WHY I CHANGED MY IG NAME - INTRODUCING DISCO CHLO

December is here in all of its ending glory. You guys know I love a fresh month, full of opportunities. Its already the 2nd, I don’t even know where the 1st went ! I am finally coming out of the shell I was in for a couple months and celebrating the birth of who I’ll become in this next chapter. At this point, I am preparing for a major shift, and I’m really excited. Everything I’ve worked for this year is finally paying off and I can see some real results. I realized that I didn’t stop and clap for myself enough this year. I really did a WHOLE LOT, and I am just now realizing it.

I feel that it is very necessary for me to be intentional about changing. I am holding myself accountable to transform into the woman I KNOW I can be. The woman I aspire to be is fearless, she goes with her first mind with confidence. She smiles deep from the inside. The woman I want to be dances like no-one is watching and is so focused on her own path, she hasn’t stopped to observe anyone else’s. The woman I want to be buys what she wants, without checking her bank app. She is happy and thriving in her profession and fulfilled by her work. The woman I want to be has super clear skin and two trips planned ahead. The woman I want to be values her heart and is comfortable in her skin. The woman I want to be is swimming in an ocean of endless self love and is not worried about the past or future- only the now. The woman I will be is welcoming raw love and unleashing her true wild nature.

I have to be honest with myself and look at what is holding me back in the present moment. I mostly think it is fear and attachment to things I’ll have to let go to make room for new.

I changed my Instagram name to @discochlo because I am obviously a huge fan of the seventies. My style very much reflects black women in the seventies, and in general I wish I was born in that era. The disco represents fun and excitement. It represents moving your body and dancing to the beat of your personal drum. So much of this year has been work and sacrifice, but I am ready to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I am ready to have a little fun and loosen up now. Before my Instagram handle was my full name. I thought this was important to maintain a “brand” and keep things professional. Now , I realize that my brand is whoever I choose to be in that moment. My brand is ever-changing like I am. I am welcoming the relaxed, free and even more stylish version of myself in the upcoming year.

I think once you have a child, you are conditioned to go back to how you were. You’re so ready to get back to pre-baby body and pre-baby life. Now that I look back, I DO NOT want to go back to the woman I was before I had my son. I am so much stronger now, in every way. I am opening the doors for the new me who is emerging. I am welcoming the Queen herself. There’s been a few moments towards the end of the year where Disco Chlo slips out, but she always disappears again. Here are a few pictures from a week ago when she revealed herself via selfies. Soon she will be here to stay.

Who do you want to be in 2020 ?