Weekly Diary contains what I did and how I felt during the past week. Weekly Diary will be published on my blog every Friday, For special reasons, the weekly diary will be delayed by a day or two. Let’s read my new weekly diary of March 14 - 20, 2025!  This diary took place in Naples, Florida which is my Florida residence and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.   Friday, March 14 - It was my second full day at Hard Rock Casino Resort. I woke up at 9:30am as I set the alarm time. I went to pool for at least 4 hours with my mom and my caregiving girlfriend, Danielle. At the pool, we enjoyed relaxing together. I got to be in the water by sitting in a pool twice so I exercised well in the water. We had a grilled cheese meal for lunch. We left the pool to go back to our hotel room at 3pm. We were getting ready for our last night at the resort. Danielle and I walked through the shops and art gallery. My bestie, Laura joined us as well. We all went to Cipresso for dinner at 7pm. I got a rosema...

I am an adult and I am navigating my daily life with cerebral palsy. As you may have known my life story, I cannot speak or walk on my own because of my cerebral palsy. (If you missed my life story, you should read “ My Story: Living With Cerebral Palsy, Part I: Birth and Childhood ” blog post) Also, I cannot feed myself, dress myself, and drive whereas I can walk with assistance, stand independently, and transfer to any seating positions. I use my iPad to talk to you every day. I occasionally use an alphabetical chart to communicate. I also use a wheelchair. I use leg braces that enable me to move and coordinate my legs actively.  Those supports are always necessary to help me live a healthy and active life and maintain my independence.  I am very independent but I require 24/7 care that meets my personal and compassionate needs. I am right-handed. I can easily hold objects with one hand. I can use my fully functional body to perform physical activities such as exercising, po...

Weekly Diary contains what I did and how I felt during the past week. Weekly Diary will be published on my blog every Friday, For special reasons, the weekly diary will be delayed by a day or two. Let’s read my new weekly diary of March 7 - 13,  2025. ! This diary took place in Naples, Florida which is my Florida residence and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.   Friday, March 7 - I ate a triple berry muffin for breakfast. I saw the Facebook post that Wicked's Marissa Bode came to my hometown of Cincinnati for the Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival. I can't believe that in my eyes! I wish I was there to meet her. What a special moment to remember. I ate a fried ravioli and apple slices with peanut butter for lunch. Nya talked to me about potential project opportunity- she asked me to do something for her business and I said yes I would love to work for her. When I was getting dressed for dinner, I noticed that the straps of my new dress were slipping over my shoulders. I asked ...

Weekly Diary contains what I did and how I felt during the past week. Weekly Diary will be published on my blog every Friday, For special reasons, the weekly diary will be delayed by a day or two. Let’s read my new weekly diary of February 28 - March 6, 2025. ! This diary took place in Naples, Florida which is my Florida residence. Friday, February 28 -  I ate Wawa's banana bread for breakfast. I was working on my iPad all day. I ate my favorite wrap - turkey Brie apple and jello for lunch. I watched "Disney's Ice Princess" on Disney+ in honor of the late accomplished actress, Michelle Trachtenburg who was recently found dead. Rest in Peace, Ice Princess! 👑 🧊  I took a few pictures of myself for CP awareness month social media post and I worked on the post. I went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner - I had onion bloom, filet mignon with house salad and sweet potato- enjoyable dinner.  Saturday, March 1 - I ate a mini lemon cake for breakfast- yum! My CP awareness month p...

  Weekly  Diary contains what I did and how I felt during the past week. Weekly Diary will be published on my blog every Friday, For special reasons, the weekly diary will be delayed by a day or two. Let’s read my new weekly diary of February 21-27, 2025. This diary took place in Naples, Florida which is my Florida residence. Friday, February 21 - I spent overnight at the hotel in Tampa before today. I woke up around 7am and did my morning routine in the hotel room. I went down to the breakfast buffet. I left Tampa around 8am and arrived home around 10:30am. I ate a veggie ravioli from Carrabba's for lunch. I created a post about my first visit to Tampa on my social media. I took a shower before dinner. I went to Tommy Bahama for dinner with my caregiver, Danielle. At the restaurant, I got a Miss Sunshine cocktail (Lemon infused liquor, salted honey, pineapple)- it was a fantastic cocktail. I tried new Lobster Spring Rolls- it was really delicious. I had a filet mignon salad. ...

  Weekly Diary contains what I did and how I felt during the past week. Weekly Diary will be published on my blog every Friday, For special reasons, the weekly diary will be delayed by a day or two. Let’s read my new weekly diary of February 14-20 2025. ! This diary took place in Naples, Florida which is my Florida residence and Tampa, Florida.  Friday, February 14th - Valentine's Day - I get up close to 7:30am and got dressed. I wore a Tommy Hilfiger blush pink 3/4 sleeves sweater with a small heart on the top right of the sweater, blush pink casual capri pants, and matching bead dangle heart earrings. I placed an order from Einstein Bagels via DoorDash so I got avocado toast on Asiago cheese bagel for breakfast. I opened my Valentine's Day cards from my mom and my aunt with lottery tickets, I won $5 lottery scratch tickets. I skipped lunch because I was having a big dinner. I received a golden shell necklace from my cousin Karen whom I borrowed her similar necklace when she ...

I started falling in love with fashion when I was a little girl. I thought fashion would be my biggest dream and passion. From a little girl to a young beautiful woman, I would wear everything I want especially, pink which is my favorite color. I feel pretty obsessed with that color pink. Many grown-up girls wear everything pink. There are a lot of reasons why girls love pink. For instance, they behave like Barbie, pretend to be a girly-girl or a princess, and look beautiful as much as I do. Nobody can stop loving PINK ! As a little girl, I wore cute and adorable clothes including dresses, gym shoes, and Mary Jane shoes. I started wearing leg braces when I was a toddler because I needed the support due to my cerebral palsy. These leg braces can fit my comfortable shoes. I had short hair (my short hair looked like a tomboy lol). My hair started growing to be a medium length when I was around 13 years old. (In fact, I don't like short hair anymore because it's too tomboyish and t...

Although I could not speak on my own due to my cerebral palsy, I felt pretty frustrated and insecure about being nonverbal. However, it does not mean I have nothing to say. Now, I can communicate through my iPad. As I communicate with you, I want you to know that my CP doesn’t affect my mind at all and I don’t have any intellectual or cognitive issues. Cerebral Palsy is a neurological disorder caused by brain damage that affects a person’s ability to move, walk, and posture. Sometimes CP affects a person’s ability to speak which is caused by dysarthria. (Dysarthria is a speech disorder that causes muscle weakness in the neck or mouth. It can make it hard for people to speak. They may have trouble understanding what they do). People with cerebral palsy have different symptoms based on their physical abilities. Some people with cerebral palsy like myself cannot speak whereas others with cerebral palsy can speak or have speech impediments. Many people assume that people with nonverbal cer...