Sara
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ACT, Syd. Eastern suburbs, Syd. Southern suburbs, Syd. SW suburbs, East Lake Macquarie, Lower Hunter Valley, West Lake Macquarie, Mid North Coast, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes, Far South West, Far West, North West Slopes, Snowy MTS, Southern Tablelands, Brisbane, Central Coast (Qld), Adelaide, Flurieu Peninsula, South East, West Coast, Melb. Inner suburbs, Melb. SE suburbs, Otway Ranges/ Great Ocean Rd
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Hello my name is Sara :) I am very happy to be here on Happy Housesitters and am looking forward to many wonderful times looking after and caring for homes and pets! This is such an enriching and enjoyable thing to do!
Laughter, well-being, and happiness are such important things in life. I love new experiences, and am aware that sometimes we cannot easily go on holidays or have time to ourselves when we have pets, gardens and homes to look after. It is a great pleasure, therefore, to help home and pet owners spend time away, safe in the knowledge that their home and pets are well cared for. House sitting also allows me to spend time writing, exploring, and being in a new environment.
House sitting and looking after pets is a special focus in my life especially now. I am beginning a new journey of travelling and exploring for the next 1 – 2 years, now that my 2 sons are young adults. I am so grateful that life has presented me with this wonderful path of expanding my work and life into new areas.
I first did some house sitting several years ago, and found this to be wonderful. It is such a lovely experience to meet new home owners and to care for their home and pets. Pets bring such happiness and joy, and I have grown up with pets, and understand how special they are in our lives.
I have been loved and sat upon by my son’s cat Arthur for the past few years, and have been so grateful for his loving company. I also grew up with cats, and enjoy being with friends' pets. Owners have commented that their pets seem to gravitate towards me. This may be because of my natural inclination to want to massage them! However, I have also noticed that most pets are happy to approach me, and often want to sit close to me - or on me! - soon after we are introduced :)
For more than 20 years I have been guiding and counselling, and helping others navigate through the challenges that life can bring. A major part of my work is helping people find more ease, comfort and well-being through meditation, reflexology, yoga, intuitive massage, and more. Now I am beginning a time of writing about what I have learnt, and therefore house sitting is helping me fulfil this enjoyable activity.
I came to live in Australia in 1995 (from England), and life here has brought me many amazing experiences :) I moved to Melbourne, and it was there that I began a family with my then-husband. I built a whole garden from scratch, planting it out with native and exotic plants. I truly love nature, animals, and birds, and the ways in which they help to nurture and heal mind, body and soul. It was here that my 2 sons were born.
When my sons were little we had a hobby farm for 8 years in the Adelaide Hills. Life was busy and filled with lots of activity! I learnt so many wonderful new things during this extremely busy time of my life! Shearing, bush care, slashing, weeding, fencing, planting veggies and fruit trees, watering sheep and plants - all this alongside caring for the home and family :) It was also great when we began to have WOOFERS (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) come to stay and help.
We sold the farm so that we could spend more time travelling. This included a lot of family time travelling and camping around Australia. We also visited family and friends in England and Europe. During this time I also travelled to Egypt extensively, where I then ran tours. More recently I ran a very romantic bed and breakfast for 3 years in Aldgate, in the Adelaide Hills. This enabled me to meet many new guests, and feel the joy of providing them with a wonderfully relaxing and welcoming retreat to celebrate special occasions.
Now a wonderful new time of adventure, connecting and travelling is beginning, with the support and encouragement of my sons and many wonderful friends. Travelling brings me immense joy, and I feel truly blessed!