Good intentions...

As I write this, we are about to embark on a five-and-a-bit-week tour of Australia with two stops in Hong Kong thrown in for good measure. Those of you who know me personally will know I update my Facebook status religiously when I'm on holiday. It's not all about smug, show-off photos of beaches and pools - although there is that too. It's more likely to be about the various disasters we encounter - and believe me, there are many! It's also nice for family to be able to keep up with where we are and what we're doing - especially when it relates to the kids - and it's turned out to be a way for my mum, amongst others, to vicariously holiday through us. So I plan, Wi-Fi allowing, to do the same this holiday. However, I tend to keep my Facebook updates fairly short - partly because not all my FB friends are actually interested and partly because I haven't got the time to write long updates every day. So I plan to try to update my blog regularly - that way, those FB friends who can be bothered can read about our holiday in more detail, while those who think 'here she goes again' can scroll quickly past my posts in their news feeds. And my random blog readers get to hear all about our adventures in Oz - lucky you! There is also an advantage in writing about things as or soon after they happen - trying to write numerous blog posts a week after arriving home is never quite the same, and I can never remember half the stuff that happened. Of course, I was full of good intentions when I first started this blog too. I was going to update it at least once a week, preferably twice or more. It didn't happen, of course - I think I went over a month between updates once. Now I'll be limited to when and where I can get Wi-Fi access on holiday, plus writing posts on a phone is a lot harder than on the PC. And much as I enjoy writing, I don't want to waste precious holiday time blogging when I could be swimming, eating, exploring, catching up with friends or lying on a beach. So, as I said, I PLAN to update my blog regularly, but I make no promises. In the meantime, here's to good intentions!