carrie

I'm a young 67 year old widow and sold my plumbing business when my 57 yr old husband of 35 years died from kidney cancer in 2013. I now consider myself retired by default since we ran our plumbing business together and I sold it after his death.

I am vaccinated and boostered, but I still hunker down with the pets since I love to snuggle the fur babies. I also disinfect the home I stay in on a regular schedule so when the owners come home they can be comfortable knowing their home is safe.

For an additional service, I will clean your house like a pro. sometimes I think I should have been a house cleaner since i like the change from dirty to sparkling! starting at $100.00 for 5 hours.

I want the rest of my life to be caring for humankind and volunteering for the needy, elderly, and abandoned pets.
I love to travel and have relocated from Wisconsin to Colorado Springs in dec. 2021. I started right away volunteering at the Springs Rescue Mission that help the homeless, it's a great organization and i really feel like I'm helping.

I guess at first I was running away after my husband passed, I started house sitting for friends and family around the country for long periods. I ended up loving this, so branched out and using these sites I have had great experiences and met fabulous people.

I get about half my sit jobs from this site and the rest from them referring me to others (so there are no reviews from them). I am home about one week a month, but have had 2 month house sits also.

I am a social, organized, honest neat freak. Very disciplined, non smoker, non drinker. I love others pets as though they are my own and have cared for elderly animals and ones that had medical needs (that I charge a bit more for).

All my past house sitting jobs hire me back again, and I have done several of them multiple times. I have many "clients" that are regulars and sit for them several times a year or on an annual basis when they vacation.

I'm now called the pet whisperer since owners are always surprised how well their fur babies attach to me immediately. Even skiddish and shy pets are on my lap after a couple hours. I can't explain it!

I'm sure it's scary inviting a stranger into your home to care for it and your beloved pets, but take a chance with me and release your stress. Once we meet you will realize you can relax on your travels and everything at home will be taken care of the way you want.

My goal is to make sure you leave your home without any worries about how things are going at the home front. I do keep in touch with the home owners and send them pics and videos (if they are interested in that) of what's going on at home.

If more bio is needed, see my attachments please. I really have been loving this house sitting gig! I also have made some wonderful friends which was an unexpected bonus! All the posted pictures are current within a couple years, usually of my travels!

my daily rate is $30.00 and increases with over two pets.
I also charge a bit more if a pet has special needs or medical attention needed like shots or medication.

If the travel is more than 30 miles from COS, I'd appreciate some travel money for the pre-sit meeting.