You may be wondering….who is Chel? Many of you know me as Rachel or by “one of the Worsham girls,” usually when my sister and I’s names might be confused.
Or maybe you know me simply by my last name “Worsham.” Some friends call me “Rach” which is truly one of my favorite nicknames. ❤
When I was in High School, my mom called me Rachey, which i detested! But Ironically, my junior year of college, I had a room mate that called me Rachey, and by then, I was ok with it…. I had developed several more embarrassing nicknames than that.
My freshmen year, I had a room mate named “Rachel” but she gladly took on the nickname “Rae.” So together, we were Rachel Rae. I know, know, super creative!
My mailbox mate was also named Rachel. When we finally met one day, We were both like, “Hey Rachel!”
By my Sophomore year in college, a christian college at that, I came to a conclusion! Rachel is a super popular name. One day, seriously, walking to and from class, I heard “Rachel” 3 different times. Do you know how awkward it is to turn to see who’s calling only to find out you don’t know that person.
I was visiting with my friend Lacey about this serious conundrum. For there, were times that my friends were trying to get my attention and it seemed that I had learned to tune out my name…
So we devised a plan..a new nickname. It needed to be different. Rach was too obvious. We needed something like would stand out.
“What about Chel?” Lacey asked.
And it stuck! Yes, Chel would be my new nickname. And to this very day, Lacey still calls me Chel! My Sis knows to get my attention it never fails to call me Chel either.
When I was deciding on my blog name, Through Rachel’s Lens or Through Rach’s Lens just didn’t have the same ring as Through Chel’s Lens. And I decided to go with my classic nickname. And now you know the Chel Story.
throughchelslens.com 