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in Health &middot April 9, 2018

4 Ways To Be Healthier Right Now – For Free

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in Health &middot April 9, 2018

4 Ways To Be Healthier Right Now – For Free

Thank you to Amanda for this guest post! I should be back later this week. “It’s too expensive to be healthy – first there’s the food, then the workout programs, then the ... Read the Post...

How To Stay Motivated & Productive as a College Student with Chronic Illness
in Health &middot April 6, 2018

How To Stay Motivated & Productive as a College Student with Chronic Illness

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in Health &middot April 6, 2018

How To Stay Motivated & Productive as a College Student with Chronic Illness

How To Stay Motivated & Productive as a College Student with Chronic Illness

Whether you’re an undergraduate college student or a grad student and teaching assistant like me, it’s impossible to deny that staying motivated for schoolwork can be ... 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".
6 Ways To Find Extra Time for Writing
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 3, 2018

6 Ways To Find Extra Time for Writing

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 3, 2018

6 Ways To Find Extra Time for Writing

6 Ways To Find Extra Time for Writing

Note from Kate: Enjoy this guest post from Samantha while I'm still recovering from surgery! Did you know that almost 80% of Americans think they have a book inside ... Read the Post...

Myths about Going Gluten-Free
in Health &middot March 30, 2018

Myths about Going Gluten-Free

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in Health &middot March 30, 2018

Myths about Going Gluten-Free

Myths about Going Gluten-Free

After feeling pretty icky for several months, I was willing to try anything. I'd been experiencing joint pain, and exhaustion, and what sure felt like a gallbladder attack. My ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot March 23, 2018

Tips for Working from Home

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in Lifestyle &middot March 23, 2018

Tips for Working from Home

Working from home can be a blessing, for sure. You don't have to deal with a commute, you can work in your PJs until you have a Skype meeting, and your pets make great ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot March 20, 2018

Hacks for Living with Chronic Conditions

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in Health &middot March 20, 2018

Hacks for Living with Chronic Conditions

Last weekend, I asked on Instagram if you wanted to read a post about my surgery or my chronic illness hacks, and while the winner was my surgery, a lot of people also wanted ... Read the Post...

31 Historical Fiction Novels To Take You Back in Time
in Lifestyle &middot March 16, 2018

31 Historical Fiction Novels To Take You Back in Time

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in Lifestyle &middot March 16, 2018

31 Historical Fiction Novels To Take You Back in Time

31 Historical Fiction Novels To Take You Back in Time

I was thinking about it and I'm pretty sure the genre that I read the most is historical fiction. Because of this, I have many recommendations for anyone interested in the ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot March 14, 2018

On My March 26 Ankle Surgery

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in Health &middot March 14, 2018

On My March 26 Ankle Surgery

Over the weekend, I asked you guys on my Instagram stories if you wanted to see an overview of my upcoming surgery or my chronic illness hacks in today's post, and it was ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot March 12, 2018

How To Promote Your Blog Posts: Sharing How I Promote Mine

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 12, 2018

How To Promote Your Blog Posts: Sharing How I Promote Mine

If you've read my blog traffic reports, you know that I always link to a post explaining how I promote my posts. But I realized recently that the most recent post about it was ... Read the Post...

Resources for the Freshly-Diagnosed Chronic Illness Patient
in Health &middot March 9, 2018

Resources for the Freshly-Diagnosed Chronic Illness Patient

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in Health &middot March 9, 2018

Resources for the Freshly-Diagnosed Chronic Illness Patient

Resources for the Freshly-Diagnosed Chronic Illness Patient

If you're at this blog post, you or someone you know has probably recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. It can be scary but freeing - you finally have an answer, but ... Read the Post...

Writing is fun, but sometimes you don't have any story ideas. Here are 6 tips to help you find ideas.
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 7, 2018

6 Tips for Finding Story Ideas

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 7, 2018

6 Tips for Finding Story Ideas

Writing is fun, but sometimes you don't have any story ideas. Here are 6 tips to help you find ideas.

One of the most important parts of being a novelist or short story writer is finding story ideas to write about. Some people are overwhelmed by ideas, while others are not. ... Read the Post...

What To Do If You've Wrecked Your New Year's Resolution
in Lifestyle &middot March 5, 2018

What To Do if You’ve Wrecked Your New Year’s Resolution

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in Lifestyle &middot March 5, 2018

What To Do if You’ve Wrecked Your New Year’s Resolution

What To Do If You've Wrecked Your New Year's Resolution

We're officially 1/6 through 2018 and are heading towards the 1/3 mark! We have most of 2018 ahead of us, which is great if you made a New Year's resolution and didn't stick ... Read the Post...

February Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 2, 2018

February Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 2, 2018

February Blog Traffic Report

February Blog Traffic Report

After The Never-Ending Month (January), February flew by. And now we're in March! This will be a short month for me because my surgery is on the 15th and will then be on ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot February 28, 2018

Currently [Vol. 17]

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in Lifestyle &middot February 28, 2018

Currently [Vol. 17]

Considering how short this month has been, I'm surprised just how much I managed to fit into February. I read a ton of books, watched a lot of TV (due to a virus and weather ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot February 26, 2018

Problems from My Inflammatory Arthritis + How To Deal with Them

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in Health &middot February 26, 2018

Problems from My Inflammatory Arthritis + How To Deal with Them

Living with a form of inflammatory arthritis like rheumatoid can be an adventure, let me tell you. I was diagnosed in 2010 and have been through a lot since then. And that ... Read the Post...

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2️⃣ I got a hair cut last week and then I looked nice at one point!

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