I leave for Japan in a little less than a week but feel as though I am in a holding pattern. My husband has been in Japan for almost a month and I have been holding down the fort at home and preparing for the trip.

I can’t wait to get to Japan and get this adventure started but am stuck looking at half filled suitcases and boxes, none of which I am quite ready to commit to closing. My to do list is getting shorter but a lot of things need to wait until the last minute or so it seems.

Our home looks like a tornado has blown through it with all of the different piles that I have started. There is the definitely take pile, the maybe pile, the mailing pile, and the carry-on/technology pile. Oh, and my hubby told me last night that there was something that he wanted me to bring and that it was important but he couldn’t remember what it was - how helpful??? I told him that he’d better write it down when he thought of it again otherwise he would be out of luck as the time for packing, purchasing, etc is slipping away.

I have reviewed my post on what to pack and think that I have covered most everything except the shoe part. Knowing that I wont’ be able to get shoes in Japan and that I will be doing a lot more walking has made me pay more attention to how comfortable my shoes are. Most of them aren’t suited for long stretches on my feet and even though they look comfortable I’m not so sure that I won’t be sorry later. Some solace came in a post from Thomas on how to get shoes in Japan but I’m not so sure his tip will work for women’s shoes. I’ll keep my fingers crossed on that one as I may need to buy some shoes while in Japan.

Oh, and I’ve also decided that I don’t really like most of my clothes and that they are all really boring! Just great!!!!