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中古車を譲り受けて得た自由の翼

中古車を譲り受けて得た自由の翼

Posted on March 16, 2021April 1, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

10年前、私は「自由の翼」を失った。22歳の時に受けた脳手術の後遺症で歩く事が困難になったのだ。だからこそ去年譲り受けたこの中古車は私にはとても思い入れがあるプレゼントなのである。

From Disabled Special Ed Teacher to AWS Hero

From Disabled Special Ed Teacher to AWS Hero

Posted on July 23, 2020August 8, 2024Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle, Self-Employment, Tech, Top Posts, Writing1 Reply

How I went from Special Ed teacher to working in IT to teaching AWS on LinkedIn Learning & becoming an AWS Community Leader.

enough。「十分な幸せ」を探して。

enough。「十分な幸せ」を探して。

Posted on May 29, 2020April 1, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

私は今「十分な幸せ」を探しています。大金持ちにならなくてもいい。大豪邸に住まなくてもいい。何事でもずば抜けて優秀じゃなくてもいい。「十分」が欲しい。

Achievement Unlocked: Day 100

Achievement Unlocked: Day 100

Posted on May 20, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

Today is Day 100 of my “Daily Walking” challenge, having walked total of 547 miles.

Day 90: 500 miles walked

Day 90: 500 miles walked

Posted on May 11, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

I’ve been walking for 90 days now. Watch a timelapse of the past month of me walking every day!

Day 80: 456 miles and maintenance mode

Day 80: 456 miles and maintenance mode

Posted on May 1, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

I’ve been walking every day for 80 days, helping me get through the monotony and stress of self-quarantine.

No Spend Month Challenge Results

No Spend Month Challenge Results

Posted on April 30, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle1 Reply

I took part in a No Spend Month challenge during April to cut back on spending during the quarantine.

Letter to a 21 Year-Old Me

Letter to a 21 Year-Old Me

Posted on April 18, 2020December 26, 2022Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle, Top Posts, Writing2 Replies

9 years ago, I experienced my first Seizure. Today, I write a letter to my 21-year-old self, who has no idea what is coming.

Face Coverings Order #COVID19

Face Coverings Order #COVID19

Posted on April 17, 2020July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

Maryland’s Face Coverings Order to become enforceable 4/18 at 7AM.

Day 66: 10 Miles and Pivot

Day 66: 10 Miles and Pivot

Posted on April 16, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle2 Replies

2 months into my “Quest,” I achieved my goal of walking 10 miles a day! Now for a pivot to make this more sustainable!

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Hiroko Nishimura

Hiroko Nishimura is an AWS Community Hero, technical instructor at LinkedIn Learning, and author of AWS for Non-Engineers.

She writes about her jarring transition to motherhood on Substack. Many posts are reposted on this blog as well under Tag: Substack. Looking for my Japanese posts?

She is a brain injury and brain surgery survivor, writing about dealing with adult Executive Dysfunction/ADHD.

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