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Well, I am home again, until tomorrow. We are looking to change to a local job soon. Dave is getting tired of being on the road. I love it, but don't want to do it alone out there. So maybe we can do school bus or something. Hell, I don't care, I live for cheap and really don't need alot of money to be happy. I just would like to find something else fun to do. At least with school bus you can be off in the summer and holiday weekends which give time for travels. Now that I got the wanderlust back, I have to say I don't like being in one place that long. Now that I am older I don't see myself retiring, at least not until a later age, I like working, I don't need to worry about that. There maybe even be social security in 30 years so ya know...

I have been networking on the "social networks" lately. It is good to get in touch with people who have passed through my life either short term or long. I have realized that I remember alot more people than who rememeber me, and that I am ok with. I was a shy one when I was in school and didn't make alot of close friends since I was always moving. I really just like the network of people I know or knew, see where others are and all that.

I have been on spark people this time alot more, I think it is working because I am losing more weight slowley. I need to get some more exercise, and that is easy in the summer, walking is always an option, but would like some more challenging exercises. Been talking to other truck drivers about options on the road and they have given me some good ideas. I have dumbbells on the truck and there are always bands. I love pilates and yoga but that is kinda difficult, keep those for at the house i guess.

So, I hope to keep the spark going.. and going... until gone!!!

Catch up..

Ok, now that I haven't posted forever and am adding to my facebook, I guess I will have to catch up. I am still driving truck all over. Like it would love to make more money at it but it is fun. The money will come as the economy recovers... anyone have a clue when that will be??

why do I call myself the queen bee??

Well, this is for the record...

My name is Melissa, greek for honey bee.

I am the queen of my home.

Therefore....Queen Bee!!!

lol...

I'm back!

Well, I haven't been gone, but sorta...

I moved, moved again, quit my job of 10 years, went to school and learned to drive a big rig and now have been driving team over the road long haul trucking with my hubby. We have been all over the 48 states and am loving it. My favorite drive is the southwest. Love the desert and the warmth. I sometimes wonder why I didn't do this 20 years ago. I have always loved driving and wanted to drive around and see the country. Now I get paid. Well, with the ecoonomy, not very much yet but I am the forever optimist.

Well, other than running around the country for the last year, seeing things I have never seen, my life is the usual. I still need to lose weight, gain muscle, make more money, and so on and so on. But now I just am content with where I am. I turned 40 this year and you know what, I am still not old. I guess that is 50?? 60??? 100??? Someone tell me please! I am gonna try and blog more and bitch less.. or something like that.... I am at home right now, happy easter... i got sick and missed the get together with the family, but really enjoyed the quiet time. Sorry so selfish there, but yeah! Maybe next holiday.... I did send some sweet potato/yam thingy I do, added coconut to it this year, hope they liked it, don't know yet, it basically is the yams cut scalloped, a can of pinapple, mandarin oranges, and this year a handful of coconut. I then added punkin pie spice, extra cinnamon, and nutmeg and a little honey, slow cooked all night and viola...instant heaven, or at least I hope it was edible, I have a little in the fridge, but no appetite. But it is usually really good.

Driving truck is the easiest job I have done and it really is good for my weight issue. I have lost about 40 lbs since i started, and I know it is because I don't eat alot, you really don't get hungry sitting in a truck all day bouncing down the road. At least I don't. I am gonna start my vitamins again, I have been slacking on them and feel it.

I go to the doctor tomorrow, good luck for me...hope to have no body parts falling off or anything...lol...

wish me luck.

I hate moving!

I hate moving!!! We are moving over the next 2 weekends and I absolutly hate it. So far I have a little packed. My grandma's china and stemware and some other kitchen stuff. I bought a large pot for my tomato plant that has tons of little tomatos. I save all my plastic pots so I can take some of the flowers I planted, of course I will leave some. And my stawberry plants I just put in are coming with. As well as my new four o'clocks, my favorite flower are all coming. I will take some of the bulb plants, but I am leaving my lavender and carnations. I want a different type of lavender and the carnations look nice with them. The new house has an established raised bed garden. I hope the prev. tenent used organic methods, I know I will be from here on out. Her plants looked very small and didn't seem that well, but I will amend the soil and hope for a small harvest. But next year look out! There are also some mature shrubs that I can't wait for next spring to see, a rhody, lilac and camella. Also a few azailas and some other alont the side where it is over grown, I will thin out the weeds and see what is there. Well, I have to go, trying to find some moving boxes on craigslist (my favorite recycling spot)

What I am reading!

I am reading probably one of the best books I have read in long time! I highly recommend it! It is called "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - by Barbara Kingsolver. I downloaded it off Audible last month for my Ipod and am just getting to listen to it. It is VERY good, she is an excellent writer and I love the basis for the story. I think everyone who cares about the planet we live in and making just a bit of difference should read this. It talks about sustainable farming and local buying. I know it is a hot topic here in Washington State as beautiful farmland in the shadow of Mt. Rainier (my beloved mountain) is being developed by land rapists (developers - ugh!). The entire east side of "the mountains" (Cascades) is an agriculture state, and the developements are starting to creep over the mountains (there goes the neighborhoods). But take time and read the book, if more people did, maybe the farms would have more of a chance to survive!
http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/
http://www.kingsolver.com/home/index.asp