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30 Creative Writing Prompts
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 24, 2017

30 Creative Writing Prompts

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 24, 2017

30 Creative Writing Prompts

30 Creative Writing Prompts

Hit writer's block? Just want to try writing something different? Check out these 30 creative writing prompts. They're all pieces of dialogue that you might want to use at the ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot April 21, 2017

New England Trips this Spring and Summer

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in Lifestyle &middot April 21, 2017

New England Trips this Spring and Summer

Whether you live in New England or just want to visit, there are lots of ideas for New England trips this spring and summer. New England summers are great because it doesn't ... 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".
How To Ensure You're Getting the Best Medical Care Possible
in Health &middot April 19, 2017

How To Ensure You’re Getting the Best Medical Care Possible

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in Health &middot April 19, 2017

How To Ensure You’re Getting the Best Medical Care Possible

How To Ensure You're Getting the Best Medical Care Possible

This is a guest post. I'm dealing with finals and Cassie graciously wrote this post for you. I hope you enjoy it! The current model dominating the field of healthcare ... Read the Post...

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 17, 2017

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 17, 2017

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas

Everyone's blogging style is a little different and everyone's process is different, too. I've already explained my process for writing a blog post, so I won't go into that ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot April 14, 2017

4 More Things a Millennial with Arthritis Wants You To Know

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in Health &middot April 14, 2017

4 More Things a Millennial with Arthritis Wants You To Know

With the statistics of how many people have arthritis who are younger - 2/3 are under 65 - it amazes me how few people understand particular things about our lives. A few ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot April 11, 2017

2017 Recent Reads: January-March

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in Lifestyle &middot April 11, 2017

2017 Recent Reads: January-March

As I've mentioned several times this year, I'm participating in Modern Mrs. Darcy's 2017 Reading for Growth Challenge. This has been great because it's helping me grow my ... Read the Post...

What To Wear on Easter
in Lifestyle &middot April 5, 2017

4 Different Easter Outfit Options

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in Lifestyle &middot April 5, 2017

4 Different Easter Outfit Options

What To Wear on Easter

It's hard to believe that it's already April - and that Easter is only a few weeks away! I gave up soda (except for ginger ale because, y'know, I'm nauseous literally every ... Read the Post...

March Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 3, 2017

March Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 3, 2017

March Blog Traffic Report

March Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great

I'm not going to lie - I'm pretty bummed with this traffic report. I'm trying to look on the bright side - I definitely learned something from this month - but it's so ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot March 31, 2017

Currently [Vol. 7]

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in Lifestyle &middot March 31, 2017

Currently [Vol. 7]

You may (or may not) have noticed that I've stopped doing Monthly Favorites post. That's because it's easier on me to do basically the same type of content but in this ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot March 29, 2017

5 Most Amazing Blog Post Ideas To Bring You Traffic for Years

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 29, 2017

5 Most Amazing Blog Post Ideas To Bring You Traffic for Years

While everyone should blog about a topic because they want to and not because they think it will bring them traffic, there are certain types of blog post ideas that are ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot March 27, 2017

How To Talk about Your Chronic Illness + Free Printable

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in Health &middot March 27, 2017

How To Talk about Your Chronic Illness + Free Printable

I asked on my Twitter what part of living with chronic illness you would like help with and one response was how to talk about your chronic illness and the way it affects your ... Read the Post...

Drugstore vs. High-End Mascara: Which Is Really Better?
in Lifestyle &middot March 24, 2017

Drugstore vs. High End Mascaras: Which is Really Better?

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in Lifestyle &middot March 24, 2017

Drugstore vs. High End Mascaras: Which is Really Better?

Drugstore vs. High-End Mascara: Which Is Really Better?

The age-old beauty question: is the more expensive makeup worth the money or are the cheaper versions just as good? I'm a firm believer that it depends on the product and the ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot March 21, 2017

Improve Your Cover Letter by Focusing on Your Grammar

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 21, 2017

Improve Your Cover Letter by Focusing on Your Grammar

One of the more daunting aspects of applying for jobs is the cover letter. You want to convince them that you're right for the job so they want to bring you in to interview, ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot March 14, 2017

Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit: 2017

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in Lifestyle &middot March 14, 2017

Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit: 2017

Last week, I went down to Washington, D. C., for the Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit. This is a trip for learning how to be an advocate and then actually meeting with ... Read the Post...

Finding Your Blogging Niche
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 8, 2017

Finding Your Blogging Niche

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 8, 2017

Finding Your Blogging Niche

Finding Your Blogging Niche

Hi, everyone! I'm having my infusion today so I'm offline for the rest of the week. Enjoy this guest post from Fliss, who blogs over at sweetcleanliving.com, focusing on ... Read the Post...

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1️⃣ IVIG time
2️⃣ I got a hair cut last week and then I looked nice at one point!

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Background: I have tarsal coalition and rheumatoid arthritis and had subtalar fusion in my left foot in 2009 and in my right in 2018. While this was started because of the tarsal coalitions, it is a surgery that can help rheumatoid arthritis, too. 

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Had some rough pain days in here so I didn’t do a lot and I combined the weeks in 1 post!

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