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Reflecting on 2022

Reflecting on 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022December 31, 2022Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle2 Replies

In 2022… Not much happened, but the few things that DID happen were pretty monumental in my life. Like publishing a book.

12 Week Fitness Challenge

12 Week Fitness Challenge

Posted on November 22, 2022February 13, 2023Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health12 Replies

3 months post-birth, Hiroko goes on a 12 week fitness challenge after re-reading “The 12 Week Year.”

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.

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.

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.

Four Things I Learned When I Faced Death

Four Things I Learned When I Faced Death

Posted on April 20, 2019July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle9 Replies

I’m constantly running a race against myself and my body. Against my brain, my disabilities, my fate, whatever it may be. Ever since that fateful day, 8 years ago, I’ve been running a race against time, living on what I perceive to be “borrowed time.”

Reflecting on January

Reflecting on January

Posted on February 3, 2019July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Lifestyle, Money, Tech2 Replies

The last time I wrote a monthly recap post was last January.  (Mostly because I had a GREAT January, and then I crashed in February and could barely function for a whole month.)  I don’t know if this one will continue, but I figure let’s try it again! Work + Hustles + Tech LinkedIn Learning…

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2018: The Year of Unexpected Beginnings

2018: The Year of Unexpected Beginnings

Posted on December 21, 2018July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle, Money, Tech10 Replies

2018. What can I say, except wow. It was a year of many many unexpected beginnings, trials, and impact on my identity as a person. I said Yes to many things, and No to others, and being able to realize my boundaries and limitations have allowed me to find myself in situations that I couldn’t…

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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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