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You can’t be a Straight A student in life, so pick 3

You can’t be a Straight A student in life, so pick 3

Posted on March 31, 2025March 30, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in ParentingLeave a Reply

“Life isn’t school- you can’t be a Straight A student in all aspects of life. So pick 3 to prioritize.”

My batteries, and the gift of self-awareness

My batteries, and the gift of self-awareness

Posted on March 30, 2025March 30, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in ParentingLeave a Reply

It took having 2 babies to gain the self-awareness that I need to recharge both physical and mental “batteries” to function optimally.

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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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