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in Uncategorized &middot June 4, 2015

May Traffic Report

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in Uncategorized &middot June 4, 2015

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...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot June 2, 2015

Presenting: The Essential Grammar Handbook

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot June 2, 2015

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...

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, Uncategorized &middot June 1, 2015

May Favorites

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot June 1, 2015

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...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 28, 2015

The 3 Natural Anxiety Treatments I Use

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 28, 2015

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...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 26, 2015

What A Book Launch Looks Like + Giveaway

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 26, 2015

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...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 24, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Cory

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 24, 2015

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...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 22, 2015

What I Learned from Doing #ChronicLife

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 22, 2015

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...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 20, 2015

About My New Book

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 20, 2015

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...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 18, 2015

Does the Creative Have To Be Tortured?

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 18, 2015

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...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 15, 2015

The Pinterest Outfit Experiment

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 15, 2015

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...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 14, 2015

The Complications of Arthritis

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 14, 2015

The Complications of Arthritis

May is Arthritis Awareness Month. If you've been following me for a while, you've seen plenty of posts about arthritis and life with it. But today I wanted to talk about ... Read the Post...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 13, 2015

Introducing My New Project

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 13, 2015

Introducing My New Project

For a few weeks now, I've been dropping some serious hints about what I've been working on. I spent hours writing almost every day, and I'm so excited to finally announce what ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 12, 2015

My Go-To Recipes

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 12, 2015

My Go-To Recipes

I love to cook, and I love trying new recipes. But there are some that I just can't stop making. So here are the recipes that I make over and over again and just love oh so ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 11, 2015

Project Kate Update

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 11, 2015

Project Kate Update

I'm having a hard time accepting that it's May and how drastically my life has changed over the past year. One year ago, the End of Course exam had just happened and my stress ... Read the Post...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 10, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Alison

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 10, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Alison

Welcome to this week's Spoonie Spotlight. Today I'm featuring Alison! Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an ... Read the Post...

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Filmed this back in April (hence the sweater) but Filmed this back in April (hence the sweater) but it applies to whenever I have appointments! 

Video: Kate talks to the camera while holding a purse. She holds up individual items mentioned in the video before putting them in the bag. There are captions. 

#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Osteoporosis #ChronicPain
There are a lot of medical advancements that I'm g There are a lot of medical advancements that I'm grateful for, but one of them is the ability to do IVIG at home. ⁣
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I'm on IVIG - or, in my case, subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy - because I have to kill the better part of my immune system. There are, in fact, some parts of my immune system that don't attack me, which is why we add them back in. This helps reduce my chance of serious infection and also made my rheumatologist feel comfortable enough to increase my Rituxan dose. ⁣
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This is a weekly treatment that I do, but it's so much better that I can do it at home than going into the hospital. It takes around 2.5 hours from taking my pre-meds to tossing my needles into a Sharps container. While it's another thing that I have to do, because I do it at home, I don't have to risk exposure to infections at the hospital or deal with Boston traffic, which would add another hour to the process. ⁣
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I can finish my treatment and then go about my day, which I'm very grateful for.⁣
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ID: A Kindle on Kate's legs. There are tubes for an infusion coming out of her shirt.⁣
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Weeks 23 and 24 of 2026 Weekly! The last two wee Weeks 23 and 24 of 2026 Weekly! 

The last two weeks were prepping for my infusion, having/recovering from my infusion, and getting caught up after. This meant things were very busy but also I don’t have a lot to show for them. 

1️⃣ New glasses! I really like having multiple pairs so I can switch them as I want.
2️⃣ One of my current projects. I got this standing hoop for my birthday and I’m working on an alphabet (uppercase and lower, although I’m still working on the lower) with extra floss.
3️⃣ Infusion time! I got my higher dose so hopefully my symptoms improve a lot in the upcoming weeks🤞🏻

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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. Her new glasses are thin silver circles
2️⃣ An in-progress cross-stitched alphabet in a special hoop stand that Kate is sitting on.
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in an infusion chair.

#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #CrossStitcher
Week 22 of 2026 Weekly 1️⃣ Off to see my foot doc Week 22 of 2026 Weekly

1️⃣ Off to see my foot doc … and my foot is healing! Yay!
2️⃣ A very cool notification to get!
3️⃣ This is 35 🎂
4️⃣ Featuring Harley snuggles 
5️⃣ And then it was my mom’s birthday! 
6️⃣ With Harley again 

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1️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie 
2️⃣ a notification from WordPress saying “Receive views from 150+ counties. The United Nations has nothing on you!”
3️⃣ Kate smiles for the camera in a cafe 
4️⃣ Kate in the same outfit with Harley the golden retriever on her lap. 
5️⃣ Kate’s mom smiling in a restaurant 
6️⃣ Kate with Harley again 

#GoldenRetrieversOfInstagram #ChronicallyIll #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness
Lifestyle Changes I Made for My Rheumatoid Arthrit Lifestyle Changes I Made for My Rheumatoid Arthritis⁣
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While these are not my treatments, they have made my life better in some ways. ⁣
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2️⃣ Wearing a mask⁣
3️⃣ Using a cane⁣
4️⃣ Changing my diet⁣
5️⃣ Working from home⁣
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What helps you mentally get through a tough time?⁣ What helps you mentally get through a tough time?⁣
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I'm struggling right now with my broken foot, which brings back a lot of tough memories. That plus being due for Rituxan and the heat starting up has made things hard. ⁣
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Here are somethings I do: ⁣
▪ Stick with my routine⁣
▪ Make recipes that I really enjoy⁣
▪ Work on embroidery projects so I can do something productive that involves stabbing fabric⁣
▪ Cut myself slack ⁣
▪ Get Harley hugs⁣
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ID: Kate and Harley the golden retriever hugging. Kate is a redheaded white woman wearing a black dress, pink sweater, and round pink glasses.⁣
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Week 21 of 2026 Weekly 1️⃣ First real cross-stit Week 21 of 2026 Weekly 

1️⃣ First real cross-stitch project: done! 
2️⃣ The magic machine that is hopefully healing my broken foot 
3️⃣ When your 2 refrigerated medications are delivered on the same day

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1️⃣ A completed cross-stitch project, which shows 2 bears walking past a lake, trees, and mountains.
2️⃣ An Exogen machine showing use 13 days in a row
3️⃣ A couple of styrofoam refridgerated containers for medication

#ChronicallyIll #CrossStitch #RheumatoidArthritis #SjogrensSyndrome #IVIG
You guessed it, I'm one of that 25%. ⁣ ⁣ May is Ar You guessed it, I'm one of that 25%. ⁣
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May is Arthritis Awareness Month. Like, comment, and share to spread awareness 💖⁣
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You only have rheumatoid arthritis if your rheumatoid factor tests positive.⁣
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As many as 25% of RA patients test negative, which is called being seronegative.⁣
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Things are tough (all over pain, heat with POTS, i Things are tough (all over pain, heat with POTS, in a walking cast waiting to see if I need my 6th foot surgery), but so am I.⁣
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