It’s that time again … time for holiday gift ideas! Every Friday until Christmas, I’ll have a new gift guide up. Personalized holiday gifts are always the subject of my first ... Read the Post...
![Text reads [start]: 2021 Recent Reads, July to September [end text] Bookworm and blogger Kate the (Almost) Great reviews the books she read in Q3 of 2021.](https://i0.wp.com/katethealmostgreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/q3-recently-reads-1-kate-the-almost-great-1.jpg?resize=400%2C600&ssl=1)
2021 Recent Reads: July-September
Oh hey! It’s that time of the year when we talk about the books I read in the last quarter. Normally, this would go up in October, but the last couple months were weird for ... Read the Post...
Essential Social Media Tips for Bloggers
While you can have social media without a blog, you really can’t have a blog without social media. Social media is how you grow your brand and how most people find your blog. ... Read the Post...
Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas for When You Have a Chronic Illness
With Halloween a few days a day, it’s time to think about decorating for the holidays! It can be especially difficult to decorate when you have a chronic illness. To make that ... Read the Post...
How To Blog Consistently
A big part of having and growing a blog is blogging consistently, also known as maintaining a consistent blogging schedule. This is especially tricky (and important) if you ... Read the Post...
9 Arthritis Products That Help My Rheumatoid Arthritis
As someone who has lived with arthritis for over 20 years, I’ve tried a lot of things to help my symptoms. Some things haven’t helped at all, and some things have helped other ... Read the Post...
Maine Travel Guide: What To Do According to a Mainer
I could go on and on about my home state of Maine in general - and I definitely do - so I figured I would compile a Maine travel guide for those of you visiting my home state. ... Read the Post...
What I Would Do If I Started a Blog Today
I feel like I’ve written several posts like this recently, but this is different, I swear! I want to talk about the lessons I’ve learned since I started this blog in 2013, ... Read the Post...
What To Expect After Subtalar Fusion Surgery: A Patient’s Perspective
Since I first talked about my tarsal coalition(s), I have been shocked at how many people have reached out about tarsal coalitions and subtalar fusions. People have DMd me, ... Read the Post...
Halloween Recipes for Common Food Sensitivities
Yeah, it’s technically still summer, but we are 2 months away from Halloween. And whether or not you are a party person or a costume person, we can all appreciate some ... Read the Post...
Starting a Chronic Illness Blog: Tips for Blogging with Fatigue and Pain
I’ve had chronic illness and chronic pain since 2001, which means that as long as I’ve been a blogger, I’ve been a chronic illness blogger. I’ve learned a lot about how to ... Read the Post...
Resources for Chronic Illness: How Organizing Can Make It Easier
If there’s one thing I love, it’s organizing. I’m a big planner person, I love planner stickers, it’s a whole thing. And that organization has helped me a lot with managing my ... Read the Post...
How To Be a Health Blogger: Writing Blog Posts
There are many elements to blogging that are the same across all niches. But there are some parts to writing blog posts about health and health-related topics that are unique. ... Read the Post...
Arthritis Diagnosis: Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained
I think healthy people aren’t aware of how difficult it is to get a diagnosis of our illnesses. Since July marks 11 years since my arthritis diagnosis, which was 9 years since ... Read the Post...
2021 Recent Reads: April-June
Let’s talk books. I had a hard-ish time getting into reading this year, and I didn’t read too much in the first quarter. But I fixed that in the second! I read 10 ... Read the Post...