2019 starts 6 weeks from today - what?! This means that it's time to start thinking about the new year so that I have plenty of time to prepare for it. Or, rather, prepare ... Read the Post...
Holiday Gift Guide: Best Gifts That Give Back
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! With Hanukkah a little over 2 weeks away and Christmas 5.5 weeks away, it's time to start ... Read the Post...
Caring for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Roughly 1.5 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune inflammatory form of arthritis (x). If you've been following me for a while on the blog or on social ... Read the Post...
Holiday Gift Guide: Most Useful Gifts
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! Ahh it's here! The first gift guide of the holiday season is here! Every Friday for the ... Read the Post...
How To Increase Blog Page Views: October Blog Traffic Report
Hi friends! Apologies for the unintentional blog hiatus. I dealt with a Nor'Easter (which causes significant joint pain) as well as a virus of some kind and I was basically in ... Read the Post...
Kate’s Historical Fun Facts [Vol. 5]
Hi friends! I didn't have enough information for a full post last month, so here is volume 5. All historical fun facts posts There's no unbiased first-hand source that ... Read the Post...
How To Make a Gift Guide
It's hard to believe that we're approaching the holidays, but we are! Hanukkah starts on December 2 and Christmas is (as always) December 25. People are starting to think ... Read the Post...
Fun Things To Do in Boston: A 3-Day Guide
As you guys probably know by now, I love Boston, which has been my home for the last 4 years. But I've been visiting Boston for most of my life, as I grew up in the Portland ... Read the Post...
Chronic Illness and Mental Health
Having a chronic illness can impact so many aspects of your life other than your health. It can impact your relationships, your finances, your self-esteem, and more. And that ... Read the Post...
8 Ways To Blog Better
I've written before about my secrets to running an award-nominated, profitable blog, so today I'm sharing my tips to help you blog better. These are things you can do to take ... Read the Post...
2018 Recent Reads: July-September
It's time for another edition of 2018 Recent Reads! This is when I share what I read in the previous 3 months. I actually completed my 2018 Goodreads reading challenge in ... Read the Post...
How To Become an Advocate for Patients
Hello, friends! Apologies for the unexpected absence; as I said on social media, I dealt with a hellish stomach virus that I'm slowly but surely getting over. It took me out ... Read the Post...
What I Did To Drive Traffic to My Blog in September
Happy October, everyone! We're heading into the holiday season - which in my eyes means Halloween to New Year's - and the temperatures are finally cooling down. But this also ... Read the Post...
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Currently [Vol. 23]
I can't believe it, but we're 75% through 2018! What! We're heading into my favorite time of the year, so I'm thrilled, but it's bizarre that we're closer to January 2019 than ... Read the Post...
What Is the Difference between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis?
The biggest snag I run into when I tell people that I have rheumatoid arthritis is that people often don't know what that is. Usually, the response is something like, "So? My ... Read the Post...