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Day 4878: First Things First

Because yesterday was Mother’s Day, I’d like to honor my late mother by sharing one of her favorite sayings: First Things First.

First Things First: I sometimes don’t know what first things are, but I do find it very helpful to prioritize.

First Things First: my first things this morning are blogging, checking my INR (which was surprisingly low on Friday), and leaving for my in-person day at the hospital.

First Things First: Here are my images for today.

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First Things First: Because I’m on warfarin and have to watch my INR for the rest of my life, I can’t always eat what I want (even on Eat What You Want Day), but I could eat a Hostess Cupcake.

On National Women’s Check-up Day, I will be checking my INR momentarily, but first things first.

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The last thing in this first-things-first blog post is my gratitude to YOU.

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P.S. First things last: My INR was perfect.

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Day 4402: What Day Is It?

What day is it?

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What day is it? It’s a day when I express my thoughts and feelings by sharing these images.

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What day is it? It’s a day when I’ll be listening to people I love and not listening to people who hate. It’s also a day when I’ll be recording and posting my song “The Age of Nefarious,” which people I love seem to love.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “What Day Is It?”

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What day is it? It’s another day when I express my thanks to all who help me face another day, including YOU!

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Day 4382: When you’re feeling down

What do you do when you’re feeling down?

I spend time with creatures I love, listen to music, watch funny movies, eat yummy food, and collect images like these.

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Today I’m feeling down because I have a cold (maybe because it’s Unlucky Day) and because I’m not looking forward to 2025.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “when you’re feeling down.”

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Thanks to all who help me when I’m feeling down, including YOU!

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Day 3949: Ability

Because I have the ability to do so, lately I’ve been thinking a great deal about ability. I wonder if I have the ability to

  • make tricky decisions,
  • remain optimistic and eager about life as the years go by,
  • remember everything I need to function effectively,
  • convince medical treaters where I work to attend burnout-reducing Balint groups,
  • balance my needs with others’ needs,
  • overcome my fears to create and successfully pull off a concert of my original songs,
  • make this blog, which always helps me, helpful to you, and
  • organize today’s images into a good enough story.

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I have the ability to observe several of those, including National I Care About You Day.

Here’s what I find when I search for “ability” on YouTube.

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If you have the ability and inclination to comment about this Ability post, please do so below.

I always have the ability to thank everyone who helps me create this daily blog, including YOU!

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Day 3911: Enough

Yesterday, I decided I had done enough work on my song “I Don’t Wanna Be Late (Don’t Wanna Be Early Either”” to post a very long (13 minutes!) version on YouTube.

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I honestly don’t know if anybody has enough time to listen to that whole thing.

And, apparently I haven’t written enough verses, because I just wrote this one:

©️Ann Koplow, 2023

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Here are some quotes about enough.

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I have a plan to make my song better and I hope I have enough time to do that today.

I think I have enough images to complete today’s blog post well enough.

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Times up, so to express gratitude to you, I will end today’s post with one more quote about enough.

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Day 3371: Stop thinking altogether

Thinking hasn’t really been helping me lately, so I’m identifying with today’s Daily Bitch Calendar.

I’m going to stop thinking altogether that

  • my worst fears are going to come true,
  • my fondest wishes are going to come true,
  • I have any way of accurately predicting the future,
  • I have any way of accurately knowing what anyone else is thinking, and
  • thinking will bring me peace.

I’ve stopped thinking altogether anxiously about the future by filling in the blanks of this:

Don’t go to _____ until you’re going to _____.

Examples: “Don’t go to work until you’re going to work.” “Don’t go to the vet until you’re going to the vet.” “Don’t go to the open mic until you’re going to the open mic.”

This altogether stops me from thinking about possible outcomes, which never match what actually happens.

Stop thinking altogether as you enjoy my images for today.

I’ve stopped thinking altogether about Lobster Newburg by remembering this song I wrote a few years ago — “What Are Other People Thinking About You?”

If you’re thinking I need to get my act all together and create better recordings of my songs, my son Aaron (who is now my manager) altogether agrees.

I’m stopping this post by expressing my gratitude to all who have stopped by my blog today, including YOU.

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