Hello all,
I love reading and hearing about other house sitting adventures/experiences.
Anybody here who writes a blog about them?
Thanks! Happy & safe house sitting adventures!!
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Thanks @Provence , I am already a member of Vanessaās group and love it! I remember she posted a question about blogs a few weeks ago. A lot of interesting ones indeed. But thereās always room for more 
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Iāve been meaning to post this feedback & now there are many more folk reading, nowās a good time.
I follow TH on Instsg & often have a look at the stories reposted at the top. Should we visit thier profile, some are āinfluencersā 
with heaps of bikini pics. (I have no issues with bikinis etc and have a nice one thanks 
)
Just an idea, would you have a thought about folk who may not be interested. I think itās the wrong message to send as it has nothing to do with housesitting.
I like seeing active sitters & was happy when a person the other day posted a pic of thier mtb adventures at MOAB. More of this please 
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@Els have you visited the site Blog? Thee are many member stories there, both owners and sitters and we are always looking for members to contribute their stories, after all they are the most interesting . Blog | TrustedHousesitters.com
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There certainly are Elsā¦ There are so many interesting stories from house sitters and travellers and as Angela says THS have a blog too. I agree with @TheMapleKiwi, that house sitting is more than just bikinis and beaches. For many house sitting, experiences with the pets, and associated travel, is a lifestyle, and that involves so much more. It can provide huge inspiration for others to get involved both as home owners and sitters. For us itās as much about what we do and learn culturally between our sits and the adventures we get to experience. We love to share those stories in the magazine. Good to see you here
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I am but it is still very early in the post/story sharing department. I have too much I need to share, I donāt want to limit myself to only home and pet sitting. I have been traveling solo since I was 23, that was egads thatās 43 years! I have had an incredible life and I feel like itās just now getting good thanks to home and pet sitting!
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Iāve been writing one about house sitting since 2014 (Have Sheep, Will Travel) and then switched in 2017 to one that is not just housesitting. I mainly write when Iām on sits, but not necessarily focused on the sits. I really enjoy it.
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Thatās wonderful. I have found that I am a storyteller and my travels, my experiences with people, places and pets have become a huge part of who I am. I want to tell people about that. Kindness from strangers is one of the greatest treasures these experiences taught me.
How we shift and our worldview changes to make us better people, better caregivers to everyone and everything.
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@Els Thank you for sharing your blog! Itās always so interesting learning what motivates people and how they found their āpassionā. Your way of travel and all of the things you must have experienced along the way are inspiring!
We also write a blog. Just like yours, @Els and @Snowbird, itās about many topics, including house sitting adventures. Weāre about being outliers and looking beyond the average (hence, our name Screw The Average). We write about being digital nomads, full-time house sitters, pursuing FI/RE (financial independence, retire early), travel hacking (credit miles and points) and onebagging (traveling with one bag - in our case a 36L carryon backpack). We donāt share as much as weād sometimes like on our house sitting adventures because weāre very cautious and aware of homeownersā privacy. Before we post stories or pictures, we always get approval in writing. 
But weāre able to tuck a few good stories in here and there!
@Amparo We completely agree! Travel has transformed our lives and outlook, we think for the better. The people weāve met and the cultures weāve been fortunate enough to experience are life changing and enforce our desire to have a perspective of gratitude in everything we do.
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Oh we are going to be best friends!
Canāt wait to read your blog.
There are
So many hidden gems to doing this āworkā.
Freedom in every aspect. Mind opening aha moments I like to say haha moments!
You see things differently, it changes you and you canāt ever go back to the old life.
Speak again soon
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Freedom is the word we always use to describe why we live the way we do. In so many ways, itās simply freedom. 
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Iāve added a link to my earlier post now, for Where on Earth is Francine?. Even after all these years Iām still hesitant to promote mine as itās just a hobby for me. @Els Thanks to you both for sharing yours. 
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Yes, Freedom is my #1 value from my own self analysis of my behavior and standardized tests I have taken 
Freedom is an umbrella that emcompasses so many aspects of our lives. For me, itās not just about having the ability to travel full time, financial freedom (though those are huge factors) itās much much deeper than that.
Itās finding peace.
That is liberating.
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We have been sitting for a couple of years now and what started as a diary has now turned into a book describing our experiences which may be useful reading for new sitters in particular. It is available as a e-book or paperback on Amazon: Chez Vous by Gill Harrison.
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Hi @gillyh, I have downloaded your book and look forward to reading. I am sure it will be an eye opener. 
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When I click on the link, I get connected to my old (blank) Wordpress account but canāt see your blog. ???
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Hello everyone. I just thought Iād bring this post up again, as many more members have joined us since the most recent blog was listed (September 2021). If you write a blog about your travels and adventures and would like to share a link with forum members, please feel free to add it to this post.
Of course, thereās also the THS blog. I canāt forget to include that one here 
Francine,
Voluntary Forum Moderator
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Hi @Snowbird and thanks for bringing this post back. I have? (had?) a travel blog that I started in 2014. Unfortunately, I havenĀ“t been very active for the past 2+ years due to writerĀ“s block but am hoping to pick up blogging again as soon as it is only possible. (Perhaps āgoing publicā on this forum can both challenge me and help me with the ārecoveryā process??? )
Triggered by the dramatic experience and trauma that followed I somehow succeeded in writing and publishing a post couple of months ago. As it is THS-cat-sit related I thought I may share it with you.
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