Due to some unforeseen circumstances our next housesit in Roberts Creek had to cancel. Oh oh.
There was nothing they could have done and of course, we go with the flow. So we change plans.
I had been speaking earlier to one of our other housesit friends and she was lamenting the fact that she wasn't finding anyone to petsit for her over Christmas.
So I fired off an email and within one hour booked into a different home for the second half of December into January. So we will be in Powell River instead of Roberts Creek.
Many people ask how we do the scheduling, and this is a good example. Having done this nearly a year we have a big list of people who might need us to come to their homes again. Christmas has to be the easiest time to find a petsit anyhow.
So problem solved.. Here is the best part. I did all this on the hotel computer while working a few days in Fort St. John, in British Columbia's frozen northland.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Where Haven't We Been?
332 days on the road
In our exploration of small towns where we might settle we were talking about which towns haven't we spent time in. It comes down really to Nanaimo and Victoria.
I am from Victoria and know it fairly well, anyhow we couldn't afford to buy anything there. But Nanaimo I don't know very well. So if we see a gap coming up in the schedule we might put out a call for Nanaimo.
Here is how it usually works:
If there is a hole in the schedule and we need somewhere to stay I often put a call out to all the people we have house and pet sat for in the past. Sometimes one of them will jump at the dates just so they can get away.
But in this case, we might explore Nanaimo, so I would let people know if they have friends near Nanaimo to tell them we are available. Then if no response I would pop something onto craigslist. We have been lucky twice with this method and ended up in really nice homes.
So, you see, the planning is always on the cooker. The only problem we have is that we DO intend to buy, but we don't know when. That is why we are not taking long term housesits (not that we have been offered one). So right now, we live month to month and it is a very good life.
In our exploration of small towns where we might settle we were talking about which towns haven't we spent time in. It comes down really to Nanaimo and Victoria.
I am from Victoria and know it fairly well, anyhow we couldn't afford to buy anything there. But Nanaimo I don't know very well. So if we see a gap coming up in the schedule we might put out a call for Nanaimo.
Here is how it usually works:
If there is a hole in the schedule and we need somewhere to stay I often put a call out to all the people we have house and pet sat for in the past. Sometimes one of them will jump at the dates just so they can get away.
But in this case, we might explore Nanaimo, so I would let people know if they have friends near Nanaimo to tell them we are available. Then if no response I would pop something onto craigslist. We have been lucky twice with this method and ended up in really nice homes.
So, you see, the planning is always on the cooker. The only problem we have is that we DO intend to buy, but we don't know when. That is why we are not taking long term housesits (not that we have been offered one). So right now, we live month to month and it is a very good life.
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