The Things We Do for Work

Last week, my family moved out of our house in the Boston area, starting our relocation to Rochester, NY. We've yet to move into our new house. That happens tomorrow. For the past week we've been sleeping in a series of hotel rooms, bunking with the in-laws and relying on the generosity of friends with a bedroom to spare.

For me, it's been even more complicated. When we put our house on the market in March we expected it to take a minimum of 90 days to sell. Instead, it sold in a single day, a...