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Day 4983: Traveling

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Ann Koplow

This morning, I’ll be traveling into work at the hospital via ferry, foot, and subway. In less than a week, I’ll be traveling to Switzerland alone via airplane.

I experience anxiety and excitement whenever, wherever, and however I’m traveling.

Are you ready to be traveling through my images for today?

On Weather Complaint Day, I’m deciding to not complain about the weather when I’m traveling, as you can see in this exchange with ChatGPT.

Here’s what I find about traveling to Switzerland on YouTube:

Thanks to all who are traveling with me, here and now, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, travel | Tags: August 24 2026, cats, eggplant parm and salad, local wildlife, preferred ways to travel, Switzerland in 1 week @ian.and.ana, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter and Bluesky, Weather Complaint Day | 9 Comments

Day 4982: Bothering

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Ann Koplow

As a group therapist, I witness what’s bothering people. I also hear how these people I work with worry about bothering others.

It’s bothering me how people in power aren’t bothering about about how their greedy, selfish, and short-sighted actions are bothering those they are supposed to serve and protect.

Is there anything bothering you about my blog post for today?

It’s bothering me that today’s online list of holidays and observances has a grammatical mistake.

When I search for “bothering” on YouTube, I find this …

… and this:

I hope I’m not bothering you with these daily blog posts and my constant gratitude!

Categories: group therapy, life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 23 2026, cats, Kathleen Madigan “Bothering Jesus”, Le Madeline Restaurant, Reality Club - “Am I Bothering You?”, South Shore Plaza, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter and Bluesky, what’s bothering people | 8 Comments

Day 4981: Stories I Tell Myself

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Stories I tell myself include the following:

People are basically good.
People are stupid enough to believe what they want to believe despite the facts.
Mistakes are fatal.
I can make a difference.
Nobody listens to me.
Nothing matters.
Everything matters.

It helps me to remember that these and countless other assumptions are stories I tell myself. I want to be open to new stories of all kinds.

Are there stories I tell myself in my images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “stories I tell myself” on YouTube.

I’m so grateful for all the people who are here for stories I tell myself, including YOU!

Categories: Narrative Therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 22 2026, cats, cognitive distortions, Colleen Georges TED talk, creative people, Re-scripting the stories we tell ourselves, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Tony's Clam Shoppe, Twitter and Bluesky | 6 Comments

Day 4980: Stupid

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Ann Koplow

My husband Michael, who told me that Willie Nelson’s early draft of the song “Crazy” was titled “Stupid,” turns another year older today.

Marrying Michael (who is not stupid despite never graduating from high school) is one of the smartest things I’ve ever done.

Here is the Daily Bitch calendar for Michael’s birthday.

Here are the rest of my stupid images for today.

Some people think that those daily observances are stupid.

Here’s the first thing that comes up when I search for “stupid” on YouTube.

I love you, Michael.

Thanks to all who are here for this stupid post, including YOU!

Categories: Happy Birthday!, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: "Crazy", August 21 2026, “Something Stupid”, cats, eggplant parmigiana à la Michael, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter and Bluesky, Willie Nelson | 16 Comments

Day 4978: Never give up

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, on Never Give Up Day, I attended a protest song teach-out at the Burren in Somerville, MA with people who never give up.

I will never give up connecting with others who never give up, as I hope you can see in my images for today.

The surprise speaker at last night’s protest song teach-out was Jimmy Tingle, a political comedian who never gives up.

It looks like the Daily Bitch will never give up eating donuts.

I hope my protest song, which I’ll be performing at the Burren on October 27, inspires people to never give up.

I’ll never give up thanking those who are here, now, including YOU!

Categories: original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 19 2026, “You Don’t Scare Me”, cats, Jimmy Tingle, Never Give Up Day, The Burren, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, voting rights, Which Side? protest song teach out | 4 Comments

Day 4976: True Love

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday was True Love Forever Day.

I expressed my true love yesterday by talking to those I love, by going to see The Odyssey (which I love) with my true love and husband Michael, and by asking a question about true love on social media.

Do you see true love in my other images for today?

When I search for true love on YouTube, I find this …

… this,

… and this.

True thanks to all who are here for this true love post, including YOU! 💕

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 18 2026, cats, High Society, movies, Pink, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, theschooloflifetv, True Love Forever Day, Twitter and Bluesky, What True Love Really Is | 6 Comments

Day 4970: Relax

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Ann Koplow

It’s difficult to relax in this nerve-wracking world.

I relax by spending time with kind people in real life, movies, and books. I also relax by looking at nature and cats and by practicing mindfulness.

When wake up in the middle of the night, I relax and go back to sleep by listening to a video like this:

I’m going to share that video with one of my self-critical patients; I hope it helps them relax.

Try to relax as you look at my images for today.

It’s difficult to relax on Presidential Joke Day when we have such a joke of a President.

Now that I’ve finished this daily blog, I can relax and express my thanks to YOU.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 11 2026, Boston Ferry, healthy meals, Presidential Joke Day, relaxing things to do in Lucerne, Sleepy Monk video, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, tomatoes from the garden, Twitter and Bluesky, ways to relax | 8 Comments

Day 4969: Book Lovers

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Ann Koplow

I’ve been a book lover since I was very young and I love talking to other book lovers about books they love.

Because there are so many books for us book lovers to love, it’s difficult for me to set priorities about which book to love next.

There are many books and book lovers in my blog post for today.

Here’s what I find when I look for “book lovers” on YouTube.

I love listening to that book lover.

Thanks to all who are here for this book lovers blog, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Anuradha Ananth-Huggler TED talk, August 10 2026, Book Butterflies: How reading transforms us, cats, Libby, National Book Lovers Day, quesadillas, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the importance of reading, Twitter and Bluesky | 6 Comments

Day 4968: Priorities

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Ann Koplow

My priority when I wake up every morning is to create a blog post for me and you.

In therapy, we often discuss how to identify, sort, and accomplish priorities.

One of my ongoing priorities is to do whatever I can to help enact political change in the USA.

Let’s see what priorities we can find in this blog post.

Here’s what I find when I search for priorities on YouTube:

As always, one of my priorities is expressing my gratitude to YOU!

Categories: group therapy, life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 9 2026, Brassica restaurant, cats, Halloween stuff already?!, How to Prioritize Tasks at Work, most recently bought item, Phillips Chocolates, Twitter and Bluesky, Vihan Challiah | 9 Comments

Day 4964: Self soothing

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Ann Koplow

These days, the need for self soothing is something people have in common.

Blogging is self soothing for me and I hope my images today promote self soothing for you.

Work Like a Dog Day doesn’t sound very self soothing. Let’s find out.

It’s self soothing for me to realize that even though I work like a dog on every other weekday, Wednesday is my short work day, which allows for more self soothing.

Here and now, it’s self soothing for me to look at images of Switzerland, especially since I had an anxiety dream about travel last night.

Here’s what I find when I search for “self soothing” on YouTube:

Thanks to all who deserve more self soothing, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 5 2026, healthy meals, images of Switzerland, soothing animals, TED talk by Vivi Svendsen, The art of self-soothing, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, Work Like a Dog Day | 6 Comments