There is a amazing growing community of our readers who have been using twitter to connect by using the hashtag #spoonie at the end of every post. These people are all fans of butyoudontlooksick.com and are all somehow connected to "The spoon theory". I personally (Christine) use t
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Do you have a profile picture, icon, or "avatar" that you use on facebook or twitter, etc. Support I'm a Spoonie! add a #spoonie twibbon to your avatar now! People have seen others on facebook and twitter with the spoon on their pics and it is SO easy to do! So many have asked me how! Join over 10,0
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Join in the fun! UPDATE- OVER 9,200 people have added the spoonie twibbon/ sticker on both twitter and facebook! It is amazing to start seeing spoons popping up all over the place. I keep hearing from readers of this site how fun it has been for people in their life to ask "hey what is up with the
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“I’m no good at sales.” “There’s no way I can beg people for money.” “I don’t want to annoy my friends.” “Asking complete strangers for a handout isn’t my style.” If you’ve ever uttered any of these phrases, don’t worry…you’re not alone. Even the most successful o
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Do you dress to impress or do you dress how you really feel? That quickly became the big question for me yesterday on twitter. What started as a joke between some new friends I made, really had me thinking. I am cheduled to speak at the #140conference in NYC about Lupus, health related support�
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I have been accused of being many things in my life, but I can assure you that one of them has never been being “too positive”. I have never been the type of person to intently stare at that glass of water and size it up as being anything but half-empty. It’s the way I’m hardwired. I am, by
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Please take a moment and vote for Christine and butyoudontlooksick.com for a "Shorty Award" in health. It takes 1 minute to tweet your vote and it would mean so much to Christine and to bring awareness. The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations on Twitter and social media. Nomination
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We love being connected with our readers! Since we have added those "handy dandy" features at the bottom of every article, we have noticed our readers have shared our articles, posted them on their personal profiles and more. We can not thank you enough for sharing this site with your friends and fa
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Today will be a twitter day- so if you haven't "followed" me on twitter- do so now. I will be posting contests and trivia etc. Will be very easy to win! You just need to follow and have fun! http://www.twitter.com/bydls Please RT, or share with your friends! The more the merrier! *hint... this
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This will be fun! All you have to do is click the link and it helps me show how large the butyoudontlooksick.com network is! It will be amazing, but we need your help! Please click link to help me with this project! Let's see how many #spoonies we can pull together! http://fcinf.com/v/aoa8 Fa
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