So behind here since I've been preoccupied with a lot of stuff at home. Sending hugs to everyone that needs them. MarcusAurelius, I hope your job matters are resolved soon or at least you can finally take the time to heal rather than be worried or frustrated.

Yesterday, my husband and I met with the first real estate agent to consider for listing our house in the near future. I'll likely call a second so we can compare. Yesterday's actually visited our house in the evening. All wearing masks. She's definitely the uber saleswoman type, which my husband disliked more than I did. The good news is that she said we might need only fix some windows rather than totally replace them. That would save lots of money. However, she suggested we totally replace the floor covering in our entire house, save our kitchen and laundry room. We had hoped not to have to do that, thinking buyers would want to choose their own. And the type of flooring she suggested is not our taste, but I told my husband that we wouldn't be the buyers for our house. She also said to have all of our cabinets painted white, even though they are oak wood. I'll agree with my husband that that sounds sad to do, but again, we don't know what's "in". Of course our whole house's interior needs to be painted, with a few cracks and dents repaired. A given. Anyway, lots of work! We'll see what another agent says. We've never been house sellers, only buyers, and only our current home.

My mood is surprisingly level. My husband is far more stressed. Not by the prospect of a move, but his hatred of his job. I keep telling him that he can be "released" from it by/before the end of the year, no matter what his employer does.