Sasasunakku is 1

Soooo….I know it’s not really the done thing to toot your own horn but I will: IT’S MY 1 YEAR BLOGOVERSARY!

This is a big deal to me, mainly because I really really wish I was one of those perservering people. All around me I’ve noticed that the people who stick at things and do things bit by bit, achieve and achieve. Perhaps you are one of those people. If so, please send in your tips on the back of a postcard and no snickering in the cheap seats that it took me 30 years to figure this out. I like to tell myself I’m a Renaissance person, but I think that’s a polite way of saying I’m a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.

The things I’ve achieved always happen in a big burst of energy; like moving countries (does that even constitute an achievement? Probably not). A few months of concerted effort in one place followed by the same in another and you’re done.

Anyway, there have definitely been times in the past year when I couldn’t really be bothered taking photos, or writing a post or uploading PDFs of recipes to the blog. But your encouragement has been the carrot that has enticed me to keep posting and now…well, now I have this sense of achievement and man, it’s great. I could get used to this. I realise that in the scheme of things, it’s pretty minor but you’ve gotta start somewhere, right? So for coming here and listening, and answering my questions and for your friendship, thank you so much – I know there are a lot of other places you could be.

I’m starting two new kinds of posts on Sasasunakku this year, both inspired by bloggers I admire for different reasons. The first are round ups of what I’ve been inspired by reading, hearing and cooking recently. I hope it helps me to notice the small details in life since smelling the roses has never been my forté and Sarah, from Pink of Perfection reminds me how important it is with her 5 senses Fridays.

The other sort is inspired by Clotilde’s French idioms. Japanese is full of onomatopoeia and sound symbolism, particularly around food and hopefully some of you will find it interesting. I’m planning to do both of these once or twice a month on top of my normal weekly story and recipe post.