A nameday

February 28th 2023 was a transition anniversary of sorts. Exactly one year earlier, I officially got my name changed to a more masculine first name. 

It's still strange, that new name. It feels foreign, not really me. On the other hand, I can't imagine being named anything else. My old, feminine name feels wrong. Gut-wrenchingly, horrifyingly, jarringly wrong. 

So even though my new name feels new, and strange.. I don't regret changing it. Not even for a second. I'll take "strange" over "horrifying" any day.