Friday, July 06, 2012

An Apple a Day Weekly Link Round-Up


July seems to be Doctor Month here at Casa Kittling. I've had two appointments with my new primary care physician (drink more water, exercise a bit more), a mammogram today, an appointment with the dermatologist next Tuesday, the optometrist will be seen in two weeks, and my quarterly Pap smear at my oncologist's a few days after that. Once July is over, I should have all things medical out of the way and be good to go for the rest of the year!

What am I trying to tell you with all this? You don't realize what you've had until your good health deserts you. Do what you can to make sure it stays with you for a good long time. If you're squeamish about having a certain test because it was painful several years ago, make an appointment now! Technology has made so many advances that tests that were painful or caused discomfort in the past will scarcely make you blink now. If you don't want to do it for yourself, do it for those who love you. They want you around for years and years to come!

Okay. I've said my piece. Now let me round up those links!


Bookish News & Other Interesting Stuff

I  ♥  Lists

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That's all for this week. Don't forget to stop by next weekend when I'll have a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure!

16 comments:

  1. Cathy - What you say makes sense. It's easy to take one's health for granted until there's a problem with it. Hope all of your visits go well. And thanks for the links.

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    1. All my visits shall go well. I will not contemplate otherwise. ;-)

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  2. In my current situation, obviously I agree wholeheartedly with your advice. Because I don't neglect preventive care, I learned about my lung cancer early enough to have it removed successfully. And you are right about tests becoming less and less painful. Good luck on yours, and keep your fingers crossed about mine please.

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    1. I think pinwheels each and every day, Barbara. *HUGS*

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  3. Stellar advice and stellar list, as always!

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  4. Thanks so much! I installed the disable feature with no problems and downloaded Silver Lies :) I love your Friday links :)

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    1. Wow, I love this kind of comment!! I'm glad I could help!

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  5. Excellent advice. I know it's not the most fun way to spend half an hour but goodness, it is so worth it.

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    1. It's worth it knowing that I'm putting Denis's mind at ease.

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  6. I will second your advice to everyone regarding keeping up with the tests that one should. Truly, do it. You'll be glad you did. Problems discovered early are usually so much more treatable. No one wants problems, but sometimes they are there and it's always better to know for sure. And we speak with the voice of experience don't we, Cathy? :-)

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  7. Great advice! I make it a priority to keep on top of my health. After all, without good health, what kind of quality life can you have?

    Stephanie @ Read in a Single Sitting (who reads while walking to work ;) )

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  8. I'm so used to right clicking to open all of the links in a new tab, that it's going to take me a while to retrain myself on your site. :) I understand wanting to protect images though. It's not something that I've worried about too much at this point.

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    1. I know what you mean about retraining yourself, Alyce! I have had my blog set to open all links, etc. in new windows for quite some time, so I hope that helps.

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