Lending Voice to Thoughts

Some people had questions, so figured I'd post this up as a reference. Generally housesitting means petsitting (yay) so it'll be geared for that.

Housesitting is anywhere between $75-$175 a week, plus fridge raiding privileges. Barter also works. Talk to me, I'm flexible.

Things I ask for from you:

• Contact information. Where to reach you incase of emergency, generally a closer contact person (which often means parents for some reason) and vet's contact information.
Hopefully none of this information will be needed, but when it's needed, OMG you need it.

• Routines. Pets are used to certain things, let me know what they are and I'll do my best to follow that. Also, trash days so I can drag the cans out to the kerb and back again.

• Times if possible. When are you leaving, when are you coming back. Flight information also is nice for Icka's peace of mind.

• Let me know where to sleep. That sound strange, but if I don't know, I automatically assume I'm sleeping on the floor and will make a nest accordingly. This has caused for some amusement/embarrassment in the past.

• Where applicable, how the TV/DVD player works. @_@;; written instructions are your friend

• Internet access is also love.


Things I expect from myself: (cause, yeah. I travel too. I've been there.)

• Any used linens (sheets, towels, etc) are washed and the beds replaced with clean linens before I leave. Generally upon returning home you want to fall into the bed to sleep, not worry about making it.

• If you drink milk, here will be milk in the fridge. At least enough for a day or two. Again, rushing to the store is not something you want to worry about.

• Dishes are clean. Due to time constraints this sometimes doesn't mean 'put away', but there will not be any dirty dishes sitting in the sink.

• Privacy. I'm kinda paranoid about it, growing up in a large family with very little privacy. So if there are any doors or drawers or anything like that that are shut, they're gonna remain shut. Or if they're open, I'm gonna close them and they'll stay closed.
The exception to this is the Kitchen (doing the 'where is the frying-pan-and-spatula I'm hungry' dance) and sometimes the Bathroom (doing the 'band-aid! Band-aid! Oh gods I need this finger' dance).
-Lemme know where I'm allowed. Seriously. This is another one I get abnormally silly about.

• Security. I grew up in Los Angeles. Some paranoid habits, like automatic locking of doors, are hard to break.

• In the event I have accidentally broken something, I will do my best to replace or fix it. Anyway it goes, I will let you know instead of having you get a nasty surprise. Same thing if something goes wrong or weird.

• I should not be there when you get back. It's a personal thing from when I was travelling and getting my own house sat. Getting home means downtime, not social hour.

• The house is as clean, or cleaner than when you left.

• If I have done things properly, you should not know I was there. ^__^

Any further questions, drop me a line here (anon comments are allowed), or at my e-mail ickaimp @ gmail.com