Wow, hi! Sorry for that unexpected decision to barely post last week. Guess who sprained a shoulder and has no idea how? This chick. (Winning at life, ... Read the Post...
How I Make Doctor’s Appointments Easier + Free Printable
I've been a chronic illness patient since I was 10 years old, and this fall I'll be starting my fifteenth year as one. I have an extensive medical history, I take a ton of ... Read the Post...
2015 Reader Survey + Giveaway
I love this blog. I love writing it, I love connecting with people, and I love hearing from others about what I write. So while I write this blog for me - as in, I write about ... Read the Post...
Spoonie Spotlight: Stefanie
Welcome to this week's Spoonie Spotlight. Today I'm featuring Stefanie! Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or ... Read the Post...
Happy Birthday to Me
Today, June 5, is my 24th birthday. So I'm taking a page out of Amanda's book and showing you Kate through the years. First day of kindergarten (Almost) 14 years old in ... Read the Post...
May Traffic Report
Time for an update on the blog traffic I had in May. Driving traffic to your blog or website can be difficult if we all work alone; hopefully we can work together and help ... Read the Post...
Presenting: The Essential Grammar Handbook
Today's the day! Here it is - The Essential Grammar Handbook is now available to everyone for just $5! Buy it here. I have worked really, really hard on this. It includes ... Read the Post...
May Favorites
Disclaimer: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click on them or buy from them. I also received 2 ... Read the Post...
The 3 Natural Anxiety Treatments I Use
While I wasn't diagnosed with anxiety until March of 2014, I have experienced anxiety attacks since spring of 2012. And I the only times I take medication for it is before ... Read the Post...
What A Book Launch Looks Like + Giveaway
As you probably know by now, I'm launching The Essential Grammar Handbook on June 2 (May 30 for members of The In-the-Know People). I've been working incredibly hard the past ... Read the Post...
Spoonie Spotlight: Cory
Welcome to this week's Spoonie Spotlight. Today I'm featuring Cory! Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an ... Read the Post...
What I Learned from Doing #ChronicLife
A few months ago, the great #ChronicLife experiment was born by the wonderful Britt. She was fed up by self-filtering so many social media posts to hide just how much (and ... Read the Post...
About My New Book
When I shared the news about my upcoming book, I had no idea what the reaction would be. In fact, I was fairly certain that there wouldn't be a reaction. But I was oh so ... Read the Post...
Does the Creative Have To Be Tortured?
There's this image that's developed over the years of the genius artist - no matter if it be a painter or a writer, any type of artist - that's depressed, melancholy, in ... Read the Post...
The Pinterest Outfit Experiment
Okay, fess up - raise your hand if you love Pinterest and the outfits you find on it, but you don't really dress like that. Anyone else? Well, I decided to try and break that ... Read the Post...