T-Minus 433 days: A Pandemic Update

It is an odd thing to see our neighbors working on their house. There is an idea that people are bored, binge watching TV, and cleaning out their houses. My wife and I are working from home full time, and helping to home school our high school and college aged boys. We are as busy as we always have been.

Because we have been so busy, we have had no time to do anything to prepare for the move. We have talked about, perhaps, selling on Facebook marketplace - but there just aren't enough hours in the day.

On the one hand, I am very happy we still have our jobs. On the other hand, we sure could use the time to prepare for the move! In the end, I know it is better to be working.

We had planned to visit Florida in August to meet with a realestate agent, but now we aren't sure. Direct flights are very expensive, and indirect flights would increase our potential exposure to COVID-19. Also, right now, Florida requires people visiting from New York to be quarantined for two weeks. While I wouldn't mind being quarantined in Florida.... our plan is to only be in Florida for a week. If the quarantine requirement lifts and COVID-19 dies down, we might try to go.

There are many things we wanted to do during our last year in New York. We wanted to go to New York City again, Niagara Falls, drive down to Washington DC, and a long list of other things that will become impossible or very difficult once we move to Florida. Now, with COVID-19, I'm not sure any of this is possible. Our trip to New York City was supposed to be this month... and that isn't happening!

That's the update. Not much going on, but we are looking forward to our lives getting back on track!