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20+ Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Books To Escape With
in Lifestyle &middot May 21, 2018

20+ Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Books To Escape With

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in Lifestyle &middot May 21, 2018

20+ Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Books To Escape With

20+ Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Books To Escape With

I'm back with more book suggestions! You guys loved the historical fiction one, so I hope you enjoy this one, too. I decided to combine so many smaller genres into one post ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot May 18, 2018

How To Use Pinterest for Blog Traffic

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in Writing & Blogging &middot May 18, 2018

How To Use Pinterest for Blog Traffic

It isn't a secret that Pinterest can be awesome for your blog traffic. In fact, in April, 67.61% of my traffic came from Pinterest. Over 67%! That didn't happen overnight; ... 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".
What I Wish I Knew When I Graduated from College
in Lifestyle &middot May 16, 2018

What I Wish I Knew When I Graduated from College

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in Lifestyle &middot May 16, 2018

What I Wish I Knew When I Graduated from College

What I Wish I Knew When I Graduated from College

It's hard to believe it, but this month marks five years since I graduated from college. FIVE! I've been through a lot and learned a lot since that May in 2013, but it wasn't ... Read the Post...

Helping Someone with Arthritis
in Health &middot May 14, 2018

Helping Someone with RA

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in Health &middot May 14, 2018

Helping Someone with RA

Helping Someone with Arthritis

1 in 4 Americans have a form of arthritis and 1.5 million Americans live with rheumatoid arthritis specifically. Rheumatoid arthritis (also known as RA) is a form of ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot May 11, 2018

Best Gifts for Graduates

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in Lifestyle &middot May 11, 2018

Best Gifts for Graduates

It's that season again - graduation season! One of my cousins graduates from college on Saturday and another graduates from high school at the beginning of June, not to ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot May 9, 2018

Attending the HealtheVoices 2018 Conference

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in Health &middot May 9, 2018

Attending the HealtheVoices 2018 Conference

As anyone who has been blogging since 2014 or earlier will tell you, blogging has changed a lot in the last couple of years. When I first started in 2013, posts across the ... Read the Post...

Tips for Writing about Chronic Illness ft. Examples from The West Wing
in Writing & Blogging &middot May 7, 2018

Tips for Writing about Chronic Illness ft. Examples from The West Wing

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in Writing & Blogging &middot May 7, 2018

Tips for Writing about Chronic Illness ft. Examples from The West Wing

Tips for Writing about Chronic Illness ft. Examples from The West Wing

If you're a regular reader, you're well aware that I live with a variety of chronic illnesses and have since 2001 (although we didn't know about it at that point, but that's a ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot May 4, 2018

My Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment + How I Got There

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in Health &middot May 4, 2018

My Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment + How I Got There

Happy Arthritis Awareness Month! If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably already seen me sharing information and personal anecdotes in honor of the month in my stories. ... Read the Post...

April Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot May 2, 2018

April Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot May 2, 2018

April Blog Traffic Report

April Blog Traffic Report

Happy May! I hope you all had a great April and are starting off May on the right foot. Per usual, it's time for my April blog traffic report. I'm very happy with these ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot April 30, 2018

Currently [Vol. 18]

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in Lifestyle &middot April 30, 2018

Currently [Vol. 18]

What's up! Happy Monday and welcome back to the 18th edition of the Currently series. This is a series where I basically talk about my life and what has been happening in a ... Read the Post...

How I Organize My Books
in Lifestyle &middot April 27, 2018

How I Organize My Books

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in Lifestyle &middot April 27, 2018

How I Organize My Books

How I Organize My Books

We've had quite the collection of book posts around here recently! My lovely guest posters from the last week decided to write about books (which I don't hate), and I'm ... Read the Post...

Do you have a lot of books? Here are some ways to display them so they look good on your shelf.
in Lifestyle &middot April 24, 2018

How To Display Your Books

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in Lifestyle &middot April 24, 2018

How To Display Your Books

Do you have a lot of books? Here are some ways to display them so they look good on your shelf.

As a journalist and writer, I love books. Maybe you can relate! I appreciate many types of books (as my overflowing bookshelf clearly demonstrates), but there's something ... Read the Post...

Looking for something to read? Check out these 5 books from a variety of genres and get reading!
in Lifestyle &middot April 20, 2018

5 Books I’ve Recently Read That Should Be on Your Next Reading List

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in Lifestyle &middot April 20, 2018

5 Books I’ve Recently Read That Should Be on Your Next Reading List

Looking for something to read? Check out these 5 books from a variety of genres and get reading!

Looking for some great books to add to your "to be read" list? Then look no further! I've been on a bit of a reading kick lately (especially since I'm rereading all of the ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot April 18, 2018

My Sister Dressed Me for a Week

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in Lifestyle &middot April 18, 2018

My Sister Dressed Me for a Week

Not going to lie, I got my idea for this post from Buzzfeed. A while ago, I saw a post about someone's mom picking their outfit for the week, and I thought, "Huh, that sounds ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot April 16, 2018

Steps to Writing a Book: Editing

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 16, 2018

Steps to Writing a Book: Editing

Welcome back to another post in the Steps to Writing a Book series! This is probably the most difficult step - editing. When it comes to the first draft, you just need to get ... 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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