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Reviewing the Lifestyle of “International House & Pet Sitting” is based on my life experience over the past five years and highlights the areas I believe to be most important. Must Love Uncertainty  New Places New Experiences If you like the security of having your own home or similar then this lifestyle is not for you. We sold all our assets and have not rented anywhere for five years. This makes it really challenging when asked for a home residential address by bureaucratic systems that don’t understand some people choose to be address-less. So our motto is “Houseless But Never Homeless”. Additionally we are on the move a lot. We prefer sits of around 1-2 months and depending on what’s next it can be a new area, state or country. We have stayed in million dollar water front properties, beach shacks, in cities, suburbs and rural areas. Pros
Must Love People  People Come In All Shapes Sizes & Personalities International Lifestyle House & Pet Sitting is in the people business. If you don’t like people then think seriously before adopting it. The simple fact is this lifestyle only works by building relationships with all types of people, and when I say all, I mean ALL. This lifestyle teaches us how to be OK with all personality types and see the world from their point of view. We get to appreciate there is more than one way to look after a house and pet, and we are constantly mixing with people, who up until now, we may not have. Pros
Must Love Animals  Must Love Animals Yes there are some house sits without animals, however there are many more with them. We love all types of animals and they are a big factor in the sits we select. If you don’t love animals then think seriously about whether this lifestyle would suit you. Over the years we have had so much fun looking after all types of animals with many types of personalities. Additionally it is usually us that fit into their routine rather than the other way around so being flexible in the way things are done is a necessity. Pros
Must Love Change  Change Is The Only Constant As the old saying goes “the only constant is change”. Well that's it for our lifestyle. Developing and maintaining a constant routine is next to impossible, and this applies to all areas of our life. Eating, sleeping, activities, working, you name it and it usually varies with each sit. Because we travel with two backpacks only we can’t take our juicer, pillow and other things we are used to, so making do with what’s available is a necessity. Pros
Conclusion This lifestyle is not for everyone, in fact its probably not for most. however if you feel that
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19/8/2016 05:20:48 pm
I love this post. It ticks all the pro and cons of house sitting. We are doing it a bit more than half a year without breaks and see the same advantages and back-draws like you do. Sometimes we get a bit tired of adapting all the time but on the other side, it's so beautiful to be free to move where ever you want to go. Leave a Reply. |
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