Queen of the Road

I am currently reading a book called Queen of the Road. I am not yet sure how I feel about it or if I will recommend it. On the one hand the authors voice annoys me. But on the other, she has a sense of humor I can relate to.

"the first time he suggested we split chores on a weekly basis, I said,

'That's fine, honey, but on my week, I'll write a check'"

The book is about a middle aged couple, both shrinks, who give up their jobs to travel the country for a year. In a bus. Granted the bus is fully pimped out with a plasma TV, granite counters and a sink I would have to spend an entire paycheck on, but it's still a bus at heart.

She is a bit materialistic. She also likes to harp on how she's changing. As in really ram it down your throats that she's becoming a better person instead of just letting you admire the gradual progression. Anyway, I mention the book because, as part of my get active in March campaign, I do kind of relate and like what she has to say. She describes herself as probably the laziest person ever. And it makes me feel a little less bad about my own lazy, pajama wearing days. And she's becoming more outdoorsy, social, active and less materialistic, listless and depressing. All at an age much older than I am. So there's hope.

I'll let you know if it's worth following her journey "through the all important M's- Monogamy, Moving In, Mortgage, and Matrimony. And then, unfortunately, motor home." Stay tuned.