Tired of Being Tired

I'm tired of being tired. Every time I think I'm getting things accomplished, I get exhausted. Like so exhausted I fall asleep doing what ever I'm doing. So I sleep. But then, things get ruined. I promised B that we'd make French Onion Soup together--so I got the fixings for it. And now I'm just too tired to contemplate preparing all those onions and he's just too young and inexperienced to do it himself. I got all these plants that need transplanting...and I'm too tired. I've new sheep to train...but guess what? I'm too tired.

This tiredness thing has been happening for a couple of years now; worse in heat and under stress. I've had the doctors looking into it for two years and the only thing they found is that I'm slightly anemic. Recently though, they've discovered these uterine fibroid things and as they've been growing, I've been bleeding more and now almost constantly. Which is contributing to my anemia and my tiredness. The doctor's solution? Well, (since you're on Medical,) we should really do a hysterectomy. Never once did the doctor mention any of the other numerous ways that they can selectively remove the tumors without robbing me of my fertility. The doctor was so nonchalant about the whole hysterectomy thing that I had half a mind of asking the young doctor if he wouldn't mind being castrated. Not that I would hurt the guy, of course, but a little more warmth, concern, and discussion of other options wouldn't kill him.

So, I'm waiting for more tests to be run before the doctor starts pushing me to schedule the operation. I'm trying a homeopathic remedy for the next few weeks to see if there's any difference. If my bleeding improves with the homeopathic treatment, the doctor is just going to be disappointed. Oh, well. If the bleeding does not improve in the next 2 weeks, I'm going to try to make him talk to me about other options. We shall see what happens.

Meanwhile, and on the plus side, the breads that I have been making from the Italian cookbook are most wonderful. I have the sourdough ready to go...I just need to muster the energy to make it.

The kids are wrapping up school tomorrow for the year and they are excited. Although the twins will be going to special day classes starting on Monday, for a few more weeks. They will be going on the same bus at the same time, however, and that will be good.

Anyway, I've had my little rant and I feel a bit better now. So, I'm going to wrap this up for the night.
Ciao.

Getting Ready for Shabbos

The Italian white bread worked out really well. It was so moist and had a nice bite to it, and the flavor was delightful. The kids are making short work of this loaf. Tonight, grilled cheese sandwiches!

The sourdough starter is sitting until Sunday or Monday. I hope it works out!

I made chocolate ice cream mochi and tuna sushi for my mother's birthday. Yum! It was a little messy to make the mochi, but that was because I didn't wait long enough for the mochi to cool before I added the ice cream. Oh well, better job next time, eh?

I made challah this morning, and I think I lost count of my teaspoons and added extra yeast. Maybe the challah will be a little beer-y for shabbos? I guess we'll find out tomorrow night...

The chicken that I made was also from the Italian kosher cookbook. The spicing includes sage, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper. It smells absolutely scrumptious! We're going to have roasted basil and sun-dried tomato spiced potatoes with it. Mmmm. Drool.

Tomorrow? Chocolate meringue cookies and a caramel custard. Not from the book, but hey. It's yummy, too, right?

Anyway, I'm signing out for now.

The Beginnig

Okay, so this is my first blog and my first post. Let's see how this goes, shall we?

In part this is a journal for me, a way for me to keep my "writing muscle" going. It's a way for me to keep track of things. It's also a way to share my experiences. I have "artificially" created a reason to get me started blogging. After seeing the movie "Julie and Julia," I got the idea to try cooking my way through a kosher cookbook. So, I have taken the book "The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews," by Edda Servi Machlin and begun to decide what recipes I will try first. There is another book I may also be bringing into the mix called "The International Kosher Cookbook," presented by the 92nd Street Y Kosher Cooking School, since the Classic Cuisine is "compact."

Now, I'm hoping tomorrow to begin with Sourdough Starter (Il Lievito Casalingo), White Bread (Pane in Cassetta), and since I'll be baking, I might as well also make a Pizza Neapolitan Style (Pizza Alla Napoletana). Phew! We'll see how I do...

Signing off for now.