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This is long overdue but as the saying goes,better late than never.

Anyone who knows me knows just how much I detest hunting for apartments.The whole process stresses me out entirely way too much.I hate looking through apartment magazines that show glossy pictures of apartments but neglect to tell you that those pictures where taken over 2 years ago and that the apartments have never been repainted since then.I hate that on the phone the apartment managers tell you you’ll pay XX amount per month in rent only for the price to go up a few more hundred dollars when you get to the actual complex.I hate how magazines never tell you about the neighborhood the apartment complex is in until you waste your gas and drive there only to find that the complex is in crackhead paradise…I could go on and rant here but thats not the purpose of this post….

…A few weeks ago,I decided to downsize and move into an apartment.I went to the supermarket and picked up one of those apartment guides and went to check out about 3 of the apartments listed.As expected,they over promised and under delivered and needless to say I was very,very angry and extremely frustrated.I was about to give up on the whole apartment search thing for the day when my friend and I happened to drive by the Atlanta Promove office (we were lost trying to find our way back to the interstate!) so anyway,I figured why not just stop in and see what they have to offer.I was very skeptical.

The mood in the office was professional but laid back.They had representatives all over the place…some helping clients,some on the phone,others on computers.The receiptionist took me to an empty meeting room and told me a rep would be in shortly to assist me.To make the long story short,in walked this tall,very polite and professional guy who introduced himself as Blake.After exchanging pleasantries,he asked me which areas I was interested in living in,how much I was willing to spend,what kind of apartment I was considering and all that good stuff.I told him and he was able to quickly put together a few apartments for me to look at based on my needs.

Blake also followed up with me via email and phone from the day I walked into the Promove office to the day I finally signed my lease….yes,thanks to Blake and Promove,I found a nice apartment in a very nice neighbourhood.My apartment is close to everything I need so no more ridiculous commutes for me.Plus,I was able to get $300 off my rent for the first two months.The leasing person had forgotten to mention this promo to me but good ole Blake knew about it and he called the leasing office and inquired about it on my behalf!Now if thats not good service,then I don’t know what it.

Oh,did I mention,I never paid Blake or Promove a single cent for their service??

Thats right,they helped me find an apartment for FREE…free as in I did not pay them a penny.So,if you’re looking for an apartment in Atlanta,Georgia or Dallas,Texas..hit up promove!

A little boy asked his mother, ‘Why are you crying?’
‘Because I’m a woman,’ she told him..
‘I don’t understand,’ he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, ‘And you never will.’
Later the little boy asked his father, ‘Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?’
‘All women cry for no reason,’ was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked,
‘God, why do women cry so easily?’
God said,
‘When I made the woman she had to be special.I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world,yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.’
‘You see my son,’ said God, ‘the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair..
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides.’

I feel playful today…almost like a kid so I wanted to post this list of “kiddish” things to do.If you’re familiar with wordpress,I’m sure you’ve seen this list posted all over the free wordpress themes…

Do a cartwheel.
Sing into your hairbrush.
Walk barefoot in wet grass.
Play a song you like really loud, over and over.
Dot all your “i”’s with smiley faces.
Read the funnies. Throw the rest of the paper away.
Dunk your cookies.
Play a game where you make up the rules as you go along.
Step carefully over sidewalk cracks.
Change into some play clothes.
Try to get someone to trade you a better sandwich.
Eat ice cream for breakfast.
Kiss a frog, just in case.
Blow the wrapper off a straw.
Have someone read you a story.
Find some pretty stones and save them.
Wear your favorite shirt with you favorite pants even if they don’t match.
Take a running jump over a big puddle.
Get someone to buy you something you really don’t need.
Hide your vegetables under your napkin.
Stay up past your bedtime.
Eat dessert first.
Fuss a little, then take a nap.
Wear red gym shoes.
Put way too much sugar on your cereal.
Make cool screeching noises every time you turn a corner.
Giggle a lot for no reason.
Give yourself a gold star for everything you do today.

Let me make this clear,I don’t have anything against Sue Johanson but lets be honest:Would you take sex advice from this woman?
Seriously.Honestly.
Sue Johanson hosts “Talk Sex” on Oxygen TV and according to her bio,she’s written not one but three books about sex and has been teaching about sex and sexuality since 1974.
Personally,I wouldn’t take sex advice from Sue Jo.Like I said,its nothing personal,and I maybe wrong for judging a book by its cover but if I were seeking sex advice,I’d want it from someone who looked like they were getting some action.I know that seems mean but I’m just being honest.
Maybe Sue Johanson is getting laid.Maybe she’s not.
Either way,I don’t relate to her in anyway and I wouldn’t take any sex advice from her…
But then again,I’m probably not her target audience anyway…