Oh, thank you.
I had already had this plan thought out when I posted it, but after finding this forum and reading some of the threads about learning Japanese and kanji, I started to have doubts.
I was afraid I might be approaching it the wrong way, and get so far into my studies only to have a difficult time in one area because I taught myself a previous area poorly...
But thanks for assuring me that I have nothing to worry about with my current course of action.