Agree I stress about money all the time just as much as I do about my work stress. Worried we're spending too much and about trying to save for the future let alone kitchen needs doing, washing machine etc is pretty okd, things I want to do in the garden.. Okdeat wanting a xar soon etc.. All adds to to my stress.. I need to make opportunity in 2023 for Davina time somehow to get my escape. Wearing a dress isn't enough though I need the full thing makeup wig heels the lot for my total escape and de-stress. This 2 weeks off has been pretty crap wife or kids ill, awful weather and my last day off tomorrow then back in the rat race. What I have set myself to do is up 0545 a few miles walking before work, special K diet and low cal meal in the night and another few mile walk then start jogging when in lose weight and not working 50-60 hours per week .. Maybe a new thread on 2023 new year new me.. Not being able to dress as an outlet isn't good and I don't think I open up to my wife enough about my stress and at times depression brought on by it.. Us men are crap at that aren't we we bottle our thoughts. Cross dressing that escapism is my pill free release and I can't do it to what do I have life is stuck in a wheel of work family work family.. No us time and no Me time.

I agree.. Wish it was that easy 😁. Fortunately I've not really though of work over the holidays or been stressed out about it. It's not really that stressful tbh being in an instrucrional role as things tend to run on rails and I've personally nothing that's going to need sorting for a couple of weeks after I get back. I've probably more stress over the cost of living crisis with mortgage, fuel and energy cost far, far higher than they were this time last year. I am, like you, missing being able to dress. Zero chance at home. At least I've managed to get a few hours in during the makeover I had but that's just made things harder. I'm thinking about it so often and Ebay has take a few hits on jewellery and dresses that will need collecting soon. When am I likely to get to try these purchases on is a bone of contention that I've yet to resolve. Oh well.