Changing legal name

[Cammy]

I think for ease of handling keeping your professional name is a good idea, but changing the middle name to Rain will work nice for your emotional health. My dad changed his name completely many years ago and it was not a big deal. It amounted to filling out a form, that you probably can download from your state or provincial government, and then having it notorized or whatever. Then I believe it also involves a visit to a registrar's office and you might need to publish the new name in a newspaper. The real work involves changing your bonafides, like your driver's license, medical plan cards, credit cards and all of that good stuff. My dad's change went quite seamlessly and it didn't cost him a lot of money, which he had little of. He told me that it was the after work (phone company, bills, credit cards, etcetera) was where the real work was.

Best of luck with this. Dad said it was cathartic for him and I hope you have a similar positive reaction.