Let up on the pressure please....

Ever since I let everyone know that I'm planning to move to Phoenix in about six months, I've received a lot of advice....and a lot of unintentional pressure. I own a house and there are some areas of my house that need some fixing up before I will place it on the market. I know I could list it without fixing it up, but it goes against everything in me to leave the partial destruction I started as it is. What potential buyer wants to walk into a house that has part of the ceiling gone, or holes where I've peeled away vinyl a former owner glued to a wall?? I can't, in good conscience leave it like this, which means I WILL be doing some fixing up, regardless of the advice I receive. If it's throwing money down the drain, then so be it. My conscience will feel satisfied and that's all I care about. I've decided to take the advice of not replacing the cabinets because I see the wisdom in not doing that. I will replace the countertop, sink (maybe) and backsplash.

Additionally, I'm not ready to move yet. I deliberately chose a time period of six months because I need to be emotionally and physically prepared to leave Iowa. I'm not ready yet. I haven't said all my goodbyes nor done all the things I want to do before I go. There are people to see and places to visit, trails to wander and shops to browse.

I guess my point is that I still live here and will for a short while yet so I still need to make this house "mine" and would appreciate a little easing on the pressure to make me ready to move sooner than I'm prepared to move. The last factor is that the town I live in is dying and houses don't always sell as quickly as owners want them to. When I'm ready to list my house, I may not be able to sell it in the time period I anticipate. Then, of course, I could be completely surprised and sell it in a shorter period of time than I expected. I just don't know. We'll have to see...