It’s Been a While Since My Last Blog

Recently, both my husband and I have been extremely busy with work, and I haven’t had much time to write blog posts.

I’m working hard to grow my company, now in its second year, and my husband just recently started a new business too, so we’re actually both in startup mode right now (laughs).

Six years ago, when I first started this blog, I was a full-time housewife focused on raising our kids. My husband’s company was gaining traction, and he was exploring what lay ahead. Back then, I never imagined that both of us would start new companies again.

Life really is unpredictable.

That said, the more I focus on work, the more my kids sweetly cling to me with “Mom, I can’t do it myself!” or “Mom, I’m scared to walk home alone from school—please come pick me up!”—and it all seems to increase in perfect proportion. So these days, even 24 hours in a day just isn’t enough.

Living a Life of Setting and Achieving Goals

I’m in my late 30s, and my husband is in his late 40s. At this age, it surprises some people that we’re both starting new companies and taking on new challenges.

“Wait, you started a company? Why!?” (laughs)

It’s an age when many start thinking, “Maybe it’s time to slow down a bit,” so starting from zero again at this stage is pretty rare.

Especially for my husband,

– In 2015, he fulfilled a lifelong dream by buying a Porsche (981 Boxster GTS) he’d wanted since elementary school.
– Although he finally got the Porsche, he was so busy with work he couldn’t drive it much, so he decided to create a system that would allow him to step away from day-to-day operations and make time to actually drive his Porsche.
– Over several years, he stepped back from the front lines and transitioned from president to chairman.
– Even after gaining the freedom to drive his Porsche on weekdays, he started a new business and ended up busy going to the office or meetings almost every day.

That’s the story (laughs).

Watching him, I feel that he loves building something from scratch in the IT field he’s passionate about just as much as he loves driving his Porsche.

Still, he’s not throwing everything away to start over; rather, he’s chosen to challenge himself while maintaining a stable lifestyle, and I’m really grateful for that.

As for me, I’ve never been one to sit still.

In my mid-20s, the company I started didn’t go well, and I neglected parenting, feeling guilty. After having my second daughter, I became a full-time housewife for a while.

Every morning, I’d go shopping, pick up my eldest daughter from kindergarten, and then take the kids to the park. After years of being consumed by work, this new lifestyle was refreshing and enjoyable—but after about five months, I started thinking, “I’m bored… I want to do something…”

At that time, I was getting hooked on the Panamera, and my husband said, “If you love the Panamera so much, why don’t you start a blog?” That one comment sparked the creation of “Welcome Home, PORSCHE.”

A few months later, I decided, “If I’m going to do this, I want it to be Japan’s best Porsche blog,” and my husband and I started running it together. Thanks to that, it has become the most visited personal car blog in Japan.

Also, I achieved my initial goal of buying a Porsche with my own money.

Having achieved many goals, I probably should slow down a bit… but sadly (laughs), I want new goals. For me, that means focusing on work now. This time, I’ve set a big goal I never imagined before and publicly declared it, so I feel like “I can’t quit until I clear this…”—kind of tying my own hands (laughs).

Anyway, both my husband and I are happily pushing forward, growing our businesses every day.

A Porsche You Can Enjoy Every Day

In the midst of all this, I’ve come to truly appreciate the joy of having a Porsche in daily life.

My husband often goes on short tours or drives the Royu Driveway, but I rarely get the chance to drive. It’s really just a matter of prioritizing “getting behind the wheel,” but right now, work and parenting take precedence, so I don’t get out for drives as much as I’d like.

That said, my beloved Carrera T is an all-around car that’s fun no matter what kind of road I’m on.

If a car only feels fun on winding roads or at high speeds, city driving can be stressful. But the Carrera T is easy and enjoyable to drive even in stop-and-go city traffic.

It sounds great even at low speeds, and the manual transmission isn’t tricky at all—I don’t have to worry about stalling when starting off. (Our previous GT3 991.2 sometimes stalled if I wasn’t careful.)

The short-throw shifter is easy to operate, and it’s relaxing and fun cruising in the highway lane, plus accelerating onto the highway is a blast.

Lately, I’ve been working late sometimes, but when I see the Carrera T parked, no matter how tired I am, I get pumped up thinking, “Alright! Time to go home!”

The Porsche 911 Carrera T, which brings joy to everyday city driving and ordinary moments, fits perfectly with my current lifestyle. I’m sure what we want from a car changes with life’s seasons, but right now, the Carrera T suits me perfectly. (Though it almost feels too good for me!)

By the way, I recently saw the same Carrera T model listed on a used car site for 27 million yen.

For a moment, my eyes turned into yen signs thinking, “I could make a killing if I sold it now…” (laughs) but no way—I’m definitely not selling this Carrera T.

I’m grateful for the miracle of finding such a fun Porsche that fits me so well, and I want to keep enjoying a Porsche life that adds color to my busy everyday.