We Struggle. You Benefit.
A little while ago I have written down the 13 things it takes to become a excellent house sitter. We take our job very seriously and like to make pets and owners very happy. As do many other pet sitters. Now it is time for a guide for pet sitter hosts: what to think about … Read more
I write this blog because I feel that I learned so much more last three years than I did in ten years of work as an employee in an office job. And I thought – how come? Why wasn’t my learning curve as steep as it is now? In this blog I explore this question. … Read more
As most of you know JD and myself are a strange couple. We are in our 30’s but we don’t have our own home. We don’t have a mortgage and we don’t rent one. It has been more than 3 years ago that we had our own house.
We might be strange because of other … Read more
If you want to be free, this blog is for you. Or perhaps I should say ‘if you want to feel free’. Since being or feeling free is a very subjective matter. In this blog, I will explain what JD and myself perceive as the three pillars of being free. You will learn what the … Read more
The two main drivers for us to start working online were to be honest easy money making and boredom. We were stuck in our travels, were looking for something to sink our teeth in, and the idea of easy pocket money of a few hundred dollars or euros per month seduced us. Looking backward it … Read more
We justifiably can call ourselves very experienced house & pet sitters now. We did 17 sits, and took care of 18 cats, 10 dogs, 8 horses, 6 rabbits, and much more pets since our start as pet sitting virgins. And we are absolutely not done yet. House sitting has got so many benefits to offer! … Read more
This is my story how I was able to survive for three weeks without wifi. I was in a rural area in Portugal, wild boars were strolling around at night, the supermarket was a half an hour walk away, and we didn’t have any neighbors or entertainment close by. Let me tell you the story … Read more
I am from the 80’s. I didn’t grow up with a mobile phone. Something like Apps were only seen in Sci-Fi movies. A computer was a rare rare thing. Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Google didn’t exist. Well Apple did. But not with the reign of IPods, Iphones and Ipads. When you wanted to explore your … Read more
We are fulltime house & pet sitters for almost a year now. In this blog we reveal the 13 success factors for being an excellent house sitter & pet sitter. So you can become one too if you like. Read this blog if you are interested in how to become a house sitter or to … Read more
Let’s tell you who those people with their laptops in a hammock are. They go by the name of digital nomads. A name that became more and more known over the past couple of years. They are the people that introduce themselves by telling they work remotely. Yes, “digital nomads”. That is what I write … Read more