Weekly Diary: July 4 - 10, 2025

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 July 4 - 10, 2025!  This diary took place in Cincinnati, Ohio which is my hometown. 

Friday, July 4 - It's Independence Day! The America was born 250 years ago today. Things in the country have changed throughout time. Now, we live in the greatest country with modern technology. I am so proud and privileged to be an American citizen. God bless America! 🇺🇸 

I went to the country club to celebrate the 4th of July with my family and caregiver. We had a great picnic dinner and watched the Fireworks- it was stunning! 

Me celebrating the 4th of July at the country club.

Saturday, July 5th - I attended my friend, Karen's 4th of July party at the boat club which features a view of the Ohio River - it's 15 minutes away from my house. At the party, they have Skyline chili coney, ribs, burgers, chicken wings, side dishes including pasta salad and baked beans, and desserts including strawberry pretzel salad and berry cookie pizza. It was a great dinner buffet. I enjoyed talking with the people including my former caregiver who is married with a son. We watched the fireworks at the river viewing area. I had so much fun there! 

Sunday, July 6 - I stayed home all day. I exercised at least 2 times this morning. I ate a waffle with strawberry jam for breakfast. I skipped lunch today because of my healthy habit. My caregiver and I organized my socks, underwear, and bras. I got a bourbon glazed salmon with mashed sweet potatoes and broccoli from O'Charleys for dinner via DoorDash- very delicious and healthy meal. 

Monday, July 7 - I decided to try to lose my belly fat because I wanna flatten to avoid tightness in my pants. I have been exercising and eating smart for a few days. I am feeling positive. I will continue doing the same thing every day. 

I exercised in bed for 10 minutes. I exercised and stood up 4 times in the morning. I exercised in my transport wheelchair for 15 minutes in the late afternoon at home. 

I ate 1 pastry of Pop Tarts' blueberry lemon for breakfast - delicious and lemony. I ate Lean Cuisine turkey with mashed sweet potatoes and jello for lunch. I ate a pesto pasta with shrimp and broccoli from Noodles and Company for dinner via DoorDash. All these 3 meals were delicious and healthy.  

I finished watching the second season of Ginny and Georgia. The ending was so shocking.... I can't believe how it happened! It's a great show so far and I love it so much. I can't wait to watch the third season. 

I had a great day today. I am so grateful to change my lifestyle and focus on my new lifestyle routine! 

Tuesday, July 8 - I went bowling with Metzcor as our first TR session of the bowling league. Bowling is one of my absolute favorite activities. Bowling is a fun sport and recreational activity in which players roll a ball towards pins. Bowling supports therapeutic benefits. It helps improve motor coordination, balance, and focus while also encouraging social interaction and team spirit. I am a wheelchair user and I adapt to bowling, meaning I use a special ramp holding a bowling ball to roll towards pins. It's called Adaptive Bowling which is a great alternative for those who use a wheelchair or other mobility aid. I scored 66 points without strikes or spares for the first round and 89 points with one strike and one spare for the second round! It was so much fun! 🎳🤩

My caregiver and I got Logan’s for dinner via DoorDash. I wanted a filet mignon with mushrooms. My caregiver wanted a ribeye.  They put mushrooms on her ribeye - a small mess. The mushrooms were removed from her ribeye and put on my steak.  It sucks! 😂

I started watching the third season of Ginny and Georgia. The season centers on the legal trial. It also addresses two women dealing with their past and facing their own challenges. 

Me bowling 🎳 

Me cheering at the bowling alley!

Wednesday, July 9 - I started my day with eating Special\ K cereal for breakfast. I exercised with 4 stand-ups for 20 minutes in the morning. I recently started recording my food intake so I am currently consuming a 1,500 diet. It helps me lose up to two pounds a week. I feel confident following my diet and exercise routine daily, so I really want to flatten my belly. I ate 7 salami rollups and orange for lunch. I watched a few seated workout videos on YouTube so I will definitely try new workouts later this week. My parents and I had a cookout for dinner - I ate a cheeseburger with ketchup, baked beans, pasta salad, tomato slice, corn, and a medium square of strawberry pretzel salad (strawberry jello, whipped cream filling, and pretzel crust) - yummy! I finally consumed a diet! I had a great day today. I am feeling positive. I am so proud of myself for trying harder to flatten my belly! 🥹 

Thursday, July 10 - At Metzcor, I got an opportunity to paint a Metzcor keychain pendant for me. I can't paint because it's too hard to do it myself but I had a staff member paint my keychain pendant - I wanted all pink (you may have known that pink is my favorite color). The keychain pendant was made from 3D Printing. The staff asked me to choose a movie to watch during lunchtime. I chose "Cinderella" live action because Cinderella is my favorite Disney princess.

I headed out to Clermont County Developmental Disabilities Center for free vendor event as my caregiver, Nya drove my dad's car with me. Nya's car was being fixed. It's 50 minute drive from my house. We arrived in the building at 4:45pm before the event started at 5pm. We ate a complimentary burger dinner. We started setting up my T-shirt shop business at 5:30pm and I promoted my business to customers until the event ended at 7pm. I only sold 2 t-shirts! I won a gift card raffle! I had a great time at the event and I enjoyed it very much. While on our way home, Nya was on the phone call with the auto company a lot. I heard of her loud voice- it was pretty annoying. She seemed angry. Lol 😂  

Today was a very busy long day. Everything was good but little bit hectic. I felt so happy that I sold 2 T-shirts. 

My t-shirt showcase table @ Clermont County DD Center 

The past week has been great for me. It was filled with excitement, relaxation, fun, joy, laughter, positivity, and wellbeing. I am grateful for what I did during the past week. 😁🥰  

Thank you for reading my weekly diary. I hope you enjoy reading it. Let me know how you react to my weekly diary in comments below. I will post my new weekly diary next week.

🩷 Marisa