Its The Struggles Which Bring Out The Best In Oneself

When your down, it seems like nothing you do for or say to people is right. Like a snowball effect, one thing leads to another and before you know it, you've somehow created this huge problem that has a life of its own.

As you all know my grandma is in hospital after having a knee reconstruction over 2 weeks ago. She isn't doing to well, not because of the knee but because of the heart. Without going into the real nitty-gritty, let's just say that she has fluid overload and shortness of breath. As I am a RN, my family ask me questions about grandma. I just state the facts of the pysiological process that goes on, but I also say that I would rather not get involved as if something should happen, I would not like to be blamed or scapegoated. Next thing I hear, is that I am "Angry with the nurses looking after her", "Scared she is going to die" etc... I am thinking to myself, 'Wow! Were did they get that idea?' I try and convince my family that they are miscronstruing the information I gave them, and that in NO WAY am I upset or scared. Do you think they believe me? No they didn't, so then I told them that although they are going through a difficult time, they shouldn't project their fears onto me. The best answer to that came from my mum..."It's all in your mind" she told me. I have zipped me lips, I have learned my lesson and now when they ask me to explain things to them, I say "I AM NOT GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS, GO ASK THE NURSE IN CHARGE OR HER DOCTOR". And of course nothing I do is right, so they say "We are you family, you can tell us". I am hoping that my grandma gets better really quickly and this nasty merry -go - round will stop.

This reminds me of an Allison Moyet song "Round and Round". My head spins so quickly, and sensory organs are in overtime. I lean back against the wall, shutting 180*Degrees worth of stimulus, this seems to help the overwhelming desire to collapse in a heap. The feeling of something hard and flat against my back is comforting (although hubby looks at me strangely, and the cats just rub up against me... perhaps I wish it was the other way around :-) ! ).

Food is always comforting though, so here is another recipe to try..I love this recipe..its so easy...

Spaghettil with Sausage and Vegies

• INGREDIENTS
• Spaghetti No.2 enough for 2 people and cut into 3 equal lengths
• oil - just a dash for frying, and cooking with pasta
• vegies (anything)- sliced squash, zuccini, capsicum etc and snow peas (whole), spinich leaves
• sausages (optional) spicy sausages are best as they have alot of flavour
• sauces - chilli, soy, oyster, tomato...only use a tablespoon or two...no real need to measure though
• Onion (ginger is optional) and spring onion (1 sprig)
• Herbs - basil only...otherwise the herbs mask the real flavours

METHOD
Boil up spaghetti in pot with water and dash of oil. In the meantime, slice your onion, as you heat up your wok with oil, then fry onion. Add all the other vegies once onion is half done (It should resemble a vegitable stirfry). Move vegies to one side of the wok and turn down heat to low. Strain Spaghetti. Add sausage pieces to wok and fry up. Wash out the pot you've used to cook the spaghetti and dry it. Put the pot on the stove with oil (just a dash) and heat it up on medium. Put the Spaghetti into the pot and carefully fry the spaghetti, not for long though. Take the spaghetti and mix into the wok with all the other ingredients, add the sauces and spring onion (and herbs if desired) and cook for another 2-3 minutes until sausages are thouroughly cooked. Make sure the spaghetti is evenly dispersed with vegies and sausages and then serve hot in chinese bowls with chopsticks.

Bon Apetit!

Till next time (tomorrow is a special)

Soosh...

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