All talk

Today, we sat at the kitchen table and for some reason, started to make plans. Plans to go travelling in Japan ("backpacking" is too strong a word to use on me) next spring for a month. To hop from Tokyo to Kyoto to Osaka and finally Kyushu.
We even debated details like who we can bunk with, what to see, how much to spend...

Then, we totally digressed and discussed what our future kitchen would be like.. open concept,, stainless steel everything....alas, my dream of having a dishwasher got cruelly vetoed. "Trust me, you CAN wash dishes."

It's surreal, if only coz I haven't sat down and planned anything for ages. The past 3 years, I've pretty much just stood there and took whatever life threw at me. Figured I would do less damage to my life that way.

Dreams, yes. Fantasies, sure. But no plans.

Plans are a bit like fantasies, except they have a better chance at being realised.

But you know what? Even if these conversations don't end up amounting to anything, I still enjoyed them heaps. In my mind, I'm already on this fabulous trip, takin in the best of Japanese street culture.... or cooking up a GFG worthy meal in my awesome new kitchen in a hypothetical new home.

That, for me, is precious in itself. One thing for sure though. It aint gonna be JAL's business class this time 'round. Sob.