Not much today. I am in a not-so-terrific mood, still more-or-less obsessing, this time about the house and our ability to sell it and not, for a change, about job concerns. We're trying to make a huge life decision with blinders on, and that's untenable. We need an outside, professional opinion, and to that end, I've sent a long email to a friend who is in real estate close to, but not in, our immediate marketing area. I've laid out our iffy situation, told him our bottom line, and asked his opinion about what we're trying to do.

We've hesitated to take this step with this particular guy because in addition to being a personal friend he has also been courting our business steadily, obviously with an eye on getting our listing when the time comes. We've made no promises to him, but know nowhere else to turn and are starting to feel desperate. If we do go ahead with the sale and we don't use his services, we may lose a friend. But we'll keep our sanity, and in the end try to make it up to him.

Maybe next time I visit this subject we'll have come to some resolution.