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Day 60: 313 Miles and Masks

Day 60: 313 Miles and Masks

Posted on April 10, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle2 Replies

Day 60 of my daily walk challenge puts me at 313 miles walked! Talking about masks, donations, and new mandate from the county.

No Spend Challenge During COVID 19

No Spend Challenge During COVID 19

Posted on April 3, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle, Money1 Reply

Inspired by a personal finance memoir, “The Year of Less,” I’m going to challenge myself to a “No Spend Month” for the month of April!

Day 50: 235 Miles Walked

Day 50: 235 Miles Walked

Posted on March 31, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

Reflecting on my first 8 weeks of walking every day, going from 2 miles a day to 8 miles a day.

“Stay at Home” Directive #COVID19

“Stay at Home” Directive #COVID19

Posted on March 30, 2020July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle2 Replies

“Stay at Home” directive has been ordered in the state of Maryland to keep residents in their homes except for essential activities.

Day 46: 8 Miles & Sickness Returns

Day 46: 8 Miles & Sickness Returns

Posted on March 27, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle1 Reply

Today, I walked 8.25 miles. And had a “relapse” of the conditions I experienced 3 weeks ago.

Day 41: 170 miles and Counting

Day 41: 170 miles and Counting

Posted on March 22, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle2 Replies

I’ve walked over 170 miles in 41 days as I step towards my goal of 10 miles/day of daily walking.

End of Life as We Know It #COVID19

End of Life as We Know It #COVID19

Posted on March 20, 2020March 27, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle1 Reply

Thinking about COVID-19/Coronavirus’s effects on my local community, especially in terms of the small businesses and restaurants.

Reviewing the Bay Area Lockdown #COVID19

Reviewing the Bay Area Lockdown #COVID19

Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, LifestyleLeave a Reply

What does the Bay Area Shelter in Place directive mean for the lay person? I read the Order of the Health Officer No. C19-07.

It’s Finally Happened to Us #COVID19

It’s Finally Happened to Us #COVID19

Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle4 Replies

Less than an hour ago, Governor Larry Hogan ordered Bars, Restaurants, Movie Theaters, and Gyms to close for the state of Maryland.

Day 33: 6 Mile Walk

Day 33: 6 Mile Walk

Posted on March 14, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle3 Replies

Trying to find a nice 6 mile walking route as I work towards my goal of walking 10 miles a day.

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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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