Back To The Grind

Went back to work today. I was starting to feel a little stir crazy since I hadn't been to work since last Wednesday. Work was...appropriately work like meaning lots of walking around, lots of typing, and some idle chatter with co-workers.

While home, I got semi-hooked on House Hunters on HGTV. Particularly the international version. It's amazing the difference between what's considered a typical American home (2+ bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, lawn, deck, granite counter tops) and what's typical in other countries. Particularly the episode that took place in Rome with a young man looking at his first apartment. Not a house, but an apartment. All of which would have been considered painfully tiny by most of the folks I know.

Actually, the apartment we live in now is considered tiny and, quite frankly, immature. The husband and I live like college students. We even have a futon. Of course, we're not totally carefree. Rent isn't cheap and, as we are frequently reminded, we're just giving our money to someone else. Not to mention all of the other non-collegiate expenses (student loans, car payment, utilities). On the upside, we won't be foreclosed on.

Right now, we're kicking around the idea of buying a house especially now that the home prices are falling. No way were we considering $300,000 for a tiny rowhome,

Too much rambling. I think it's time for me to head to bed.