a finance blog i follow had a link to seth godin's blog today. a recent blog post of his was entitled how long is your long run? my mind immediately jumped to, well, my long run last weekend was just over 20 miles with 2 mile intervals throughout...and then i clicked on the link and realized he was not necessarily literally referring to a long run. oops.
my blog roll recently has been filled with discussions of frugality and stretching one's budget as we prepare to move to maryland, where cost of living is more expensive and where we be working on one income for a bit. i'm actually quite excited for the challenge. one of the things we have been struggling with recently is finding a place in our price range that's (a) not a closet and (b) in a reasonably safe area. the twist here is that we are doing this from austin. a couple weekends ago we were out in baltimore to look in-person, but ever since, we have been relying on some new friends to go check out places for us after we have pre-screened through photos, emails and phone calls. padmapper is one of my new favorite websites. we think we might have found a place in a very cute neighborhood called ridgley's delight (think historic 3-story rowhouses lining narrow, cobblestone streets). keep your fingers crossed!
