Cameron
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I've hired a home/pet sitter for while I'm away on an upcoming 3-week trip. In the past, whenever I've had someone stay at the house, it's usually been a friend of the family who I knew well enough to make my home very welcoming.
Instructions for wifi, appliances, emergency contacts, etc. are put together.
This wonderful young woman house/pet sits for a former neighbor and is very reasonably priced compared to what I'd have to pay for boarding my poodle.
What do you do about food, if anything, for the sitter? Do you stock your fridge and panty for the sitter? Do you leave a gift card for buying groceries?
As an extra perk, I'll leave instructions for using Netflix and she won't need my login information as I have it preset. She's welcome to read any books on my shelves, of course. Any other entertainment perks?
My guest room and bath have already had a trial run when a friend stayed, so that's all fine as I'll leave the bath stocked with new toiletry basics (toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo, lotion).
On the day my house is cleaned, I've asked her to take Brie to doggy daycare and I've prepaid for several extra days in advance in case her schedule necessitates it (she's a researcher at the major hospital near me).
I'll leave her maps of the wooded walking trails, etc. She lives in the same city, so she knows her way around.
What else can I do to make this work well for her?
Thanks!
Instructions for wifi, appliances, emergency contacts, etc. are put together.
This wonderful young woman house/pet sits for a former neighbor and is very reasonably priced compared to what I'd have to pay for boarding my poodle.
What do you do about food, if anything, for the sitter? Do you stock your fridge and panty for the sitter? Do you leave a gift card for buying groceries?
As an extra perk, I'll leave instructions for using Netflix and she won't need my login information as I have it preset. She's welcome to read any books on my shelves, of course. Any other entertainment perks?
My guest room and bath have already had a trial run when a friend stayed, so that's all fine as I'll leave the bath stocked with new toiletry basics (toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo, lotion).
On the day my house is cleaned, I've asked her to take Brie to doggy daycare and I've prepaid for several extra days in advance in case her schedule necessitates it (she's a researcher at the major hospital near me).
I'll leave her maps of the wooded walking trails, etc. She lives in the same city, so she knows her way around.
What else can I do to make this work well for her?
Thanks!