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Preferred locations
Brisbane
Additional Info
References available, Police check available, Non smoker, Experience with Domestic Animals
About
Single, mature, house proud lady. Non-smoker. A keen foodie with a love for local produce/markets and the occasional glass of Savi Blanc. I tend to be a quiet, reflective person and enjoy time at home, and I also keep in touch with my adult children and friends who live in and around Brisbane.
What keeps me busy:
As a writer and social media coordinator, I spend quite a lot of time online researching and creating content for multiple social media sites. I work part time in the community and part-time in a business partnership creating inspiration products.
Experience:
I've been house sitting full time since March 2014 throughout Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. For the past 12 months, house sitting this has been located predominately around the Western Suburbs of Chapel Hill, Anstead, Moggill, Brookfield, Toowong and Kenmore areas. Over the years, interstate house sitting has been a great way to visit relatives while maintaining some independence and flexibility (especially when my children were young), so house sitting has been something I have intermittently done for more than 20 years. My house sitting adventures have included homes without pets, where the home-owner has needed someone to collect the mail, maintain the garden, keep things tidy and give their home a secure, 'lived in' feel. Being onsite comes in handy when the hot water service decides to leak all over the ground floor and die (true story) when the home-owners are overseas, or when parcels need collecting from the post office!!
References:
Excellent references are available. Current Police check also available on request. Please feel free to pop across to my house sitters facebook page https://www.facebook.com/KayelGeehousesitter/ to get a feel for who I am.
Pets:
As a previous cat owner (she lived a long and wonderful 18 years) I have a soft spot for the moggies. Over the years I have cared for large dogs, small dogs, chickens, ducks, lizards, birds, fish and guinea pigs. I have experience in administering medication and keeping flea treatments up to date.
Gardening:
Confident and experienced in Lawn mowing, whipper snipping, watering, indoor and patio plants, basic pool cleaning. Prefer to do jobs that are easy for a single person to reasonably achieve on their own. Any large property maintenance jobs (hedging, ride on mower, spraying) are best taken care of by the professionals!!
Preferences:
I am seeking medium to long term house sits, with or without pets.
I have good local knowledge and familiarity with communities in and around the following areas - Anstead, Brookfield, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Chapel Hill, Indooroopilly, Toowong, Graceville, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Jindalee, Oxley, Mount Ommaney, Fig tree pocket. Access to public transport is not so important as I have my own car. Healthwise, I have developed an arthritic condition that makes 'walkies' a bit of a challenge. As much as I love the puppies (and walking), I am mindful that this physical limitation may not suit your pets needs. My preference is to care for cats... I get them and they seem to get me ! Due to my online commitments, access to home wifi/ internet with excellent signal is essential.
If you feel I could be a good match for your needs, send me a message or an email and we can take it from there.
thank you :) Kristin