January 2011
I'm horribly and acutely aware that I am so far behind with this blog that it is very unlikely to be finished before we leave Japan – which is actually in April… YIKES! Yup, not long now! (I'll keep you guessing as to what happens in April for as long as I can…)
However, I have so much I want to record that I am going to continue as best and as fast as I can. I may publish two posts a day, so please check back at the previous posts in case you missed something!
Do I need to mention that the amount of packing and organisation I am also trying to fit in is astronomical? I am reserving my nervous breakdown until about June – I think that will be a good time to come down from it all, don't you think?
When people came to visit us, we mostly did the same site-seeing trips with them, so I'll ignore those rather than repeat myself. I'll put links to previous posts instead - if I remember. At some point I will incorporate all the published Tokyo Tales articles into the posts too – some are already in here, but most are not. This is what I plan to do, but life does have a wayof interfering...
Sometimes I do wonder if what I'm doing here is worthwhile though – a slight confidence crisis arises in me from time to time - not often, it's true - but obviously while I'm writing this post at a ridiculous hour in the night/morning. I see people visiting Japanory, but very few make any comments. But I am aware that this is not a "normal" blog so doesn't really invite comment and discussion.
Japanory is more like a "travelblog", which suits me fine and what I intended. I don't particularly feel a need to comment on every facet of my life and thoughts.
As far as I can tell, the commenting crowd tend to discuss posts on more day-to-day commentaries, or deliberately controversial or business-type blogs. And the ever growing mass of "Mummy Blogs". I don't consider myself to be a Mummy blogger - I just happen to be a Mum who blogs - it's not my raison d'être. Perhaps I've missed a trick, but I don't think so in my case.
Actually, "worthwhile" isn't the right word – I'm not doing this for fame, recognition or money (although the latter would be very nice!). I'm not competing with anyone to compare how many readers I have or how well I have "pimped" my blog.
I believe I am over-thinking things right now - and it probably doesn't help that I tend write these posts between midnight and 2am...! Which is the only time I get to myself.
I'm really doing this for my own benefit as a record of a very special time in my and my family's life. Rhiannon in particular loves to see herself on the internet (diva in the making!) and I think in years to come, when she's older and our 4 ½ years in Tokyo is a distant memory, she will appreciate the details and information I've put here.
Also, I know that people planning trips to Japan and/or Tokyo find this blog useful. I know I had a lot of interest from readers of the Tokyo Tales articles who planned trips here. These people tend to email me, which is great.
So I hope that you will continue to read Japanory and I'd love it if you could click the "Become a Fan" and / or "Like" button over there on the left (pretty please!). I don't know why there are two Facebook buttons - I have no idea if they do the same thing or no. I can't test them out myself!
I'm having a needy moment - I need to feel that it's not just me and a few friends reading this - I would quite like a little motivation in the midst of the chaos that surrounds my life at the moment.
And if you do want to get in touch with me please either leave a comment or feel free to email me at [email protected]
Thanks for reading and I'll get cracking on the rest of the posts now.
