I just finished a sit in a really nice house, with lovely HOs and great animals. Unfortunately, I broke two items in the kitchen. One was a coffee machine. It needed descaling, which I did, following the instructions. But towards the end of the process, water started coming out the back of the mach…

Hi! It sounds like you’ve been incredibly conscientious with the cleaning! This reminds me of where I came unstuck by being a bit over zealous with cleaning at the end of a sit. The bathroom had these unusual greyish, slate-coloured tiles. I wanted to be thorough so I got down on my hands and knee…

I’m the same. I do go crazy with the cleaning. I pride myself on always leaving places spotless ; HOs have said I’ve left their houses cleaner than when I arrived! But this has been an object lesson: I need to be more careful and maybe NOT clean something, rather than risk damaging it.

Update: I had a lovely message from the HOs yesterday evening, saying that the coffee machine was working normally again and the oven was “fine”. They even asked if I would be interested in sitting for them again! (Although possibly that’s just something nice HOs say to all their sitters…) You can…

That’s fantastic news @DieFledermaus - you’ll be sighing with relief! I’m so pleased to hear the owners were good at keeping in touch with you and making sure you know you’re welcome again!

Very glad to hear the outcome. Thanks for sharing and then updating us. Happy for you, phew! When I read about your experience, it made me even gladder that I’ve never gone to extremes in cleaning. Even without doing such, I get raves on cleanliness and tidiness. I just return places as I found the…

I am a coffee addict. I carry one of these [20240127_092255]

Love your no nonsense approach to things! Reminds me of the words on a bandana worn by a dog I recently looked after in Glasgow! [IMG_5163]

I’d happily wear a bandana like that, but unfortunately I’m nowhere near as cute!

@Brightlight wow, what a cool coffee maker. I feel like I’ve been living in the dark ages. I have not seen these silicone coffee makers

Not sure how long the sit was, and how much you dirtied the inside of the oven door yourself, but for me, a sitter doing a deep clean in my kitchen and disassembling my appliances would be quite an inconvenient.

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I am a coffee addict. I carry one of these

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