Back to business

Must blog again, must blog again, must blog again!

It's been difficult to restart Jessica in Tokyo after our vacation. My excuses: Jet lag, sleepiness, editing and work, two energetic and demanding kids who want to be back at school - but aren't. And I've become slightly fixated with the TV show Grey's Anatomy, which I'd never seen until a month ago, when I bought the first season on our Apple TV. (I'm generally a snob about TV and like to tell friends that I ignore network shows until they are about five years old, but I'm baring my momentary weakness here.)

Anyhow, I think my procrastination -- which often attacks in times of transition -- has run its course and I'm ready to get back into our normal Japanese life. Lucinda starts school on Monday. Arno starts school on Wednesday - with a full day on Friday.

Then I'll really make progress on my to-do list this fall: pitching more stories to magazines, helping to plan the Book Fair at Nishimachi, keeping up with the blog, and possibly starting an editing business with a friend. More on all of that later.

For now, welcome back to my blog!