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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...

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".
Why I'm Focusing on One Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 3, 2017

Why I’m Focusing on One Big Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 3, 2017

Why I’m Focusing on One Big Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month

Why I'm Focusing on One Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month

Another month has come and gone, which means another blog traffic report. February was ... interesting. My traffic grew overall over the course of the month, but I had a big ... Read the Post...

Currently [Vol. 6]
in Lifestyle &middot March 1, 2017

Currently [Vol. 6]

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in Lifestyle &middot March 1, 2017

Currently [Vol. 6]

Currently [Vol. 6]

You know, I started this post with the intention that it would take very little time and I would at least get another proper post up. And then my inability to do anything ... Read the Post...

5 Most Effective Study Techniques for College
in Lifestyle &middot February 27, 2017

The 5 Most Effective Ways To Study for Midterms

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in Lifestyle &middot February 27, 2017

The 5 Most Effective Ways To Study for Midterms

5 Most Effective Study Techniques for College

It's just about that time of the semester - midterms are within the next couple of weeks for most people. After 4 years of undergrad and now 1.5 years of grad school, I'd like ... Read the Post...

What's the Value of the Affordable Care Act?
in Health &middot February 21, 2017

What’s the Value of the Affordable Care Act?

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in Health &middot February 21, 2017

What’s the Value of the Affordable Care Act?

What's the Value of the Affordable Care Act?

A key aspect of American political discussion over the past couple of years has been the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. From the moment it was signed in 2010, ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot February 16, 2017

9 Reasons Why Tailwind Is Worth the Money

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in Writing & Blogging &middot February 16, 2017

9 Reasons Why Tailwind Is Worth the Money

If you're a blogger or creative entrepreneur, you probably already know that Pinterest is a great tool to drive traffic. Last month, Pinterest caused 48.78% of my blog's ... Read the Post...

Why You Should Be Buying ColourPop Makeup
in Lifestyle &middot February 13, 2017

Why You Should Be Buying ColourPop Makeup

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in Lifestyle &middot February 13, 2017

Why You Should Be Buying ColourPop Makeup

Why You Should Be Buying ColourPop Makeup

If you follow me on Snapchat or Instagram - or have been reading my monthly favorites - you probably know that I really love ColourPop. In fact, I showed up to lunch last ... Read the Post...

What I Learned from Website Copywriting
in Writing & Blogging &middot February 10, 2017

What I Learned from Website Copywriting

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in Writing & Blogging &middot February 10, 2017

What I Learned from Website Copywriting

What I Learned from Website Copywriting

If you're new around these parts, you may not know that I'm a fiction writer. Aureole, my first novel, came out in 2012, and I've been working on my second novel (TLM) off and ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot February 8, 2017

How To Get Involved in the Political System Even If You Never Have Before

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in Lifestyle &middot February 8, 2017

How To Get Involved in the Political System Even If You Never Have Before

With everything going on in the US and the world, more and more people have been interested in using their voice. This is a great thing! But many people have never ... Read the Post...

4 Questions To Ask Before Traveling with Chronic Health Problems
in Health &middot February 6, 2017

4 Questions To Ask Before Traveling with Chronic Health Problems

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in Health &middot February 6, 2017

4 Questions To Ask Before Traveling with Chronic Health Problems

4 Questions To Ask Before Traveling with Chronic Health Problems

Traveling in general can be overwhelming and stressful, but when you add chronic health problems to the mix, it gets even trickier. When I mention chronic health problems, I'm ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot February 2, 2017

How To Get Blog Traffic: My Blogging Advice To Actually Grow Your Blog

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in Writing & Blogging &middot February 2, 2017

How To Get Blog Traffic: My Blogging Advice To Actually Grow Your Blog

Oh, January. Most of my pageviews, etc., decreased, but my social media followers increased. I don't really understand why. The big difference in between January and December ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot January 31, 2017

January Favorites

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in Lifestyle &middot January 31, 2017

January Favorites

First month of the year is pretty much down! It's time to recap the month in a pretty fun way - by talking about my favorite things. This post contains affiliate ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot January 27, 2017

8 Tips To Get More Twitter Followers

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in Writing & Blogging &middot January 27, 2017

8 Tips To Get More Twitter Followers

A question that I've gotten several time is, "How did you get so many Twitter followers?" Now, the definition of "so many" is very different depending on who you are and what ... Read the Post...

Currently [Vol. 5]
in Lifestyle &middot January 25, 2017

Currently [Vol. 5]

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in Lifestyle &middot January 25, 2017

Currently [Vol. 5]

Currently [Vol. 5]

As you've probably noticed, I don't spend a lot of time here talking about my personal life. Yes, my life is an aspect of every post, but I don't spend entire posts on my ... 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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#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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#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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