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Cheap Custom Gifts | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog
in Lifestyle &middot November 20, 2020

Cheap Custom Gifts (All Under $50!)

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in Lifestyle &middot November 20, 2020

Cheap Custom Gifts (All Under $50!)

Cheap Custom Gifts | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! It's that time! Time for gift guides. Every Friday up to Christmas, I will have a new ... Read the Post...

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter
in Health &middot November 13, 2020

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter

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in Health &middot November 13, 2020

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter

There are an estimated 100 million Americans living with chronic pain, which can be anything from having a general "bad back" to specific illnesses like endometriosis. ... Read the Post...

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56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle
in Lifestyle &middot November 10, 2020

56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year

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in Lifestyle &middot November 10, 2020

56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year

56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle

With the holidays coming up, there is a lot of cooking on the horizon. But holiday cooking can be tricky when you can't eat gluten, or if you're cooking for someone who can't. ... Read the Post...

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October 2020 Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot November 6, 2020

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot November 6, 2020

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October Blog Traffic Report

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October 2020 Blog Traffic Report

For years, I very intentionally planned my social media content along with my blog content. But 2 years ago, I stopped. I had too much going on! I started doing them again in ... Read the Post...

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease
in Health &middot October 30, 2020

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease

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in Health &middot October 30, 2020

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease

My friends, it is my favorite time of the year: the holidays! To me, the holiday season is Halloween through New Years. Obviously the holidays are going to look different this ... Read the Post...

2020 Recent Reads: July-September
in Lifestyle &middot October 27, 2020

2020 Recent Reads: July-September

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in Lifestyle &middot October 27, 2020

2020 Recent Reads: July-September

2020 Recent Reads: July-September

We are three quarters through 2020!! Thank goodness, right? That also means that it's time for me to share what I read in quarter 3, aka July, August, and September. I didn't ... Read the Post...

What's Heat Intolerance? An Explanation | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health &middot October 20, 2020

What’s Heat Intolerance? An Explanation

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in Health &middot October 20, 2020

What’s Heat Intolerance? An Explanation

What's Heat Intolerance? An Explanation | Kate the (Almost) Great

Just because we're in the cooler half of the year doesn't mean you can't deal with heat intolerance! (Plus, if you're in the southern hemisphere, you're heading into summer.) ... Read the Post...

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 9, 2020

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 9, 2020

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report

The longer I blog, the trickier it is to grow your blog. By this point, I've tried all of the obvious ways, and so I've had to get a bit creative this year. In September, I ... Read the Post...

What Does Arthritis Pain Feel Like?
in Health &middot October 2, 2020

What Does Arthritis Pain Actually Feel Like?

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in Health &middot October 2, 2020

What Does Arthritis Pain Actually Feel Like?

What Does Arthritis Pain Feel Like?

One of the hallmarks of arthritis is, of course, pain. If you don't know anything about arthritis, you probably know that pain is involved. But what a lot of people don't ... Read the Post...

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

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support

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in Lifestyle &middot 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 &middot September 18, 2020

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources

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in Writing & Blogging &middot 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...

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog
in Lifestyle &middot September 11, 2020

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read

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in Lifestyle &middot 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 &middot September 8, 2020

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020

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in Writing & Blogging &middot 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 &middot September 4, 2020

We Need To Talk about the “Disease Warrior” Model

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in Health &middot 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 &middot August 28, 2020

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume

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in Lifestyle &middot 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...

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Weeks 29 and 30 of #2026Weekly! The last few wee Weeks 29 and 30 of #2026Weekly! 

The last few weeks I’ve been in Maine! 

1️⃣ Making progress on my needlepoint, which Harley was curious about 
2️⃣ My parents’ beautiful mahjong set 
3️⃣ Mitchell Family Reunion, which I had so much fun at that I barely took any pictures 

#Needlepoint #MaineSummer #207 #TheWayLifeShouldBe
July is: ⁣ - Disability Pride Month ⁣ - Juvenile A July is: ⁣
- Disability Pride Month ⁣
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month ⁣
- the anniversary of when I was diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis at age 19 after 9 years of symptoms ⁣
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As you can imagine, that makes me very aware of my disability via juvenile arthritis⁣
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#DisabilityPride #JuvenileArthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease
There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt someone's chronic illness, but this is one of them. ⁣
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I'm always amazed by how people can have the exact same illness or set of illnesses and still have different experiences. Sure, there will be similarities, but which symptoms are the worst, what medications you respond to, and your quality of life can vary significantly. ⁣
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It doesn't mean that one person is necessarily worse off than another; they're just different.⁣
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ID: Kate takes a selfie. A white text box reads "Chronic Illness Looks Different in Each Person"⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Endometriosis #Fibromyalgia #POTS
This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a sewing project, and my foot in a cast⁣
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ID: Harley the golden retriever has his head on Kate's lap. Also on her lap is an in-progress needlepoint project and Kate's leg (in a walking cast) is elevated.⁣
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#Osteoporosis #RheumatoidArthritis #GoldenRetrievers #Needlepoint #Needlework
Week 28 of 2026 Weekly A very busy week! 1️⃣ Foo Week 28 of 2026 Weekly

A very busy week!

1️⃣ Foot checkup! Walking boot is on occasionally from now until September 
2️⃣ Boston 
3️⃣ IVIG
4️⃣ Dentist 🦷 All good! 
5️⃣ Not a filter - this was the Boston area the second half of the week 
6️⃣ Physical time!

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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office
2️⃣ Looking at TD Garden, the bear statue for the Bruins, and Zakim Bridge in the background 
3️⃣ Looking at tubes coming out from under Kate’s clothes. There’s a Kindle on her stomach
4️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie before leaving
5️⃣ Medford Square looking like there’s a yellow filter over it
6️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office

#ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #Bostonian #IVIG
Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry. I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of people who care about me and this is the fastest way to tell everyone. 

Video: Kate talks to the camera while putting on makeup. There are captions. 

#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimnuneDisease #ChronicIllness #Arthritis #ChronicPain
Week 27 of 2026 Weekly (Delayed because last Sund Week 27 of 2026 Weekly

(Delayed because last Sunday was baaaaad)

1️⃣ Due airport difficulties, we got a few more days with Emma. Harley was THRILLED!
2️⃣ Beautiful bird/squirrel visitors
3️⃣ A beautiful Maine summer day

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1️⃣ Harley the golden retriever putting his front legs up on Emma’s legs to demand hugs.
2️⃣ A bird feeder and hummingbird feeder on a deck. There is a hummingbird at one and squirrel at the other.
3️⃣ A barn, a pond, and the Maine woods

#207 #MaineLife #MaineTheWay #NewEnglandSummer #IGMaine
Reminder: you can be proud of your disability comm Reminder: you can be proud of your disability community while wishing your body cooperated more⁣
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I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, bu I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, but this is from right around then in July 2010. ⁣
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The fact that July is not only my diagnosis anniversary but also Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month has always seemed right. I may not have been diagnosed with JA, but given the amount of arthritis I had along with my many years of symptoms, it's generally accepted that I had it. ⁣
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This year marks 16 years since diagnosis and this fall marks 25 years since my symptoms started. It's pretty weird that so much time has already passed!⁣
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