Housesit Disappointment

I was confirmed to spend a month as a house sitter and pet sitter for a cat in Oakville Ontario starting March 11, and I was thrilled to be returning to a familiar location. I had postponed my trip to Ontario by a week to get a missing connector for my solar panel and power box, and had outfitted my van with all the equipment and supplies I would need for a month. Then the homeowner emailed me that she had changed her mind and hired someone else. I was stunned. Not only because my hopes were dashed of having a quiet month to write as I maintained her home and cared for her cat, but because I didn't want to impose on my friends longer than necessary, and now I had nowhere to go. I felt stranded.

While I like staying where I am, I always worry about being an unwanted guest. But I realized too, that this homeowner is not a kind person and she could have handled this differently. I don't think she realizes that I would be writing about how she treated me, in my blog and my book.

So I'm actively looking for housesitting situation of a week to several months in NW Pennsylvania, NE Ohio, NW New York, and southern Ontario. I'd love for them to be back-to back, but I'm happy to have an invitation to keep your home or business secure in your absence.

You can read about my background as a house and pet sitter on this page:  www.AndreaReynolds.com/housesit.html