IS IT YOUR BIRTHDAY?  So I found a couple of apartments in one building.  The first is a 1 bedroom that was converted to 2 (couple has kids).  About 850 square feet; top floor; corner unit so it has lots of windows; needs work - new kitchen and bathroom which I figure has to go for $20,000 even though they’re not that big.  But the owner seems to be stuck at their number and not willing to go down.  They divided the living room with those temporary walls that apartment dwellers do - but since it leaves the living room windowless, they only ran the walls 7’ instead of 8’ to the ceiling.  Understandable but awkward. 

I saw another apartment in the same building but it’s much smaller and talk about dirty!  This man and his mother moved in 7 or 8 years ago and never painted so the place is builder’s white but gross because they’re smokers and everything is covered in that  yellow-nicotine-tar glaze (makes you wonder about the state of their lungs).  It’s nothing that a good scrub followed by a paint job wouldn’t fix but it’s a turnoff of the highest magnitude.  Don’t these people watch HGTV to learn how to stage your home for sale?  Oy!

This morning I wore a dress to church - usually I wear a suit when I’m serving at mass.  The priest complimented me on the dress and how I looked then asked “Is it your birthday?”  I had to laugh.  No.  I do have legs and even show them occasionally.