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Chronically Ill Tips: Preparing for Medical Appointments + Freebies To Help
in Health · July 20, 2018

Chronically Ill Tips: Preparing for Medical Appointments + Freebies To Help

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in Health · July 20, 2018

Chronically Ill Tips: Preparing for Medical Appointments + Freebies To Help

Chronically Ill Tips: Preparing for Medical Appointments + Freebies To Help

Not to brag, but with anywhere from 2 to 8 medical appointments a week, I'm pretty skilled at preparing for them. In all seriousness, I have 6 chronic illnesses - 3 of which ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging · July 17, 2018

How Blog Traffic Reports Can Get Traffic to Your Blog

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in Writing & Blogging · July 17, 2018

How Blog Traffic Reports Can Get Traffic to Your Blog

Over the weekend, I asked you guys in my Instagram stories if you wanted to see this post or one with a roundup of blogging tutorials. (If you want to see that, definitely let ... 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".
in Lifestyle · July 13, 2018

2018 Recent Reads: April-June

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in Lifestyle · July 13, 2018

2018 Recent Reads: April-June

Anyone else shocked that we're halfway through 2018? It felt like I blinked and now it's suddenly July. But know what that means? (Well, you're already reading this post, so ... Read the Post...

The Emotional Side to My Tarsal Coalition Surgery Recovery
in Health · July 10, 2018

The Emotional Side to My Tarsal Coalition Surgery Recovery

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in Health · July 10, 2018

The Emotional Side to My Tarsal Coalition Surgery Recovery

The Emotional Side to My Tarsal Coalition Surgery Recovery

Now that I'm 15 weeks/3.5 months post-op, I feel like I'm in a position where I can finally talk a bit more about my surgery recovering - the emotional side, to be precise. ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging · July 3, 2018

The Impact of Personal Blog Posts on Blog Traffic: June Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging · July 3, 2018

The Impact of Personal Blog Posts on Blog Traffic: June Blog Traffic Report

Well, it's officially summer. Know what means? Tanking blog traffic! I'm serious - starting on Memorial Day Weekend, my blog traffic has been very low on weekends. In the ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle · June 30, 2018

Kate’s Random Historical Fun Facts [Vol. 2]

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in Lifestyle · June 30, 2018

Kate’s Random Historical Fun Facts [Vol. 2]

Welcome to another edition of my blog series meant to save my family from my historical "fun" facts! As I said last time, this series is mainly for me and my family. ... Read the Post...

Currently [Vol. 20]
in Lifestyle · June 29, 2018

Currently [Vol. 20]

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in Lifestyle · June 29, 2018

Currently [Vol. 20]

Currently [Vol. 20]

It's the end of June already? It has flown by and also taken forever - aka most of 2018. This month was great because I celebrated my birthday and my mom's birthday, started a ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging · June 26, 2018

5 Ways To Master Instagram Hashtags + Free Hashtag Tracker

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in Writing & Blogging · June 26, 2018

5 Ways To Master Instagram Hashtags + Free Hashtag Tracker

Not another post about the Instagram algorithm! Okay, so this post is kinda related to that, but we're going to focus on the algorithm alone. Anyone who has been on the ... Read the Post...

in Health, Lifestyle · June 22, 2018

10 Simple Self Care Methods That Will Improve Your Life

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in Health, Lifestyle · June 22, 2018

10 Simple Self Care Methods That Will Improve Your Life

For the past couple of years, self care has been all over the Internet. But what is it exactly and how can you practice it? Well, my therapist told me once that I'm good a ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle · June 19, 2018

The Wife Between Us + Giveaway

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in Lifestyle · June 19, 2018

The Wife Between Us + Giveaway

I partnered with St. Martin's press for this post, I received compensation for this post, and this post contains affiliate links. As always, all opinions are my own. New week ... Read the Post...

Where I Found My Book Ideas + How You Can Find Yours
in Writing & Blogging · June 15, 2018

Where I Found My Book Ideas + How You Can Find Yours

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in Writing & Blogging · June 15, 2018

Where I Found My Book Ideas + How You Can Find Yours

Where I Found My Book Ideas + How You Can Find Yours

As I'm twenty-seven and am working on my third novel, I'm regularly asked, "Where do you get your book ideas?" What I find interesting is that the answer to this question is ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle · June 13, 2018

2018 Reader Survey + Visa Gift Certificate Giveaway

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in Lifestyle · June 13, 2018

2018 Reader Survey + Visa Gift Certificate Giveaway

Welcome to the annual reader survey! If you're new around here, here's what happens: every year, I ask my readers to fill out a survey. It gives me more information about you ... Read the Post...

Answering Questions about Being Chronically Ill
in Health · June 11, 2018

Answering Questions about Being Chronically Ill

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in Health · June 11, 2018

Answering Questions about Being Chronically Ill

Answering Questions about Being Chronically Ill

Happy Monday! Before we get into today's post, I want to give you guys a heads up: this will be the last week of posts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for a little while. ... Read the Post...

My Skin Care Regimen
in Lifestyle · June 8, 2018

My Skin Care Regimen

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in Lifestyle · June 8, 2018

My Skin Care Regimen

My Skin Care Regimen

This post turned out a bit longer than I anticipated, but I'm glad you guys wanted to read it! This is another one that I decided on after running a poll in my Instagram ... Read the Post...

in Health · June 6, 2018

Why You Should Try Meditation

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in Health · June 6, 2018

Why You Should Try Meditation

A fun thing that I do sometimes is ask you guys to help me decide on a blog post topic! On Twitter and Facebook, I regularly ask what you guys want to see, and sometimes I ask ... Read the Post...

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1️⃣ Finished the work day and went to read on the deck with Harley ⁣
2️⃣ I did a lot of reading outdoors last week, which was lovely.⁣
3️⃣ There is a fox family living near my mom's sheep! Here is an incredible picture she tool of one of them. 📸 @healyheritagefarm ⁣
4️⃣ Birthday cupcakes for my birthday on Thursday ⁣
5️⃣ A beautiful gift from my grandma. Now to see if I can keep it alive! ⁣
6️⃣ Harley holding his blankie between his front paws will never not be adorable ⁣
7️⃣ Friday was my lovely mother’s birthday. She and my dad went on an excursion, where he snapped this picture.⁣
8️⃣ And Saturday was my cousin’s HS graduation party. Last one of our generation!⁣
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2️⃣ Kate's point of view from sitting on outdoor furniture. On her lap is a closed pink Kindle case and she's holding a color tumbler with a straw in it. ⁣
3️⃣ A fox on grass⁣
4️⃣ 12 chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting⁣
5️⃣ Yellow-and-purple orchids on a wood table⁣
6️⃣ Harley laying on a dog bed with a white fleece blanket between his front paws.⁣
7️⃣ A picture of Tricia taking a picture of a beautiful New England house. Tricia is a white woman with silver hair wearing a blue-and-white striped dress. ⁣
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A letter to my past self 💖 (Disclaimer: I’m o A letter to my past self 💖 (Disclaimer: I’m only speaking about myself, my life, and my experiences. My birthday is tomorrow so do NOT make me deal with comments about toxic positivity) 

Video: a series of videos of Kate, pouring coffee, a lake, pill boxes, and a doctor’s office. Kate speaks in a voiceover with an intercom style and there are captions.
Week 21 of #2025Weekly ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ A great wel Week 21 of #2025Weekly ⁣
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1️⃣ A great welcome home to Maine 🌈⁣
2️⃣ Feeling back to normal after my infusion a few weeks ago!⁣
3️⃣ Felt so good to finish work and then go sit on the dock ☺⁣
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2️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She's wearing a black-and-white striped dress, a silver celtic knot necklace, and round tortoisehsell glasses.⁣
3️⃣ A dock on a lake. There's a flag pole with the American flag and the Maine state flag.⁣
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Yes, I did give my Finch avatar a navy dress and p Yes, I did give my Finch avatar a navy dress and pink cane. What of it? 

(Not sponsored, by the way. But if you want to gamify taking care of yourself, I recommend checking out Finch.) 

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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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Also learning about my body: Do we know anything at all 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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