FAILURE AFTER PERSERVERANCE IS GRANDER

“Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.”

--George Eliot, Middlemarch

Vine growing out of my garden wall

You have to give things a go. Step out. Take a risk. If you want to achieve something work on it. I wanted to start an online business. I invested a considerable amount in a training company which ended up being a fraud. It has taken me a year to pay off my credit card. But I don't regret it. I was disappointed  but I learnt quite a lot before Fortune Learning Systems, the company I was learning from, was made to close. I didn't achieve anything like they said I would. I had paid them to set up a web page and for other services which were never completely delivered. I looked into getting some of my money back through MasterCard, but it seems that because part of the services were provided I can't claim any money back.


But I don't regret it. I'm just pleased I didn't get in any further than I did. Some people lost up to $20 000. I gave it a go. I am still giving it a go. There is a whole world out there I was unaware of. It is going to be a long haul but I am having fun, and I have built on what I learnt. Time is a major factor, but I am not giving up.


But back to the quote above. I know that if I don't succeed I will have given it my best shot. If I fail it will be not for want of perseverance and I will know that I gave it a try - better than being too scared to give it a go. I can fail in the satisfaction that I tried.(So far I have made $16 so that is a little success!)




P:-) called in for lunch today which is unusual during the week . We had tuna frittata.

It is simple and you only need 2 basic ingredients from your pantry - tuna and eggs. Everything else is optional. Sometimes I add corn or fried onions and capsicum. Sometimes cheddar cheese instead of feta. It all depends what I have on hand.

Tuna Frittata  (Serves 2)


Ingredients

185 grams of tuna in olive oil

50 grams feta cheese

3 large free range eggs

2 tablespoons milk

6 miniature tomatoes halved or a few slices of tomato cut into small wedges

handful of shallots

1/2 teaspoon dried mixed herbs

2 cm cube of Parmesan cheese


Method

• Spread tuna over the base of a 22 cm frying pan.
• Crumble feta cheese evenly over tuna
• Beat eggs with milk and pour over tuna and feta cheese
• Arrange tomatoes on top of mixture cut side up
• Sprinkle with shallots and mixed herbs
• Grate Parmesan over the top
• Cook on medium heat about 3-5 minutes until base begins to set
• Finish off under griller until completely set with top browned and puffed
• Cut in wedges to serve

ENJOY!

Interesting sites

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Tammy Strobel  at  Rowdy Kittens has a post taking you on a tour of her Tiny Home.. She has also recorded the sound of the rain on her roof.

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Have a look through this beautiful house on the sea in Queensland. Click here to read all about it.

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At the Kapoaka Project in Madagascar, native artisans produce cars and planes from old drink cans. It is part of a Fair Trade Employment venture. Click here to read more about it.