It's the last post of my 2017 Recent Reads series! I've loved doing this, so I'm going to continue it in 2018. I actually read fewer books in the last quarter of 2017 than in ... Read the Post...
Grammar Tips for Blog Writing + Free Checklist
While good images are an important part of every blog, the writing is important, too. On one level, writing is what connects your readers to you. On another level, if you're ... Read the Post...
Gift Guide: Chronic Illness Gifts
It's hard to believe it, but we're at the last gift guide of 2017! Hanukkah has already started (Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!) and Christmas is just around the ... Read the Post...
Meet My Best Friend
This is a sponsored post, meaning I receive compensation for sharing it. As always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! I have been so ... Read the Post...
Gift Guide: Beauty Gifts
This is my other favorite gift guide to do (tied with books for my favorite). As you guys probably know, I love makeup. I love skincare. I love every beauty. So I've pulled ... Read the Post...
November Blog Traffic Report
I'm not going to lie - I was convinced that November was going to be a bad blog traffic month for me. I had three guest posts, I had my infusion and was offline for almost a ... Read the Post...
Gift Guide: Books & Bookish Gifts
I have to admit, this is one of my favorite gift guides to create every year, and one of the only ones that I regularly make. I have suggested books for various categories or ... Read the Post...
Questions Not To Ask Someone with a Chronic Illness
One of the great things about the holidays is we are around our friends and families more often. But one of the downsides of that can be some of the conversations that we ... Read the Post...
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Currently [Vol. 15]
Anyone else feeling like they're flying by the seat of their pants? End of the semester. Holiday season. Etc. Etc. I'm just trying to do the best that I can, and that all that ... Read the Post...
Gift Guide: Cyber Monday
It's Black Friday! I've never been one to do that - the one time I did, I wound up getting a mani-pedi away from the hustle and bustle - but Cyber Monday? Sign me up. In ... Read the Post...
Why Social Media Matters for Bloggers (And How To Grow Yours!)
The strange thing about blogging is it isn't just about writing posts; running social media accounts are equally important. While you could be a blogger without social media ... Read the Post...
Chronic Illness Hacks for the Holidays
Now that we're in the week of Thanksgiving, we are fully in the holiday season. This is my favorite time of year because of everything going on, but also there are a lot of ... Read the Post...
Gift Guide: Unique Personalized Gifts
It's that time of year again - gift guide season! Every Friday through December 15, I will have a new gift guide for you. These are to help you shop and get gift ideas for ... Read the Post...
Different Ways To Use Your English Major
If you're an English major, you've probably gotten one question more times than you can count: "So what are you going to do with your major?" Many people think that the only ... Read the Post...
6 Beauty Treatments You Shouldn’t Overlook This year
Thanks to Amy for this guest post! I'm still out from my infusion but I'll be back next week. Even though people always say that age is nothing but a number, they often ... Read the Post...