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12 Boston Small Businesses To Support | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Lifestyle · September 25, 2020

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support

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in Lifestyle · September 25, 2020

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support | Kate the (Almost) Great

It's always a good idea to support small businesses, but that's especially true now in the age of COVID-19. With that in mind, I've pulled together a list of 12 Boston small ... Read the Post...

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources | Health + Lifestyle Blog
in Writing & Blogging · September 18, 2020

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources

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in Writing & Blogging · September 18, 2020

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources | Health + Lifestyle Blog

I have been blogging since 2013, and seriously since 2015. The more I learn about blogging, the more I know that there is an unending amount of information to learn. To help ... Read the Post...

Text reads: Buy my ebook for chronic health bloggers, worth $140, but buy for $10! There is also an image of the ebook cover. The ebook is named "Take Your Blog (And Income!) To The Next Level: Resources for Chronic Health Bloggers".
19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog
in Lifestyle · September 11, 2020

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read

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in Lifestyle · September 11, 2020

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog

I have been a big fan of classic fiction since at least the 5th grade. But a type of fiction that I've also read a fair amount of is retellings, which are basically when a ... Read the Post...

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020
in Writing & Blogging · September 8, 2020

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020

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in Writing & Blogging · September 8, 2020

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020

Happy September! I'm so glad that summer is unofficially over. Next up: fall! But first, I have my last blog traffic report of summer 2020. Read up how to get blog traffic in ... Read the Post...

We Need To Talk about the "Disease Warrior" Model | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health · September 4, 2020

We Need To Talk about the “Disease Warrior” Model

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in Health · September 4, 2020

We Need To Talk about the “Disease Warrior” Model

We Need To Talk about the "Disease Warrior" Model | Kate the (Almost) Great

Something that I have never been able to quite put my finger on how I feel about it is the "disease warrior" model. In its simplest form - and I am definitely going to get ... Read the Post...

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume
in Lifestyle · August 28, 2020

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume

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in Lifestyle · August 28, 2020

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume

Advocacy experience is a great things to have for a variety of reasons. One of which is that it makes a great addition to your resume! But how do you include it? I've included ... Read the Post...

How To Track Blog Traffic in Google Analytics | Kate the (Almost) Great, Life + Health
in Writing & Blogging · August 21, 2020

How To Track Blog Traffic in Google Analytics

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in Writing & Blogging · August 21, 2020

How To Track Blog Traffic in Google Analytics

How To Track Blog Traffic in Google Analytics | Kate the (Almost) Great, Life + Health

If you are going to apply to any sponsored blogging opportunities, you need to know some details on your blog statistics, and the go-to method of recording blog traffic is ... Read the Post...

Mental Health And COVID-19: How I've Been Managing Mine
in Health · August 14, 2020

Mental Health And COVID-19: How I’ve Been Managing Mine

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in Health · August 14, 2020

Mental Health And COVID-19: How I’ve Been Managing Mine

Mental Health And COVID-19: How I've Been Managing Mine

We are 6 months into COVID-19 being a big deal in America, or at least yesterday, August 13th, was 6 months into me putting myself in lockdown. As I have a very suppressed ... Read the Post...

The Best Food Substitutions for Common Intolerances | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Lifestyle · August 11, 2020

The Best Food Substitutions for Common Intolerances

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in Lifestyle · August 11, 2020

The Best Food Substitutions for Common Intolerances

The Best Food Substitutions for Common Intolerances | Kate the (Almost) Great

As of this summer, it has been 9 years since I cut out gluten and dairy, and over 5 since I cut out corn, eggs, and soy. When I first cut out gluten and dairy, there were so ... Read the Post...

Summer Blog Traffic Tips: July Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging · August 7, 2020

Summer Blog Traffic Tips: July Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging · August 7, 2020

Summer Blog Traffic Tips: July Blog Traffic Report

Summer Blog Traffic Tips: July Blog Traffic Report

Basically every blogger sees their traffic drop during the summer. This is an odd summer, and hopefully people are being careful with COVID-19, but plenty of people are still ... Read the Post...

Optum Perks: A Tool To Save You Money on Prescriptions
in Health · July 31, 2020

A Tool To Save You Money on Prescriptions

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in Health · July 31, 2020

A Tool To Save You Money on Prescriptions

Optum Perks: A Tool To Save You Money on Prescriptions

This is a sponsored post. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! Friends, I'm excited to introduce you today to a great company that is helping people pay for ... Read the Post...

2020 Recent Reads: April-June | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Lifestyle · July 24, 2020

2020 Recent Reads: April-June

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in Lifestyle · July 24, 2020

2020 Recent Reads: April-June

2020 Recent Reads: April-June | Kate the (Almost) Great

I have continued what started at the beginning of the year - being way ahead of my reading goal! My reading goal for 2020 was 30 books. I have currently read 26 books ... Read the Post...

Why You Must Track Symptoms of Your Chronic Illness + Freebie To Help
in Health · July 21, 2020

Why You Must Track Symptoms of Your Chronic Illness + Freebie To Help

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in Health · July 21, 2020

Why You Must Track Symptoms of Your Chronic Illness + Freebie To Help

Why You Must Track Symptoms of Your Chronic Illness + Freebie To Help

Hi, friends! I'm excited to be back with a new post today after 2 weeks in between posts due to my infusion. Thinking about my infusion and how I'm on half the dose that I was ... Read the Post...

How To Boost Blog Traffic in 2020: June Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging · July 7, 2020

How To Boost Blog Traffic in 2020: June Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging · July 7, 2020

How To Boost Blog Traffic in 2020: June Blog Traffic Report

How To Boost Blog Traffic in 2020: June Blog Traffic Report

I don't know about you, but I'm so glad to be officially in the 2nd half of 2020. Which also means that it's time to look at June's blog traffic! In this post, I'm sharing not ... Read the Post...

What To Do When Chronic Pain Becomes Too Much | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health · June 30, 2020

What To Do When Chronic Pain Becomes Too Much

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in Health · June 30, 2020

What To Do When Chronic Pain Becomes Too Much

What To Do When Chronic Pain Becomes Too Much | Kate the (Almost) Great

Living with chronic pain is so damn difficult. I know that that doesn't sound surprising, but if you live with it, you know that it's a good deal worse than it sounds. And at ... Read the Post...

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Don’t give up hope. (And you’re not giving up Don’t give up hope. (And you’re not giving up hope or a faker if you need a break from trying to get answers)

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Learning about my body: Wow, it’s incredible how Learning about my body: Wow, it’s incredible how much we know about the human body!⁣
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I don’t think health problems are “deserved” I don’t think health problems are “deserved” or a punishment but I do think if I didn’t have mine I would have the time and energy to take over the world, so … 

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