I found out today that May 6 is the day that my husband and his work colleagues will learn if they are laid off, furloughed, offered a voluntary separation agreement (employees with 15 years or more, like hubby), or kept on with a nearly 10% reduction in pay. I didn't learn that from hubby. My sister sent me a link to an article announcing that. I asked hubby if he knew, and he said yes. He just didn't tell me before.

We're not talking much about it. Hubby did say his sister is sending him links to real estate options in Czech Republic. That's not his first choice of places to move to. We've been talking about France, but maybe Czech Republic will be an interim stop. My Czech sucks with the exception of several culinary terms and ones we taught our old parrot.. At least he's a native Czech speaker and dual Czech-US citizen. He has lots of friends there. Healthcare is good there. Universal healthcare for permanent residents, with low fees.

We can no longer afford to live where we do. We might need to start preparing our house, little by little, for potential sale. I think my husband will lose his job. I'll be surprised if he doesn't.

I feel like I am underwater holding my breath. I know that my husband is very scared, too. I have to hold it together for him. 吃苦 chi ku (eat bitter).