I agree--you could ask to have someone come in for just a little tidying. Mop the floor, wash the dishes or run them through the dishwasher, whatever. Clean the bathroom, the basics.
Last night is the first undisturbed night's sleep I've had in probably six months. I think by his absence we are seeing just how far this cat has degenerated into dementia. The kids need to say goodbye.
Paperwork this weekend. And I spoke to a neighbor up the street who is having computer problems, mostly because they don't know any better than to let their antivirus software tyrannize them. I told him that if they can set aside 2 - 3 hours we should be able to get it up and running again. Like me, they're working on funding stuff for their daughter for college. We need to de-clutter their machine of that software.