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October 22, 2015
Kate

I’m Kate, a millennial living in New England. I’m a writer and an advocate for people with chronic illnesses. Join me on my journey to greatness!

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chronic illness, chronic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, autoimmune arthritis, autoimmune disease, rheum, RA, endometriosis, endo, fibromyalgia, fibro, asthma, anemia, dysautonomia, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS

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What you see: a smiling millennial taking a selfie What you see: a smiling millennial taking a selfie, wearing a maroon sweater, wearing makeup with hair brushed. What you don't see: both arms have many bruises from recent ER trips and hospitalization, the drain in her lower abdomen draining fluid, the skin irritated from 1.5 weeks of medical tape, the anxiety for surgery, swollen joints, fatigue, can only wear sweatpants because of the drain. Sharing this because Instagram doesn't show the full picture. That's true for everyone, and it's especially true for chronic illness. Now I'm off for surgery! ◾ I'm Kate, a life and health blogger who blogs to help other chronic illness patients. Level up your chronic health blog (and income) by buying my $10 ebook for chronic bloggers at the link in my bio.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ◾ [Image: Kate takes a selfie. She's a brunette white woman wearing a maroon v-neck sweater, a claddagh necklace, and rounded tortoiseshell glasses.] #bostonbloggers #bostonian #bostonblogger #proptoit #myunicornlife #makemoments #acolorstory #makeyousmilestyle #liveunscripted #howyouglow #mybeautifulmess #choosejoy #influencehercollective #howiseeit #inspiredwomen #documentyourdays #momentsofmine #myeverydaymagic #darlingdaily #todayslovely #seekmoments #momentslikethese #posttheordinary #thatauthenticfeeling #discoverunder5k #healthblog #chronicillnessblogger #healthblogger
MY SECRET TO HOW I KEEP MY SPIRITS UP ⁣ ⁣ Some MY SECRET TO HOW I KEEP MY SPIRITS UP ⁣ ⁣ Something I've heard a lot the last few weeks is that I'm "poised" and "managing well all things considered" and sure, I am, but it's because 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. ⁣ ⁣ I have a lot of experience explaining what I'm feeling to doctors, and there is truly nothing I could have done to prevent this scar tissue from forming. I have no choice except to move forward.⁣ ⁣ This is a sucky situation, I'm not going to lie. And I'm definitely overwhelmed. But right now, I can't let myself feel too upset about a surprise hospitalization and surgery. ⁣ ⁣ In a few weeks, when I'm well on the other side of surgery, I will let myself be upset. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗲𝘁. This is so frustrating, especially because I'm 7 weeks from making it 2 years between surgeries. I've had so many surgeries and procedures and this is a truly ridiculous situation. ⁣ ⁣ I kind of feel like that moment from The Avengers when the Hulk says, "That's my secret, Cap - I'm always angry." So that's my secret, Instagram - I'm always upset about my health.⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ If you read that whole caption, leave a 🍂 (or your favorite fall emoji) in the comments. ❤ to you guys. ⁣ ⁣ I'm Kate, a life and health blogger who blogs to help other chronic illness patients. Level up your chronic health blog (and income) by buying my $10 ebook for chronic bloggers at the link in my bio.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ [Image: several green pumpkins on the grass.]
Swipe to see my tips for what to do for your blog Swipe to see my tips for what to do for your blog before having surgery! I'm having surgery on Thursday to remove scar tissue that is causing problems (hence my recent hospitalization), so these are things I'm doing this weekend. 📌 Save for later! 📌 1️⃣ Schedule promotion of older blog posts on your Twitter and/or Facebook page. 2️⃣ Set up an out-of-office email reply including a date when people can expect a response 3️⃣ Schedule Pinterest posts because if you're not using Pinterest for your blog you're missing out! 4️⃣ And cut yourself some slack! Doing these things can help maintain your blog traffic while you're out, but it's totally not necessary. Your surgery recovery is more important. How do you get your blog ready for a medical vacation? ◾ [Image 1: Kate sits at a desk working on a silver laptop. She's a brunette white woman wearing a pink dress and large brown glasses. There's also a blue-and-white coffee mug. Image 2: A graphic with the above points on it.]
My life is so weird right now. I'm trying to plan My life is so weird right now. I'm trying to plan to have abdominal surgery soon ... but I don't have a date yet, which makes it very difficult to plan my life around. Including taking time off of work to have and recover from surgery! ⁣ ⁣ In the meantime, I'm trying to work at least half of the day, especially because I am so bored right now and I like my job. I'm also trying to schedule blog promotions when I can, and clean, and enjoy being able to easily move around to pick up my cat and snuggle my dogs! As I learned in 2018, even a minor abdominal surgery totally wrecks your core strength, and your core is needed for everything. ⁣ ⁣ Tell me in the comments what you've been up to in the last week that I might have missed! ⬇ ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ I'm Kate, a life and health blogger who blogs to help other chronic illness patients. Level up your chronic health blog (and income) by buying my $10 ebook for chronic bloggers at the link in my bio.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ [Image: Harley the golden retriever sits on the dirt ground. The ground isn't covered with fall leaves, but there are a bunch of them.]
Things that have happened recently: ⁣ - I starte Things that have happened recently: ⁣ - I started experiencing excessive pain episodes that kept sending me to the ER. We initially believed them to be due to RA. Not the case. ⁣ - I came back to Boston and was hospitalized because of said issue. It turns out that it’s a symptom of a problem left in my body after my illness in December 2018, aka The Fiasco ⁣ - I had a procedure Monday to improve my life until I can have surgery to fix said problem⁣ - I was discharged on Tuesday so I am now home until surgery, which will be in the next few weeks⁣ ⁣ So, that's what has been going on. I feel better now than I did a week ago, but I don't feel good. Thank you to all who sent me well wishes! I'm really glad to be out of the hospital and enjoying my own bed (and not be woken up at 4 AM for vitals and meds!). ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ [Image: Kate sits in a hospital bed and takes a selfie. She's a brunette white woman wearing tortoiseshell rounded glasses and a navy hoodie.] ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #bostonbloggers #bostonian #bostonblogger #proptoit #myunicornlife #makemoments #acolorstory #makeyousmilestyle #liveunscripted #howyouglow #mybeautifulmess #choosejoy #influencehercollective #howiseeit #inspiredwomen #documentyourdays #momentsofmine #myeverydaymagic #darlingdaily #todayslovely #seekmoments #momentslikethese #posttheordinary #thatauthenticfeeling #discoverunder5k #bloggerlifestyle
Is your blog ready for the holidays? ⁣ ⁣ 📌 Is your blog ready for the holidays? ⁣ ⁣ 📌 Pin for Later! 📌 ⁣ ⁣ I know it's October, but if you haven't started getting your blog ready for the holidays, you're behind. Here are some things you should know now: ⁣ 1️⃣ Update affiliate links to past gift guides ⁣ 2️⃣ Plan this year's gift guides (yes - now!)⁣ 3️⃣ Add ads to your most popular posts - even if they're not holiday themed, you'll probably get more traffic to your blog during Q4! ⁣ 4️⃣ Make new pins for past holiday posts ⁣ ⁣ What are your tips for getting your blog ready for the holidays? ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ I'm Kate, a life and health blogger who blogs to help other chronic illness patients. And level up your chronic health blog (and income) by buying my $10 ebook for chronic bloggers at the link in my bio.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ [Image: Kate sits at her desk, typing on her computer. She's a brunette white woman wearing a blue-and-white striped dress and large brown glasses.] ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #bostonblogger #proptoit #myunicornlife #makemoments #makeyousmilestyle #howyouglow #influencehercollective #howiseeit #inspiredwomen #documentyourdays #momentsofmine #myeverydaymagic #darlingdaily #todayslovely #seekmoments #momentslikethese #posttheordinary #thatauthenticfeeling #discoverunder5k #bloggerlifestyle #blogginglife #healthblogger #bloggergirl #theblogsociety #whereiwork #newenglandblogger #chronicillnessblogger #WEGOHealth #bloggingtips #millennialblogger
A real, non-filtered, no-makeup look at my weekend A real, non-filtered, no-makeup look at my weekend. ⁣ ⁣ Living with chronic illness isn't great. Living with an under-treated chronic illness is bad. ⁣ ⁣ This is why it's so important to take care of yourself as much as possible. There isn't a lot under our control, but there are some things. Which is why I spent the weekend being chill. I did a bit of blog work (for example, my newsletter is going out tonight), but mostly just rested because it's what my body needed. ⁣ ⁣ Abby has made it very clear that I need to rest. She kept climbing on me when I tried to do things! ⁣ ⁣ How do you take care of yourself? ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ I'm Kate, a life and health blogger who blogs to help other chronic illness patients. Join me on my journey to greatness by checking out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com. And level up your chronic health blog (and blog income) by buying the $10 ebook at the link in my bio.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ◾⁣ [Image: Kate sits on her bed with her tuxedo cat on her lap. She's a brunette white woman wearing blue leggings, a large cream cardigan, and circular tortoiseshell glasses.]
While I like to use my cane for a nice power pose While I like to use my cane for a nice power pose picture, I do use it for support on especially bad pain days. To help explain what arthritis pain feels like, I wrote a blog post about it! ⁣ ⁣ I'm explaining what my rheumatoid arthritis pain feels like, as well as what other forms of arthritis pain feel like. I asked people to describe their arthritis pain, and to specify what type of arthritis they have. ⁣ ⁣ You can check that post out at the link in my profile of ➡ katethealmostgreat.com ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ I'm Kate, a life and health blogger who blogs to help other chronic illness patients. Join me on my journey to greatness by checking out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com. And level up your chronic health blog and income by buying the $10 ebook at the link in my bio.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ [Image: Kate sits in a chair in front of a mural. She is a brunette white woman wearing a lilac dress and holding a cane.] ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #proptoit #makemoments #acolorstory #makeyousmilestyle #liveunscripted #howyouglow #mybeautifulmess #choosejoy #influencehercollective #howiseeit #inspiredwomen #documentyourdays #momentsofmine #myeverydaymagic #darlingdaily #todayslovely #seekmoments #momentslikethese #posttheordinary #thatauthenticfeeling #discoverunder5k #chronicillnessblogger #rheumatoidarthritis #rheum #arthritis #autoimmunedisease #WEGOHealth #healthblog #spoonie #spoonieblogger
Is there anything better than fall in Maine? 🍂 Is there anything better than fall in Maine? 🍂 Nope! ⁣ ⁣ This fall, I'm looking forward to cool temps, beautiful outdoors, Maine apples, Maine apple cider, and more. ⁣ ⁣ What are you going to do this fall? ⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ I'm Kate, a New England life and health blogger. Join me on my journey to greatness by checking out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com. Level up your chronic health blog and income by buying the $10 ebook at the link in my bio.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ [Image: From the rocky point on a lake. On the other side of the lake, the leaves have been changing colors.]
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