I bought a lot of things in 2025, and most of them are not notable, but some have been favorites! Here are my 2025 best buys!
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Mindful goals for 2026
Every year, I set New Year’s Resolutions, and every year, I fail them, or forget about them. 2026 goals are being set with mindfulness.
2025 Recap with Hiroko Nishimura
Recapping 2025 with Hiroko Nishimura, perpetually tired a toddler mom of 2, AWS Community Hero, a writer, and a hobby photographer.
Aphasia: Hunting for that word
Writing with aphasiaIs like reading a book With words blurred outHere and thereI hunt and hunt for the perfect wordBut sometimes I never find the oneI’m looking forI leave … (space) … to come back to fill laterBut sometimes I just … can’t find … that wordIt’s lost in the darknessRattling around at the bottom…
11年前の詩（死）
この病室で/考える時間は/腐るほどある
Reflecting on 2022
In 2022… Not much happened, but the few things that DID happen were pretty monumental in my life. Like publishing a book.
Lost and Found: My “words” after brain surgery
Hiroko had life-saving brain surgery at 22 which took away her ability to convey her thoughts through writing. At 33, she published her first book.
Film photography with Ilford Sprite 35-II
Film photography first thoughts and costs associated with buying and using Ilford Sprite 35-II, and developing film with The Darkroom.
「私、今幸せです」 いつ死んでもおかしくないと医者に宣言されてから10年
障害と向き合って、自分の短所と長所を見比べて、色々模索しつづけた10年間。「あんたには無理」と言われ続けながら、躓きながらも、亀のペースでコツコツと進んできた10年。色々辛い事、大変な事があったからこそ胸を張って言える。「私、今幸せです。」
中古車を譲り受けて得た自由の翼
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。