I’m getting ready to change my 1st name again. On my birth certificate it says SHARON, but no one in my family called me that except my mother when she was mad at me and it came out, SHARON RAE . . . Needless to say I’m not too fond of my given name.
So from babyhood I became SHERRY and I was called by that name all the way through High School. When I went to Cosmetology School I changed it to SHERI, I thought that had a more mature creative look to it, well at least creative. I used that name for 20 years but when I decided to go back to school to become a RN, on a whim and by now a tradition I changed it too SHARI.
It always intrigues me to see how other people spell my name when writing to me or about me and if you are one of those you probably have heard me say “It doesn’t really matter how you spell it, it isn’t my real name anyway (with a smile).” I get a lot of shocked, embarrassed or irritated looks for my effort of correction.
So, why am I changing my name again at this time of my life and at age 62? Well, because I’m starting a new career again and by now I’m traditional with this aspect of my life.
Tradition isn’t really a biggy in my life though. Like I never have turkey for Thanksgiving, mostly because I don’t like turkey and it seems like you can never eat all of it before it dies in the frig. One year my husband Neil and I decided to take my Mom out to dinner then to a movie on Thanksgiving. She thought we would go to a restaurant that served “traditional” Thanksgiving meals. Guess again Mom! We went to Mucho Gracias (Mexican) and I brought along a crafted turkey made out of paper-mache and sat it on the table during dinner.
Back to changing my name, I need a name spelling that will translate across several freelance ideas I have. Do any of you have any thoughts?
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