I'm a weekend writer who's been blogging for a while now.  My old blog was a mix of journal writings  daily rantings about things that annoyed me, polished articles, political opinions, and life events--it was pretty scattered and disorganized.  I'm going to separate the "Baby's Getting Big! photos" and "Random Journaling" from the "Tips on Having a Baby in Japan"  and the travel journals from the travel tips.   So, if you've ever visited my old blog, saraallsop.blogspot.com, feel free to check back often for personal stories about my life or family.  It will be focused on things that I want to remember or I think my family and friends would be interested in reading    This new blog will be things that a more general public would be interested in reading informative articles on traveling, funny stories and lists, and first chapters of novels that may someday be published.