The Superb Sitter - 25 years experience

About this sitter

Home owner with 25 years experience in both house-sitting & home exchange, in Australia & overseas. Confident & capable in a range of settings including coastal executive homes; rural, remote, & off-grid; & with all animals & livestock.

Why they want to house sit

To pamper your pets and enjoy your home, garden, and environs ... of course! ... and to feed our travel and photography addiction, explore new places, find new stories, meet new people, and immerse myself in different communities, cultures, and heritage ... or, to just chill on a remote tropical island.

Their experience

I am highly experienced (25 years) house-sitter and home-exchanger across Australia and internationally (Europe, Asia, and the Pacific), and enjoy repeat sits in fabulous locations while nannying for adorable pets.

I love animals, consider them part of the family, and have shared my life with cats, chickens, rabbits, goats, alpacas, cows, horses, donkeys, border collies, kelpies, and a jack russell, and have been nanny to many more.

I own my own home on Queensland's Redlands Coast. I'm house proud, and maintain my home and garden to a high standard. I will treat your property the same, and will pamper your pets ... much!

Non-smoker, rare drinker, I am very active, adventurous, and travel-addicted. My other passions are renovating and flipping houses, the beach (I live on quiet water, so miss the waves and long stretches of sand, and need a regular fix), sailing and boating, swimming, kayaking, cycling, hiking, wilderness camping, photography, and writing. I have run Air BnBs from two of my properties.

In 2024/25 I travelled through Queensland, New Zealand, China, and the South Pacific, cared for 10 homes and gardens, and a menagerie of pets and livestock. In 2025/26, while concentrating on renovating my home, I have taken several breaks for return sits on Queensland's Sunshine Coast and North Stradbroke Island.

I grew up in the country - in NSW's Hunter Valley. So, I'm a practical and resilient country kid! Until five years ago, and for 20 years, I owned and managed an off-grid, 110acre property; raised African Bore goats and alpacas, agisted horses, rescued donkeys, grew veggies, enjoyed farm fresh eggs, and Air BnB'd a purpose-built tiny home.

I am capable and confident in most environments, including off-grid, and with farm equipment, tanks, pumps, solar, enviro-toilets, and pools, and we're not phased by remote locations, unsealed roads or tracks, wildlife, or crawlies.

What can they bring to the assignment

Excellent references. Australian Federal Police clearance. A love of animals. Excellent communication skills. House proud. Experience living off-grid & in remote/isolated locations ( my home-base is on an island). Strong problem solving ability. Adaptability. Flexibility. Can do attitude. Resilience. Little phases me. A spirit of adventure.