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WARNING- this blog post has little point and is really just me babbling away...


I'm alive!  It seems like FOREVER since I last made an appearance.  In actuality- I have gone longer without blogging before- but for some reason this time feels longer.  Maybe it is the whole, last year/this year thing?  I dunno.  Confession?  I was considering dropping the whole blog thing altogether. *gasp!*  I know, what was I thinking?  Could I really stay away?  Of course not!

I did make a couple of decisions.  First- I am going to post my crafty stuff here instead of my sewing blog that I just couldn't get off of the ground.  It wasn't feeling very organic to me- probably because I am just not prolific like the ladies who have the happening sewing blogs.  If and when I get to that point- I will switch to a sewing only blog.  Honestly I was thinking that some of my readers here would be turned away if I talked about sewing and what not.  That leads me to my next decision.  I am going to blog for me, and not what I think people want.  Unless, of course someone asks for something specific (ie if they ask about Japan, or something else I might know a little something about.)  What I mean is, that I am not going to worry that maybe one of my readers might not be interested, so I shouldn't post about it.  Mainly I am talking about the sewing stuffs (ok- and my babbling nonsensical thoughts).

So did you make any new year's resolutions?  I didn't really- I never accomplish anything with them.  I always want to lose weight and get into shape.  But who doesn't?  After all- we eat to the fill during the holidays- and we are left with a food hangover at the beginning of the new year.  I mad resolutions last year- I totally bombed.  These past couple of months I have been dealing with an internal struggle- one between trying to motivate myself and giving up in disgust.  It is a true love/hate relationship I have with myself.  I think positivity is winning right now.

One year I have left in Japan- it makes me sad and happy all at the same time.  I think if Japan was closer to the states, and I could come back whenever I wanted- it wouldn't be such a sad thing.  But honestly- will I ever return?  It doesn't seem likely.  Hubby won't get orders again- he'll be retiring.  So unless my kids end up here- I won't return in all likelihood.  But you can bet I will encourage the kids to come back here in their college years to teach English- I wish I had known about that when I was that age!

So I will continue the Food Fun Friday for your reading pleasure.  I have pictures ready for my post this Friday- from a Peruvian restaurant we absolutely love.  This last weekend I went to California Pizza Kitchen in Kawasaki.  Not very Japanese!  I wasn't really excited to go- but just wanted to get out of the house and off this base.  But Oh-Em-Gee!  My Thai chicken pizza was the bomb!  And the mall in Kawasaki (right outside the train station of course)- is HUGE!

at the Kawasaki train station.  It's funny how when we stopped to take a picture we were immediately surrounded by a Japanese family who wanted to help take our picture!!

On the positive side of things, I have made new friends.  And that is a good thing seeing how I miss my Jaime!  AND!  I found a book club!  I was never more excited, an actual book club IRL!  I had the BEST time talking about books I have read with other people who actually read some of the same books.  That was the BEST.  It is a genre bookclub- since getting multiple copies of books (unless everyone had a Kindle)- here in Japan can be a pain.  So for February we are to read a book written by a comedian.  So now I am trying to decide if I want to read David Sedaris again, or try out Chelsea Handler...

If you are still reading (this rambling blog post), bless you!!  I hope to have some more interesting stuff next time- and maybe it will make some sort of sense.  Until then...

CHEERS!!

Sewing projects? Yay or Nay?

So I have another blog.  I started it a year ago to showcase my projects and try to delve into the sewing blog community.  It really hasn't turned out so hot.  First of all, I need to actually SEW things and complete them.  I can't do that all the time like I would like to.  I have changed the name many times and given the blog many jump starts.  It is still flat lining.  Sometime one has to know it is time to throw in the towel, right? 

So I was thinking since I still would like to show off my creations, sporadic as they may be- I might just post them here?  I think if I just present a couple of pics and not get too heavy into the hows and whys, it will be OK?  Or you do you think it would be a total snooze fest?

Eventually I will be leaving Japan (some days I wish it was sooner than later).  I will need something new to blog about at that point.  At that point- maybe I will start a new sewing blog? 

Okay, well thanks for reading.  I'm off to clean my room now...

50th Post-( what does the future hold???)

This is post #50- does that make move me from beginner to intermediate blogger? Haha  Actually, I am quite proud of sticking to this.  It doesn't hurt that I enjoy it!  I like to talk a lot so this is a great outlet for me.  People can read my posts or - not.  I have 10 followers now, I feel like a rockstar!  Well, not really, but it is exciting nevertheless.
2010 seems to have a lot of promise so far.  I just wish Hubby felt the same.  He has been mighty stressed out at work and keeps talking about when he gets out of the Navy.  I hate that talk because it scares the crap out of me.  What the hell are we going to do?  We will both need to get good jobs I suppose.  Or we can just shack up with his mom- she has a nice big house (really- it is NICE).  But his brother is living there right now- he would have to go or there could be blood shed.  Not literally, but you know what I mean.
Well the good news is that Hubby still has until 2013 before he can officially retire- so we have some time.  I just know it will go fast!
Will I still be a Navy wife when he retires?  Or will have to find a new identity?  I am sure I will think of something to do with myself.  Hopefully I will still be blogging- and will be on my 5,000th post- or whatever number corresponds with a prolific and successful blogger.
For now I need to focus on the present- much to do!