My name is changing
My divorce is scheduled to be final on September 22nd, and I'm going back to my birth name of Gretta Elizabeth Bartels.
This is going to be a huge pain, but it's important to me, so I'm just going to grit my teeth and do it.
It feels unlikely that I will ever change my name again, even if/when I marry again. Name changing, I have decided, is not a good idea.
It looks like it is possible to rename an LJ account for $15, so I'll probably do that.
I haven't researched renaming my Google account yet. I'm afraid it might be a nightmare.
Then there's the social security administration, my driver's license, all my bank and brokerage accounts, my checks and credit cards, various bills, magazine subscriptions... ugh, it goes on and on.
FUN POLL: I can actually get the judge to change my name to anything... I wouldn't have to go back to my birth name. Anyone have any good ideas for better names? Remember, I'm hoping it'll be permanent and that I'll never change it again... :)
This is going to be a huge pain, but it's important to me, so I'm just going to grit my teeth and do it.
It feels unlikely that I will ever change my name again, even if/when I marry again. Name changing, I have decided, is not a good idea.
It looks like it is possible to rename an LJ account for $15, so I'll probably do that.
I haven't researched renaming my Google account yet. I'm afraid it might be a nightmare.
Then there's the social security administration, my driver's license, all my bank and brokerage accounts, my checks and credit cards, various bills, magazine subscriptions... ugh, it goes on and on.
FUN POLL: I can actually get the judge to change my name to anything... I wouldn't have to go back to my birth name. Anyone have any good ideas for better names? Remember, I'm hoping it'll be permanent and that I'll never change it again... :)