Alternate cheeks, every other week.  The cost is $29.00 plus $8.00 shipping.  $37.00 total.  The prescription comes from AnazaoHealth, Corp., 6630 W. Arby Ave., Ste. 102, Las Vegas, NV 89118-4663.  Phone (702) 873-8455.  More than one individual prescription can be shipped to the same address in the same box.  About 12 to 14 vials can fit in the box.  AnazaoHealth will accept the single payment of the $8.00 shipping charge and a combined payment for the prescriptions as long as there is a note designating what prescriptions go in the same addressed box.
Trans Clinic:  As of July the 1^st, 2009, there is a Trans clinic at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (also listed).  There is also a family clinic.  The Trans clinic only handles hormones, testing, and follow up.  The family clinic does other needs like ear aches and other minor medical.
Mothers Milk Tea:  For encouraging breast health.  I buy a discounted case of “Mother’s Milk” herbal tea (by Traditional Medicinals) from Tower Health (listed on the services/referrals page of this web site.)  I usually buy 12 boxes of 16 tea bags each (192 total tea bags = about .30 cents each) at a time.  $57.43.  You can get a deal at the Traditional Medicinals website, but not as local or as good a deal.  Sometimes shipping is free.  Please consider sticking with Tower Health.
I brew the tea as recommended.  I also boil filtered water in a stainless steel sauce pan with 6 tea bags, let steep 15 minutes (with a glass lid), put about 20 or so ice cubes in, and pour into a glass pitcher for iced tea I keep in the refrigerator.  I fill up the pitcher with the filtered water first, up to almost the top.  I consider the vaporizing of some of the water after a roiling boil and then the additional water put in by the ice cubes.  The ice cubes cool the tea enough to put into the glass pitcher (so it doesn’t break) and then into the refrigerator.  I love the taste of the licorice flavor of the anise.  There is no caffeine and no tannic acid so I can drink a lot and frequently – about 4 or 5 liquid cups a day.  I use a 2 liquid cup mug with a big handle (for my big fingers).
Flat 2 Fem:  Lucille Sorella’s herbal treatment program is a good supplement to/for transitioning.  I have been on the breast cream routine for about 6 to 8 months (part of the routine is to stop for a few weeks) and I have gained a cup and a half in my breast size.  Before I started, I had stalled in the breast growth area.  I buy the herbal blend extract from grrenbush.net.  Be sure and sign up for her free e-zine.  They are pages from her Flat2Fem program (last I saw was $77.00).
Breast Cream:  For the breast cream, I use it in the morning after washing (or shower).  I do all this in the apartment’s main bathroom.  I take about an hour.  I use a cut glass pudding cup (good for ice cream, too), and a ½ teaspoon measure (25ml).  FILL up the ½ teaspoon measure with your favorite body lotion – use a thick cream.  I like to use Avena palm.  It has NO alcohol!  Put the cream in the cup.  Fill the ½ teaspoon to about ¾ full of the blend extract.  I have used a bottle of each of the 3 separate extracts.  Mix all very well with the measure.  Use your finger(s) to clean the measure and to apply the cream to each of the breasts.  This cream is to be absorbed through skin.  It works better than taking internally.  Rub the cream in for 360 revolutions of massage.  The right side clockwise, the left side counter-clockwise.  Reverse.  Change hands (cross arms).  I count 1 to 100, 3 times, then to 60.  This way I am not so liable to lose count (although it matters not) and my arms don’t get too tired.  Then, I wipe my hands on my bare behind and legs.  I don’t like wasting the cream.  Clean the measure and the cup (rinse) under hot running water for next time.
Place a piece of cloth or plastic over the breasts (I use a plastic grocery bag).  Place a set to high, preheated heating pad (I bought one at Walmart), on top of the cloth or plastic protector.  I use an old elastic 3” wide belt to hold the pad against my chest.  Turn the pad down to medium and set a timer for 20 minutes.  I set my timer (a cheapie from Walmart) to 21 or 22 minutes.  You can use the wait time to do your hair, makeup, jewelry, ect., that is why I use an elastic belt to hold the pad in place.
When the timer goes off, I pull the pad plug from the wall, take off the elastic belt (hold the pad with an arm), then place my heating pad and elastic belt in a canvass beach bag for storage.  I have the bag hanging by a strap from one end of my towel rack.
Take the protector off and discard.  I fold inward the plastic and trash it.  I then use a washcloth I started with.  It is still wet and now chilled.  Wipe the excess off your breasts.  I like the way the plastic protector keeps the cream in and heats the skin for good absorption.  The coolness of the wash cloth closes the pores.  You will notice a pancake syrup like smell.  I find it stimulating for before breakfast mealtime.  I have had no real notice of any strong smell.  Lucille Sorella recommends using the cream both morning and night.  I have just been using the cream in the morning.
Vitamins:  I like to take a vitamin.  I am presently taking Hair, Skin & Nails by One Source.  Any brand will do.  My hair and nails do seem to benefit.  One capsule in the morning and one capsule in the evening.  I buy them at “The Grocery Outlet” in Fresno, CA, U.S.A.  I also take a gel capsule of Maximum Strength D3 (5,000 IU) supplement by Rexall Naturalist (also from The Grocery Outlet) as well as a capsule of Triveratrol Plus Dietary Supplement by Julian Whitaker, M. D. (through mail order).  I now have to take a soft gel of Ocuvite by Bausch and Lomb from Walmart for my aging eyes.  It is supposed to discourage macular degeneration.
Herbs:  For Women’s herbal health enhancement, GreenBush Co. has some selected fresh, dried, and extract herbs.  Go to the magazine page and check to see if there is free shipping available.  www.greenbush.net
Another web site to check out is Real Age.  It is a dietary reference site for foods benefitting a healthy Male and Female of all ages.  www.realage.com
Hair:  For my hair, I have been using Baume Hair Shampoo by Verseo and the Baume Hair Conditioner by Verseo.  I buy them together through the Verseo web site.
Sun Screen:  I also use NO AD Sport 50 sun screen/blocker.  It has NO ALCOHOL!
Dental:  I use the Crest Pro-Health toothpaste.
Soy Protein:  The human breast cells need building material.  I am not full of very much fat.  I make up a drink of Soy Protein 95 Muscle builder.  The soy I get at the bulk foods area of Winco Foods grocery store.  1/3^rd cup of soy in a glass that holds at least 8 oz.  The recommended mix is 6 oz. of liquid.  I pour in some Cranberry juice cocktail, some homestyle orange juice, and about 3 or 4 tablespoons of Shasta brand ZAZZ (grapefruit soda) with a large ice cube.  Mix well.  By the way, I store all of the ingredients in the refrigerator.
I have spent more than four (4) years researching a good surgeon for my Gender Reassignment Surgery.  The best in the world, as of this article (August 01, 2009) is Dr. Suporn Watanyusakul, M. D. of Chonburi, Thailand.
Unfortunately, Dr. Suporn will not take patients older that sixty four (64).  So I have had my corrective surgery with Dr. Sherman Leis, M. D. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  www.thetransgendercenter.com.  I arrived on May the 15^th, 2011 and had my re-birthday on May the 17^th, my natal birthday.  I spent three days in the Lower Bucks County Hospital and eleven days at the recovery apartments above Dr. Leis office.  I returned home on Mary the 30^th.  I am doing great and am pleased with the results.  I still need to recover some more as of this writing.  I am meeting Dr. Leis for my post surgery check up at the Gold Rush Transgender Convention on March 22^nd to March 25^th, 2012 in Denver, Colorado.  He said he would meet me ‘half way’.
I am ecstatic and it feels really great to finally feel, think, dress, and be a full female at last!  No more hiding, no more pretending, and no more conforming!
(As taken from the web site).  Dr. Suporn Watanyusakul, M.D.  www.supornclinic.com
Sex Reassignment Surgery ( SRS ) or Gender Reassignment Surgery ( GRS ) and Facial Feminizing Surgery ( FFS ) are the two major surgical operations frequently sought by male-to-female ( MtF, or M2F ) transsexual ( TS ) patients suffering from gender dysphoria. These represent key elements in their life-changing transition.
Dr Suporn Watanyusakul, MD is an aesthetic plastic and reconstructive craniofacial surgeon specializing in the fields of SRS, FFS and Augmentation Mammaplasty (AM) operations, and whose Clinic is in Chonburi, Thailand. With almost 18 years' experience of sex reassignment surgery and related operations, Dr Suporn has carried out about 1800 cases of primary SRS on patients from some 40 countries. He currently carries out approximately 160 SRS operations, and 50 "full" FFS operations each year.
This is the Official Web Site of Dr Suporn's Clinic. The following pages describe the surgical procedures and methods Dr Suporn uses in his sex reassignment surgery operations. The site provides a resource for prospective patients and medical researchers alike. It includes extracts from Dr Suporn's surgical presentations to the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand, and discusses the effectiveness of his proprietary non-penile inversion technique for SRS in detail. The single stage vaginoplasty, labiaplasty and clitoroplasty operation differs substantially from the more traditional penile inversion technique. In comparison with the traditional methods, Dr Suporn finds his methodology gives generally superior results overall in terms of depth, cosmetic appearance and sensation . Detail descriptions of his proprietary SRS or GRS technique are given, along with a downloadable copy of a formal presentation describing his methodology. His reasoning and findings - along with testimonials of many patients in support of that - are documented within these pages.
It is our role to help you. However, we would also be grateful if - for all contact with the clinic - you could help us by maintaining consistent email addresses (or advising us when your email address has changed) in order for us to keep all your correspondence together. Please do not submit email attachments or supporting documentation with initial enquiries; we use a number of proformae to maintain consistency within our records, and we will ask patients to submit detail information on an 'as-required' basis during our dialogs.  Please address all enquires regarding surgery with Dr Suporn to the following address:  Contact Us:  admin@supornclinic.com

The author of this article can be reached at:  rachel@rachelbowman.com  Updated 03012012

                     by Rachel Joy Bowman                                                                                    October 01, 2011

I seem to be having a really difficult personal problem I have been trying my best to resolve.  I am having a great deal of trouble in getting used to certain sounds.  Some of these sounds are very unsettling, distracting, intrusive, annoying and leading to being very irritated, which has a very strong influence on my tone-of-voice and interaction abilities.

I see an individual that is supposed to be coming across somewhat as representing a female.  What comes out is a deep male voice.  The voice is coarse.  The voice is very rough and somewhat raspy, gravelly, gritty and a bit gruff at times.  This is very disconcerting to my sensitivities.  There seems to be a frequency and/or component that personally is grating to me.

For myself, when conversing they will not let me finish what I am trying to say.  There seems to be an immediate need to jump in, interrupt, talking right over the top of you, and then ramble on and on and on and on in one continuous constant stream of words after my very first sentence; no breath, break, or pause to offer a reply or comment.  Many of the words seem to be just fillers that can be best left out – unsaid.  The subject is frequently changed.  The content is usually a lengthy dissertation or very long lecture (sometimes approaching sermonizing) all about themselves – their exploits.  Many are repeated over and over again ego oozing out of each sentence.  With any conversation by any two people they must feel an incredible urgency to but-in and put their two cent opinion into and about everything and anything; whether they are a part of the conversation or not.  It seems to me that they have an incessant fascination in hearing their own voice all the time over anyone and everyone else’s.

The fact that someone talks to themselves is not a big issue, but when they are very loud and constant during any time period it becomes distracting and bothersome reaching the point of being obnoxious, annoying, and irritating (which has a very definite effect on tone-of-voice in responding to the audible intrusion).  Other audible intrusions to cover up are moaning, groaning, gnashing, snorting, grinding, grunting, griping, wheezing, and complaining.  I feel like I am forced to endure the cries of pain much too long.  If the pain is so bad that is causes one to cry out so much then quit doing whatever is causing the pain; at least until one can get to a doctor to get whatever fixed or some relief.  It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just occasional but the noise pollution is incessantly continuous and loud.  A simple effort to lower the sound volume level down to zero would be a tremendous relief.

I can not tell if you are talking to yourself, or to someone else, or to me.  If you want to address me then call my name first so that I may know to direct my attention to what you are about to say.  I have been noticing that when listening to someone else tell a story an excessive amount of interruption, interjecting, and intrusion has been happening; trying to finish sentences and trying to tell the story yourself.  This is a something that everyone should be trying every effort to cut down on.

These are my feelings that I am trying my best to address.  Feelings are nonsensical, illogical, no rhyme or reason, and cannot be helped – they just are.  I can avoid these feelings, I can bury these feelings, I can cover up these feelings or I can deal with these feelings.

The solution that I have presently come up with, so far, are to use earplugs, headphones, operation of a motor, such as a fan, and/or closing doors to muffle or cover up to screen out the sound pollution.  I do not feel that it is mandatory for me to talk to them or them to me.  I do not feel that it is mandatory for me to listen to them or them to me.  I do not feel that it is mandatory for me to have anything to do with them or them with me.  Treat each other as if we were just some other guests at a hotel.  Please do not bother with be nor speak to me.  Take all questions, replies, and/or comments – no matter what – anything and everything – any and all dealings between us should go through the Master.

I have not heard or seen any evidence of any efforts toward doing anything about these subjects.  No reading or studying.  No practicing or learning any lessons, routines, or classes  I have not heard or seen any indications or efforts toward modifying diet, exercises, routines, supplements, or anything else that would demonstrate any effort toward any real goal or actual changes.

If you can not find a way of compromising with this issue then I think it would be the best option at present to remove myself from being a thorn in the side of my Master and remove any cause of anymore harm.  I will try to do my very best to keep out of the way, out of sight, and out of mind whenever I am in/at this location.

The author can be reached at racheljoy6@hotmail.com.

                     by Rachel Joy Bowman                                                                  August 29, 2011

SUBJECT 1.  I seem to be having a really difficult personal problem I have been trying my best to resolve.  I am having a great deal of trouble in getting used to the sounds.  Some of these sounds are very unsettling, distracting, intrusive, annoying and leading to being very irritated, which has a very strong influence on my tone of voice and interaction abilities.

I see an individual that is supposed to be coming across somewhat as representing a female.  What comes out is a deep male voice.  The voice is coarse.  The voice is very rough and somewhat gravelly, gritty and a bit gruff at times.  This is very disconcerting to my sensitivities.

When conversing they will not let you finish what you are trying to say.  There seems to be an immediate need to jump in, interrupt, talking right over the top of you and then ramble on and on and on and on in one continuous constant stream.  No pause or break to offer a reply or comment.  Many of the words seem to be just fillers that can be best left out – unsaid.  The subject is frequently changed.  The content is usually a lengthy dissertation or very long lecture (sometimes approaching sermonizing) all about themselves – their exploits.  Many are repeated over and over again ego oozing out of each sentence.

The fact that someone talks to themselves is not a big issue, but when they are very loud it becomes distracting and bothersome reaching the point of being obnoxious, annoying, and irritating (which has a very definite effect on tone of voice in responding to the audible intrusion).  Other audible intrusions to cover up, are moaning, groaning, gnashing, snorting, grinding, wheezing, and complaining.

These are my feelings that I am trying my best to address.  Feelings are nonsensical, illogical, no rhyme or reason, and cannot be helped – they just are.  I can avoid these feelings, I can bury these feelings, I can cover up these feelings or I can deal with these feelings.

The solution that I have presently come up with, so far, are to use earplugs, headphones, operation of a motor, such as a fan, and/or closing doors to muffle or cover up to screen out sounds.  I do not feel that it is mandatory for me to talk to them or them to me.  I do not feel that it is mandatory for me to listen to them or them to me.  I do not feel that it is mandatory for me to have anything to do with them or them with me.  Any dealings between will go through the Master.  They should also.

SUBJECT 2.  I would like to respectfully request that I be relieved from washing the dishes, running the dishwasher, tidying up the kitchen, and maintaining the refrigerator.  It was mentioned that there was a desire to turn the kitchen over to the new roommates.  Would you please start that assignment right away.  Please consider including the duty of picking up and cleaning up the kitchen, being responsible for making sure the cooking equipment, tools and supplies, and dishes are kept clean (also the running of the dishwasher in a timely, efficient, and economical manner).

The person(s) running the kitchen would best be the individuals to take on these responsibilities as they should know where everything is at and rely on themselves to make sure everything is where and how they want them to be.

I would ask to still continue the privilege of performing the coffee, vitamin, and orange (when available) routine in the mornings.

SUBJECT 3.  Other observations that may or may not be of any importance:
The wearing of the cloth underpants creates extreme embarrassment by any onlooker who happens to be exposed to a dangling log.  Tight, elastic stretch underwear with some kind of panty liner or other contour control shaper would smooth out and help hide the droopy log look.

The skirts waistband is worn way to high up under the breasts.  That fashion is called an empire waist and should be reserved for those designs.  Such a high waist makes the wearer seem and look way too much like a nerdy pantywaist and tends to draw way too much of the wrong kind of attention.

I have not heard or seen any evidence of any efforts toward doing anything about these subjects.  No reading or studying.  No practicing or learning any lessons, routines, classes, or appointments.  I have not heard or seen any indications or efforts toward modifying diet, exercises, routines, supplements, or anything else that would demonstrate any effort toward any real goal or actual changes.

The author can be reached at racheljoy6@hotmail.com.