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How To Stay Healthy in Flu Season | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blog
in Health &middot November 5, 2019

How To Stay Healthy in Flu Season

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in Health &middot November 5, 2019

How To Stay Healthy in Flu Season

How To Stay Healthy in Flu Season | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blog

Somehow it's November already, which means that we are heading into flu season! While you can get it year-round, in the US you're more likely to get it in December through ... Read the Post...

2019 Recent Reads: July-September | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blog
in Lifestyle &middot October 25, 2019

2019 Recent Reads: July-September

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in Lifestyle &middot October 25, 2019

2019 Recent Reads: July-September

2019 Recent Reads: July-September | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blog

We're back with another episode of 2019 Recent Reads! I love doing these quarterly recaps of what I've been reading. It's a fun way to share the books that I've been enjoying, ... Read the Post...

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Why Isn't My Blog Getting Traffic? | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blog
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 18, 2019

Why Isn’t My Blog Getting Traffic?

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 18, 2019

Why Isn’t My Blog Getting Traffic?

Why Isn't My Blog Getting Traffic? | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blog

The longer I blog, the more often I see people asking, "Why isn't my blog getting traffic?" on Facebook groups, Twitter, and more. Blogging has changed a lot since I started, ... Read the Post...

Things To Do in Ireland for First-Time Visitors | Kate the (Almost Great)
in Lifestyle &middot October 15, 2019

Things To Do in Ireland for First-Time Visitors

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in Lifestyle &middot October 15, 2019

Things To Do in Ireland for First-Time Visitors

Things To Do in Ireland for First-Time Visitors | Kate the (Almost Great)

As you know if you follow my Instagram, I spent the first week of September in Ireland. While this was my first time, it was my parents' third. This was great because they ... Read the Post...

How To Be a Hero for Chronic Illness Patients | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health, Lifestyle &middot October 11, 2019

How To Be a Hero for Chronic Illness Patients

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot October 11, 2019

How To Be a Hero for Chronic Illness Patients

How To Be a Hero for Chronic Illness Patients | Kate the (Almost) Great

This is a sponsored post, but as always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! As of 2014, there are approximately 133 million ... Read the Post...

September 2019 Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 8, 2019

September 2019 Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 8, 2019

September 2019 Blog Traffic Report

September 2019 Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great

Before we get into this part of my 2019 blog traffic report, a few comments from yours truly. I'm not going to lie: September was all over the place in regards to my ... Read the Post...

How I Prepared My Blog for Vacation | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Writing & Blogging &middot September 24, 2019

How I Prepared My Blog for Vacation

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in Writing & Blogging &middot September 24, 2019

How I Prepared My Blog for Vacation

How I Prepared My Blog for Vacation | Kate the (Almost) Great

As you may or may not know, I spent the first week of September in Ireland! (Stay tuned for a post about that.) Because it was my first proper vacation in years and years, I ... Read the Post...

How To Make Baseball Pancakes
in Lifestyle &middot September 20, 2019

How To Make Baseball Pancakes

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in Lifestyle &middot September 20, 2019

How To Make Baseball Pancakes

How To Make Baseball Pancakes

This is a sponsored post done in collaboration with Nellie's Free Range Eggs. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! I love this time ... Read the Post...

Chronic Illness Advice: Resources for the Newly-Diagnosed Patient
in Health &middot September 17, 2019

Chronic Illness Advice: Resources for the Newly-Diagnosed Patient

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in Health &middot September 17, 2019

Chronic Illness Advice: Resources for the Newly-Diagnosed Patient

Chronic Illness Advice: Resources for the Newly-Diagnosed Patient

As this month marks 18 years since my chronic pain started, I've been reflecting a lot on what my life has looked like and how it has been impacted by this pain. I have said ... Read the Post...

Get More Visitors to Your Blog: August Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot September 13, 2019

Get More Visitors To Your Blog: August Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot September 13, 2019

Get More Visitors To Your Blog: August Blog Traffic Report

Get More Visitors to Your Blog: August Blog Traffic Report

I'm back from vacation! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I was in Ireland last week. I got back about a week ago, and I'm back in the swing of things now. Which ... Read the Post...

POTS Exercise Protocol Diary: Month 3 | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health &middot September 3, 2019

POTS Exercise Protocol Diary: Month 3

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in Health &middot September 3, 2019

POTS Exercise Protocol Diary: Month 3

POTS Exercise Protocol Diary: Month 3 | Kate the (Almost) Great

While neither of the first 2 months of this exercise protocol were easy, month 3 was so. hard. Which is why this post is coming out at the beginning of September and not ... Read the Post...

The Best WordPress Plugins: The Plugins I Use and Love
in Writing & Blogging &middot August 27, 2019

The Best WordPress Plugins: The Plugins I Use And Love

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in Writing & Blogging &middot August 27, 2019

The Best WordPress Plugins: The Plugins I Use And Love

The Best WordPress Plugins: The Plugins I Use and Love

When I switched to WordPress in 2015, I found it a bit overwhelming. There was so much to learn, and the most overwhelming were the plugins. Some plugins I've used since 2015, ... Read the Post...

DNFd Books: The Books I Couldn't Finish | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blogger
in Lifestyle &middot August 23, 2019

The Books I Couldn’t Finish

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in Lifestyle &middot August 23, 2019

The Books I Couldn’t Finish

DNFd Books: The Books I Couldn't Finish | Kate the (Almost) Great, Boston Lifestyle Blogger

I've talked a lot about books that I like, books from different genres that I love, books I want to read, and just generally a variety of book topics. But one topic I haven't ... Read the Post...

How Is Arthritis Treated? | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health &middot August 20, 2019

How Is Arthritis Treated?

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in Health &middot August 20, 2019

How Is Arthritis Treated?

How Is Arthritis Treated? | Kate the (Almost) Great

One of the most common questions I'm asked is, "How is arthritis treated?" Most people just think of arthritis as someone everyone has to deal with as they get older, so ... Read the Post...

July 2019 Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Writing & Blogging &middot August 9, 2019

July Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot August 9, 2019

July Blog Traffic Report

July 2019 Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great

I feel like I say this every month, but it shocks me that we are already over a week into August. What?! This month is going to be very busy for me personally, so there will ... Read the Post...

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This is the face of coronary artery disease⁣ ⁣ Yup This is the face of coronary artery disease⁣
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💐 Week 8 of 2026 Weekly 💐 1️⃣ When you’ve got to 💐 Week 8 of 2026 Weekly 💐

1️⃣ When you’ve got to do IVIG but also empty the dishwasher (aka chronic illness in a nutsehll)
2️⃣ In progress 
3️⃣ New glasses!

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1️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie. She has a small black bag over her shoulder connected to tubes that go under her shirt. She’s a white woman with auburn hair wearing pink glasses, a Geaghan’s Pub & Brewery sweatshirt, and sweatpants. 
2️⃣ An in-progress embroidery project of flowers. 
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She’s wearing a blue and white striped rugby shirt with white writing that reads "University of Maine" and green glasses. 

#IVIG #ChronicallyIll #SjogrensSyndrome #Sjogrens #PunchNeedle
“Why don’t you take having 10+ chronic illnesses m “Why don’t you take having 10+ chronic illnesses more seriously”Because I have a ridiculous number of illnesses. Anything over 7 feels made up. Like, obviously it’s not, but I’m up to 10. That’s a ridiculous number.⁣
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View from this weekend as I worked on my next blog View from this weekend as I worked on my next blog post! I’ve posted 3 so far in 2026, including a fibromyalgia FAQ, so go to the blog to read them. Click the link in my bio or go to katethealmostgreat.com 

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👓 Week 7 of 2026 Weekly 👓 1️⃣ IVIG 2️⃣ Annual ey 👓 Week 7 of 2026 Weekly 👓

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2️⃣ Annual eye doc appointment! New glasses coming soon, but eye health (especially Sjögren’s) looked good
3️⃣ Needing lots of blood work means more kindle time while waiting 
4️⃣ Getting ready to start my next punch needle project 👀

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2️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She’s a redheaded white woman wearing a green scarf, beige mask, and pink glasses.
3️⃣ Looking at Kate’s lap. Her Kindle is on her coat on her lap. Her pink cane is in front of her legs. 
4️⃣ The start of an embroidery project, with a printed (but not started) frame, box with the finished project shown, and 2 open packets with instructions. 

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