+20 years experience - will look after your pets and your home as if they were her own with loving care and respect

About this sitter

I am Trish, a retired I.T. consultant/teacher (now a student of Greek & Spanish and motor cycling) with over 20 years of house-sitting experience. I enjoy looking after pets, plants, gardens and homes as if they were my own with great respect for all!

I am familiar with basic house repair, swimming pool cleaning and gardening activities. I am responsible, quiet, clean and a non-smoker. House sitting gives me the opportunity to see new places as if I were a local. So, looking after the house, pets or garden is definitely fair-exchange!

I have lived in Mexico, South/Central America, Spain, Egypt, Holland, U.S.A., Malaysia and Cyprus for many years, as well as all the tropical locations we have travelled to. I am used to all kinds of tropical reptiles, snakes and so on! There are few shocks or surprises!

Why they want to house sit

I prefer to avoid hotels but instead live within local communities. This enables me to get to know the local community, experience the local lifestyle and food, make new friends, have a wonderful time and importantly give something back whilst ensuring that your mind is at rest knowing that your home/pets are loved and cared for as if they were my own.

I would like to ensure that you can enjoy totally your time away from home and have peace of mind. Using simple-every-day technology, such as WhatsApp, Messenger, or WeChat. You could see your home and 'talk' to your pets via the internet. I can send daily updates with photos/videos if you'd like to know how your loved 'ones', plants and flowers are doing in real time.

What a wonderful option to have in life!! Who wouldn't like to be able to do this - if they could! What an opportunity to make new friends all over the world while at the same time seeing new places ensuring that the homeowners can enjoy their well-earned break away having peace of mind! This is priceless!

Their experience

I have house sat in:

U.K., Holland, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Egypt, Vietnam, Australia, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Aruba, Bali, Cyprus, Chile

Holland for a month ensuring the house was clean, tidy and secure, watering the garden and the flowers.

Egypt - Cairo for 2 weeks, ensuring the apartment was secure, watering the plants, keeping the house clean and tidy.

Spain - Vigo, different periods over a few years. I ensured that the apartment, was secure, kept clean and the plants watered. South of Spain looking after 2 rescue dogs, and 2 cats.

Ireland - Kerry, on a small holding looking after, 3 Jack-Russells and 3 hens several times

U.K. - Great Yarmouth ensuring the security of the bungalow, watering the garden and flowers, keeping the bungalow clean and tidy. London, looking after a cat.

Australia - Adelaide - looking after a cat named Sita with many balcony house plants. The temperatures soared to 46 degrees centigrade creating a challenge keeping the plants hydrated but this was accomplished successfully. The apartment was kept clean and tidy and left in very good order. Sydney – looking after 2 cocker spaniels, Hunter and Becky, keeping the house and grounds clean and tidy, managing the post and parcels. Brisbane - looking after 3 dogs. Melbourne, looking after a dog and cat.

Vietnam - looking after a cat who required daily eye drops and a dog.

Mexico - In Merida looking after a cat, swimming pool and tropical garden. In Michoacán, looking after a dog and near Patscuaro 3 dogs and 2 cats.

Panama – looking after 7 dogs, 1 had 3.5 legs and had sight issues

Ecuador - looking after 3 cats

Colombia - looking after a cat, and 2 dogs in apartment, one of them non-sighted

Aruba - looking after 6 cats and 3 dogs

Bali - looking after 6 dogs and 3 puppies

Cyprus, Moroni and Protaras looking after dogs and cats. The dog was a large Greek hunting dog that needed special care.

Chile - Dec 2022 - Jan 2023 Looking after Mimi - a little ginger fur baby!
NB - I have completed 1 house sit on MindMyHouse but more than 20 on other sites

What can they bring to the assignment

I have experience of what it's like to be away, wondering how things are back home, I appreciate your concerns & would strive to put your mind completely at peace!

I have been involved in many changes of location throughout the world. This afforded me much experience in dealing with apartment/house maintenance, analyzing water leaks, lack of power, infestation and general issues; calling in the best people to resolve any situation and/or fixing it myself

I am professional, mature, and caring – a nature lover and I love and respect all 'beings'. I have some previous experience in house sitting and I know what I would expect from someone house sitting for us - so I would give the same in return!

I am very fit, as I do yoga, and Pilates and I also walk a lot. This enables me to be active with the pets, should they wish, and to maintain my energy level! I am taking motor-cycle lessons and enjoy studying Greek and Spanish, roller–blading & trampolining amongst other hobbies.