After the disappointment of September, October wasn't looking too good at first. But then things changed early in the month. I'll go into more detail on that, and what I think ... Read the Post...
Why You Should Be a Global Citizen
“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.” – Socrates Hi! My name is Emmie and I’m the spoonie and social work graduate student who runs the blog ... Read the Post...
How To Save Spoons When Cooking
Pssst - scroll down to the bottom to learn how you can enter to win $500! I love food, I love cooking (after all I was training to be a pastry chef before I had to drop out ... Read the Post...
October Favorites
Another month come and gone and it's suddenly time to talk about what I loved this month. Listening One Direction - Perfect - EP, especially Perfect (Stripped) and ... Read the Post...
An Open Letter to Selena Gomez
Dear Selena Gomez, Thank you for speaking out about your lupus. I know that took a lot of bravery because you know that this diagnosis will affect how people will see you, ... Read the Post...
How Do You Blog with Limited Time?
Managing a work life balance is hard enough, but add in blogging and it can be even more difficult. Blogging is a great creative exercise - and there's a great blogging ... Read the Post...
Spoonie Spotlight: Brittni
Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an arthritis-related condition. The point is to share the realities of ... Read the Post...
What’s in My Bag?
Who doesn't like a post peering into the bags of other people? It has been a while since I did one of these, and I thought I would do an updated one today. I have a ... Read the Post...
6 NaNoWriMo Tips
Every November, people all across the country and world try to write 50,000 words in 30 days in NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. While I haven't "won" it - aka ... Read the Post...
How To Succeed as a Spoonie Student
When you live with a chronic illness, you get used to including it in your everyday life. And when you're a student, it can make your studies a little more difficult. 1 ... Read the Post...
Fall Target Finds + $200 Target Giveaway
I know, I know, this has been a weird week post-wise. It was a holiday weekend in the US and Canada, so I was going to do my holiday schedule (Tuesdays and Thursdays), but ... Read the Post...
On Plagiarism in Blogging
In my blogging community - from Facebook groups to Twitter - I've seen a lot of talk about plagiarism. There was a recent issue with someone copying Regina a lot, which is ... Read the Post...
Spoonie Spotlight: Me
Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an arthritis-related condition. Since tomorrow is World Arthritis Day, I ... Read the Post...
World Arthritis Day
Why should arthritis matter to you? Because there are 53 million Americans living with arthritis, including over 300,000 children. Did you know that October 12 is World ... Read the Post...
14 Yummy Fall Recipes
If there's anything I love in this world - other than my family, friends, doctors, coffee, and books, but whatever - it's cooking. And some dishes are made for cooler nights ... Read the Post...