A Glittery trail was left

 It's been another busy week at work, I was working until nearly midnight on Thursday, then most of the morning on Friday, even though it was meant to be a day off. 

So I wasn't as chilled and refreshed for my first Leeds First Friday bar crawl, but I definitely didn't want to miss it, I had invested so much into picking the shoes and the dress, and practising my eye makeup wings a few nights before.

I had ordered a long sleeved peplum jacket in Mocha , to go out in, as I didn't want to risk taking my lovely warm long black coat, and have to lug it around all night. Proved to be a success, was light enough not to need to take it off unless we found a seat. Wouldn't have wanted to queue outside for long with just it though, but luckily the few places we needed to queue gave priority to trans people for that evening.

Was a bit nervous walking from the multi-storey into the hotel, there were not many trans looking people about, and I was looking particularly fabulous - at least in my opinion, certainly felt it.

But once inside, and after finding the bar, I was at home, must have been 60-70 people in there, and I didn't feel at all overdressed, I'm really not sure how it would be possible to overdress, there were some very glamorous outfits.  

No one was wearing the same as me, but a lady did approach me later in the night to talk about it, as she has the same one. They shed glitter everywhere - my bedroom, the kitchen, my car , everywhere I sat in Leeds, I even found a bit on my unmentionables when I visited the ladies room ! She had the same issue with hers.

We went around several different places : 

• Marriot Hotel Bar - posh bar
• Fibre - Really posh bar with dance floor
• Funny Girls - Caberet, really nice
• Blayds - tiny, didn't stay long enough to buy a drink
• Bridge Inn - Was a bit dead, karaoke, loos were OK
• New Penny - Pub with Dance floor , got very busy, bad loos

I spoke to a lady who had messaged that she was going for the first time herself on FB, we had said we would look out for each other, but I hadn't thought that she wouldn't recognise me due to the new wig. 

I added a few more lovely people I met to my FB, and a cis wig dresser to Insta.

I think I had my blank face on too much, I got asked if I was OK a lot :)  , I need to work on a perma smile.

I attempted some dancing, but I REALLY need to practise before the next one. 

Got a little male attention in the last place, but they were drunk and they soon gave up without much of a struggle. One dance request, and some guys who really seemed to want to chat.

I was panicking when returning to the multi-storey, as had forgotten what floor the car was on. Thought I had left it on 4B, not there, went to 5B, not there .....  was on 3B ....

Was also a lot more nervous walking back to the multi-storey on my own, and wandering around looking for the car.

Didn't get home until after 2am, I needed some food so was wandering around cooking hot dog sausages in my sparkly dress, it was very surreal. Got to bed by 3am , after eating and taking most of the makeup off.

Got up at 9ish, couldn't sleep any more, but need another 4 hours :(  - running on caffeine at the moment.

Oh and wig hold spray - life saver - didn't need a hairclip to keep my fringe in place.