Today most of my day was spent 1) in grief at my new hair cut (which is about two inches shorter than I wanted it to be and makes me look like a cross between a baby doll and a lampshade...) and 2) attempting to negotiate my way through the wonderous world of real estate.

As I'm looking at graduation in a few months with a good job already lined up, I've also been looking for places to live when my life in the "real world" begins.

My mom suggested I look for a house instead of renting an apartment, her logic being that I can spend around the same amount on a mortgage as monthly rent and in the end still have a house to sell and (hopefully) get some of my money back. Sounds like a plan to me.

One of the houses I looked at today was a bit of a disappointment, though. It's really cute from the road, but when you get a closer look, it needs a lot of work. They're also asking $150,000 for a two bedroom, one bath, single level house. I may be somewhat new to this real estate world, but it seems like a lot to me.

So tomorrow the journey continues...