Hi,
We're Ernest & Jodie, a responsible, quiet couple in our mid 30s. After spending the last 3 years in NZ we have decided to come back to Aus to be closer to family, & are looking to settle down in the north of Tassie.
While we look for our piece of paradise we thought housesitting would be a great way to save money. We're currently staying at the Big4 in Ulverstone.
We took care of several properties (pigs, cattle, milking goats, horses, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks) & homes while we were travelling around NZ. Everyone felt very comfortable leaving us to care for their place.
Our main hobbies are reading, cooking, gardening & bushwalking. We're non-smokers & love animals. Ernie especially will spoil your dog rotten if allowed.
Although we love the outdoors, we're neat & clean people at home, standard practice is outdoor shoes off & no dirty clothes inside (or at least certainly not on any clean surfaces)! And we certainly know how to clean up well after ourselves.
As of 29 Jan, still contacting people to be referees, it may take a little time to get responses from some people. We have s/phone numbers (mostly for sits we've done in NZ, but we would have a few Tassie people I'm sure who would vouch for us as decent people) but I guess this site seems to like having ready written references...
We don't have current police checks but if you would like us to sit for 3 or more weeks then please let us know if you require this & we can get it.
Feb 9 - I have just lodged her forms for the Working with Children check (includes Police check) as I'm going to start a few volunteer jobs.