For southern Calif the manager looked about typical. We lived there for 4 or 5 yrs before returning to Atlanta. I too have no idea how you'd ever find something that clean, maintained, and decent for only $700/mo ... and wasn't she planning for that to include utilities?! We saw only a small part of the outside & almost nothing of the general area but what we saw, it looked well maintained ... couldn't be that bad an area. Somehow, I AGAIN get the feeling we are being led to believe only what SO wants us to believe ... like we are all as stupid as some of the HMs that seem to actually buy all that they are being told by SO (you know, like you are now a superstar, model, artist, brilliant, adored by the masses, a light to millions of women everywhere, your life will never be your own again for now you are a star!)

I had to laught though ... Antonia screws up assignment after assignment and Iyanla, into the camera, expresses her concern that Antonia just isn't getting it together. Then less than 24 hrs later she sends this supposed irresponsible, jobless, debt-ridden 26 year old that acts like a 14 year old (Iyanla's words to Antonia) to rent an apt. And of course, in this same few hours Antonia has TOTALLY changed her tune to one of a responsible, independent adult ready to take on the world and several jobs, no longer needing her mother or anyone else, and with solid plans to pay off that debt using her new-found strength and determination. No wonder the "out of work soap writers" scripting this were "out of work".

However, Antonia still gets the last laugh in the matter. She did well saying her responsibility speech. However, a short time later she goes into the confessional and spouts: "I asked Jodi to go with me to see the apt because I trust Jodi & I know she is business savy and she really thinks of all the right questions to ask. She’s 38 yrs old. She’s a grown a$$ womas so I’m trying to be a grown a$$ woman so I need to be hang’n out with a grown a$$ woman so I can ask grown a$$ questions." I can guess which one was scripted and which one was authentic Antonia!!

I just love all the miracles the SO mantras produce literally overnight!! After the last day of this season that house should be made into a shrine ... and people who need mental healing could be dunked in the pool, then recieve one of Christie's Blessing Candles ... then they too could live in So.Calif as a superstar/model/writter/artist making as much money as they could possibly dream.

Power to the Universe!