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We began living in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2018. I’m a Japanese-Canadian, having migrated from Canada in 2011. This blog started from my passion for self-improvement, which is deeply rooted in the Japanese concept of “Kaizen.” The word “Kaizen” is widely used in Japan, where I was born and raised. My husband affectionately calls me a “bookworm” because I always read. Every Sunday, I post about whatever projects or thoughts I’m currently focused on.

There are two contributors to this blog. My husband will post a blog every other day, sharing his journey. Just before turning 35, he suffered a severe stroke that left him mostly paralyzed. After intense rehabilitation, he made a remarkable recovery, regaining full mobility. Today, he can run even better than before. His story reminds me constantly of how essential it is to practice “Kaizen” in everyday life. Last year, I invited him to share some of his personal journals here, and his perspective has enriched our content.

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Power Outage Diaries: Ice Storm, Cold House, and Unexpected Reading Time

Brian’s fitness journal after a brain stroke This morning began with an unexpected plot twist: no electricity. I woke up to the quiet kind of silence that feels suspicious—no hum, no lights, no reassuring background noise of modern life pretending to be stable. My wife informed me, with remarkable calm, that the power had gone …

Tables, Not Tales: Building a Tiny Civilization in SQLite

Day 77 of 100 Days Coding Challenge: Python Today I put down the party streamers and picked up a blueprint. The job: lay the foundation for my Civilization Timeline app. On the menu were four tables—Civilization, Event, Tag, and the many-to-many glue EventTag—plus Alembic migrations and a tiny pytest to make sure I didn’t accidentally …

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