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in Health · July 7, 2017

Beginner’s Guide: Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis

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in Health · July 7, 2017

Beginner’s Guide: Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis

As I've mentioned before, there are over 100 types of arthritis, and one of the more common ones is rheumatoid, with 1.5 million American patients (x). When diagnosing ... Read the Post...

June Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging · July 5, 2017

June Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging · July 5, 2017

June Blog Traffic Report

June Blog Traffic Report

Another month, another traffic report. I'm actually really pleased with this one, though! My traffic increased by 28% in June, and my social media grew, too. What's extra ... 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 · June 30, 2017

Currently [Vol. 10]

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in Lifestyle · June 30, 2017

Currently [Vol. 10]

Guess who's baaaaaackkkkkk! I'm doing better but am nowhere near healed yet. In fact, it has taken me all week to write this post, so again, not healed. But I am doing better, ... Read the Post...

Coconut Products
in Lifestyle · June 28, 2017

Surprising Benefits of Coconut Oil

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in Lifestyle · June 28, 2017

Surprising Benefits of Coconut Oil

Coconut Products

I'm still out recovering from surgery, but I hope you enjoy this guest post from Samantha! I hope to be back here within a week. Surprising Beauty Benefits of Coconut ... Read the Post...

30 Things about Living with POTS
in Health · June 23, 2017

30 Things About Living with POTS

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in Health · June 23, 2017

30 Things About Living with POTS

30 Things about Living with POTS

Thank you to the amazing Emmie for this awesome guest post! I am especially thankful for it because we're trying to figure out if I have POTS, so it's great to see this post. ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle · June 20, 2017

Making the Perfect Picnic

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in Lifestyle · June 20, 2017

Making the Perfect Picnic

Hi, everyone! I'm currently out recovering from knee surgery and won't be back for a little while, so pease enjoy this guest post. I'll be back on social media before I'm back ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle · June 16, 2017

2017 Recent Reads: April-June

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in Lifestyle · June 16, 2017

2017 Recent Reads: April-June

One of the best things that I've done this year is do my best to read for fun. It's hard because I do so much reading for school, but with Audible and intentionally setting ... Read the Post...

Writing a Book: How To Power through the End
in Writing & Blogging · June 14, 2017

Writing a Book: How To Power through the End

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in Writing & Blogging · June 14, 2017

Writing a Book: How To Power through the End

Writing a Book: How To Power through the End

Writing a book is one of the most rewarding things that I have every done, but that doesn't mean that it's easy. If it was, everyone would be writing them! In my personal ... Read the Post...

Why You Should Contact Your Representatives & How To Do It
in Health · June 12, 2017

Why You Should Contact Your Representatives & How To Do It

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in Health · June 12, 2017

Why You Should Contact Your Representatives & How To Do It

Why You Should Contact Your Representatives & How To Do It

I've spent a lot of time both here and on social media talking about how you should contact your representatives in the government to make your voice heard. This is true for ... Read the Post...

May Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging · June 8, 2017

May Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging · June 8, 2017

May Blog Traffic Report

May Blog Traffic Report

I'm home from the hospital! Woohoo! I was discharged Monday night and got to end my birthday at my house. Thank you to everyone for the birthday and get-well wishes - it ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle · June 5, 2017

26 Things about Me Because I’m 26 Today

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in Lifestyle · June 5, 2017

26 Things about Me Because I’m 26 Today

When you think you have the stomach flu and then your doctor tells you go to to the ER and end up hospitalized for several days ... autoimmune disease life is great, let me ... Read the Post...

Currently [Vol. 9]
in Lifestyle · May 30, 2017

Currently [Vo. 9]

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in Lifestyle · May 30, 2017

Currently [Vo. 9]

Currently [Vol. 9]

Another month has come and gone! I'm taking this time to talk about what's currently going on in my life. This approach is a little more fun than monthly favorites, in my ... Read the Post...

How You Can Keep Growing As a Person
in Lifestyle · May 26, 2017

How You Can Keep Growing As a Person

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in Lifestyle · May 26, 2017

How You Can Keep Growing As a Person

How You Can Keep Growing As a Person

You know how much you change over the course of high school or college? You go through a lot of life experiences and you learn a lot from these and your different classes. ... Read the Post...

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go
in Health · May 22, 2017

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go

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in Health · May 22, 2017

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go

One of my biggest issues with medical appointments as a chronic illness patient is the traditional pain scale, aka, "How much pain are you in out of 10?" I'm not the only one ... Read the Post...

Writing Tips from Hamilton
in Writing & Blogging · May 19, 2017

Writing Tips from Hamilton

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in Writing & Blogging · May 19, 2017

Writing Tips from Hamilton

Writing Tips from Hamilton

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard about Hamilton, the musical about the Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. A lot of people have connected deeply ... Read the Post...

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1️⃣ Finished the work day and went to read on the deck with Harley ⁣
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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 ⁣
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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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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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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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