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in Writing & Blogging &middot May 19, 2026

Writing a Blog Post: Tips You Need

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Writing a Blog Post: Tips You Need

Best Blog Pages All Blogs Should Have, www. kate the almost great .com
Best Blog Pages All Blogs Should Have, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 3, 2026

Best Blog Pages All Blogs Should Have

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Best Blog Pages All Blogs Should Have

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".
How to start blogging for beginners, www. kate the almost great .com
How to start blogging for beginners, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot January 20, 2026

How To Start Blogging for Beginners

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How To Start Blogging for Beginners

How to use social media effectively for your blog, www. kate the almost great .com
How to use social media effectively for your blog, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot February 18, 2025

How To Use Social Media Effectively for Your Blog

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How To Use Social Media Effectively for Your Blog

Free blog tools for 2025, www. kate the almost great .com
Free blog tools for 2025, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot January 21, 2025

30+ Strategies for Growing Your Blog in 2025

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30+ Strategies for Growing Your Blog in 2025

Text reads: Tips for successful blog posts, plus blog post prompts you need, www. kate the almost great .com
Text reads: Tips for successful blog posts, plus blog post prompts you need, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 29, 2024

Tips for Successful Blog Posts + Blog Post Prompts You Need

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Tips for Successful Blog Posts + Blog Post Prompts You Need

Text reads: Research Tips for Health Bloggers, www. kate the almost great .com.
Text reads: Research Tips for Health Bloggers, www. kate the almost great .com.
in Writing & Blogging &middot May 28, 2024

Research Tips for Health Bloggers

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Research Tips for Health Bloggers

11 things you need for a good health blog, www. kate the almost great .com
11 things you need for a good health blog, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 16, 2024

11 Things You Need for a Good Health Blog

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11 Things You Need for a Good Health Blog

Text reads: be a pro at blogging, best practices you need, www. kate the almost great .com
Text reads: be a pro at blogging, best practices you need, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot February 27, 2024

Be a Pro at Blogging: Best Practices You Need

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Be a Pro at Blogging: Best Practices You Need

Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog in 2024, www. kate the almost great .com
Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog in 2024, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot January 16, 2024

Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog

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Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog

Text reads: 27 tricks to increase blog traffic you need in 2024, www. kate the almost great .com
Text reads: 27 tricks to increase blog traffic you need in 2024, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot December 26, 2023

27 Tricks To Increase Blog Traffic You Need in 2024

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27 Tricks To Increase Blog Traffic You Need in 2024

Text reads: 17 things needed for making a blog successful, www. kate the almost great .com (end text)
Text reads: 17 things needed for making a blog successful, www. kate the almost great .com (end text)
in Writing & Blogging &middot November 14, 2023

17 Things Needed for Making a Blog Successful

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17 Things Needed for Making a Blog Successful

Text reads: Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). As we head into the holiday season, it’s time to think about holiday blog post ideas. Stressed out? Don't be! Here are over 17 expert topics.
Text reads: Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). As we head into the holiday season, it’s time to think about holiday blog post ideas. Stressed out? Don't be! Here are over 17 expert topics.
in Writing & Blogging &middot September 5, 2023

Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year

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Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year

Text reads: 12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). If you’re a blogger, you’re looking at what is possibly the most profitable time of year. Whether it be ads or affiliate sales, sponsored posts or sponsored reviews, the end of the year is a great time of year to make money … if you’re willing to put in the work. That’s why I suggest getting started now. 
Text reads: 12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). If you’re a blogger, you’re looking at what is possibly the most profitable time of year. Whether it be ads or affiliate sales, sponsored posts or sponsored reviews, the end of the year is a great time of year to make money … if you’re willing to put in the work. That’s why I suggest getting started now. 
in Writing & Blogging &middot August 8, 2023

12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays

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12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays

Text reads: Blogging 101, terms you need to know, www. katethealmostgreat. com (end text). Every now and then, I get an email from someone who says, “I want to start a blog! Where do I start?” The answer to that is too big for me to ever properly answer, but I can write a post on Blogging 101 in which I explain some key terms and information. These are all terms that you should start with if you’re looking for blogging tips for beginners.
Text reads: Blogging 101, terms you need to know, www. katethealmostgreat. com (end text). Every now and then, I get an email from someone who says, “I want to start a blog! Where do I start?” The answer to that is too big for me to ever properly answer, but I can write a post on Blogging 101 in which I explain some key terms and information. These are all terms that you should start with if you’re looking for blogging tips for beginners.
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 25, 2023

Blogging 101: Terms You Need To Know

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Fun fact! Being even more chronically ill makes my Fun fact! Being even more chronically ill makes my life more boring 

The last few weeks have been: leave Maine, work, have symptoms. 

Living with lots of chronic pain and fatigue is incredibly boring, except when things are bad, in which case they are way too interesting. I’m just trying to keep my head above water! 

#RheumatoidArthritis #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness
Weeks 29 and 30 of #2026Weekly! The last few wee Weeks 29 and 30 of #2026Weekly! 

The last few weeks I’ve been in Maine! 

1️⃣ Making progress on my needlepoint, which Harley was curious about 
2️⃣ My parents’ beautiful mahjong set 
3️⃣ Mitchell Family Reunion, which I had so much fun at that I barely took any pictures 

#Needlepoint #MaineSummer #207 #TheWayLifeShouldBe
July is: ⁣ - Disability Pride Month ⁣ - Juvenile A July is: ⁣
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- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month ⁣
- the anniversary of when I was diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis at age 19 after 9 years of symptoms ⁣
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As you can imagine, that makes me very aware of my disability via juvenile arthritis⁣
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#DisabilityPride #JuvenileArthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease
There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt someone's chronic illness, but this is one of them. ⁣
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I'm always amazed by how people can have the exact same illness or set of illnesses and still have different experiences. Sure, there will be similarities, but which symptoms are the worst, what medications you respond to, and your quality of life can vary significantly. ⁣
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It doesn't mean that one person is necessarily worse off than another; they're just different.⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Endometriosis #Fibromyalgia #POTS
This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a sewing project, and my foot in a cast⁣
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ID: Harley the golden retriever has his head on Kate's lap. Also on her lap is an in-progress needlepoint project and Kate's leg (in a walking cast) is elevated.⁣
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#Osteoporosis #RheumatoidArthritis #GoldenRetrievers #Needlepoint #Needlework
Week 28 of 2026 Weekly A very busy week! 1️⃣ Foo Week 28 of 2026 Weekly

A very busy week!

1️⃣ Foot checkup! Walking boot is on occasionally from now until September 
2️⃣ Boston 
3️⃣ IVIG
4️⃣ Dentist 🦷 All good! 
5️⃣ Not a filter - this was the Boston area the second half of the week 
6️⃣ Physical time!

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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office
2️⃣ Looking at TD Garden, the bear statue for the Bruins, and Zakim Bridge in the background 
3️⃣ Looking at tubes coming out from under Kate’s clothes. There’s a Kindle on her stomach
4️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie before leaving
5️⃣ Medford Square looking like there’s a yellow filter over it
6️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office

#ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #Bostonian #IVIG
Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry. I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of people who care about me and this is the fastest way to tell everyone. 

Video: Kate talks to the camera while putting on makeup. There are captions. 

#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimnuneDisease #ChronicIllness #Arthritis #ChronicPain
Week 27 of 2026 Weekly (Delayed because last Sund Week 27 of 2026 Weekly

(Delayed because last Sunday was baaaaad)

1️⃣ Due airport difficulties, we got a few more days with Emma. Harley was THRILLED!
2️⃣ Beautiful bird/squirrel visitors
3️⃣ A beautiful Maine summer day

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1️⃣ Harley the golden retriever putting his front legs up on Emma’s legs to demand hugs.
2️⃣ A bird feeder and hummingbird feeder on a deck. There is a hummingbird at one and squirrel at the other.
3️⃣ A barn, a pond, and the Maine woods

#207 #MaineLife #MaineTheWay #NewEnglandSummer #IGMaine
Reminder: you can be proud of your disability comm Reminder: you can be proud of your disability community while wishing your body cooperated more⁣
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