Nombre

A month ago, I decided that with the upcoming birthday in sight I wanted a change. An easy, but significant one. I wanted to change my name. Its something that I have been contemplating for a year or so. I get so bored with many other aspects of mundane life, and I having the same name for 22 years is not any different. Originally I told my best friend that I wanted to change my name to Briar Davenport last year. It became a running joke, only because it was so unbelievable. After a few laughs, I was still Jimmy.

I really didn't want to be Jimmy. I don't feel like a Jimmy. That's when it hit me. I could be James. I mean, I am James; I have been all along. Its my birth name, I just never went by it.

Now, its always a bit easier to change your name when you are going through a big life change, like moving to a new town. I unfortunately was still "Jimmy" when I first moved here, and I am not contemplating leaving the city.

So I first decided to implicate the name change at work. And why not? It is where I spend the majority of my time. I just began telling people in person about the change. Some embraced it, but many were confused. I learned that even I was confused. Its hard to even get yourself in a routine of thinking as a new name, and responding to it.

As time has moved on, James has become pretty common at work. People are transitioning into it. It has manifested itself into other names such as Jimmy James, James Michael or JM.

James rolls off the tongue a little nicer. Sounds a bit more professional. James has a higher level of expectation.

I changed my name to James.