Hello, I'm Catharine Redden.
About Me:
Recently moved to SE QLD from Melbourne via Adelaide.
Single and not looking to mingle.
Willing to fly south for the summer of 2024/25 or experience the winter of the Northern Hemisphere if the right house-sitting opportunity arises.
Gen X: raised to be tough, capable, and resourceful.
52 years old, with party days firmly archived in the 80s and 90s.
Full-time 'house-sitter'
Run my own copywriting business, enabling me to work remotely.
Early riser, usually in bed by 9 pm.
Clean, tidy, respectful, and a non-smoker who doesn’t drink alone.
Regularly requested for return house sits.
House-Sitting Experience:
Experienced with various animals excluding reptiles, arachnids, or rodents.
Can care for plants, trees, and lawns.
Capable of caring for rescue animals and those with severe anxiety.
Skilled in administering medication.
Expert at providing regular updates, photos, and videos of pets.
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Additional Information:
Non-smoker, non-vaper, non-prohibited substances user.
Own a car in Australia.
Active nature lover.
Embrace a low-key, clean living, healthy lifestyle.
Excellent communicator.
Respectful of neighbours.
Grew up on a farm, attended boarding school, and owned a home in Melbourne for 20 years.
No children, won't be rushing off to births, deaths, or marriages.
Prefer a meet and greet before departure or a FaceTime meeting if not possible.
Why I House Sit:
Love the nomadic lifestyle and experiencing different towns and locations.
Enjoy the company of animals.
Financial freedom after divorce.
What I Do Between House Sits:
Accommodation options lean towards Airbnb, hotels, motels, cabins in caravan parks, or crashing with friends.
Occasionally visit family in SA between sits.
One Last Thing:
Please inform me beforehand if you have a 'friendly' carpet python in your garden.
Feel free to message me for more information or to check my availability.
Currently available on:
21st April (one night)
23rd May (one night)
31st May to 4th June (four nights)
26th July to 28th August (thirty-four nights)
3rd of October onwards.
Kind regards,
Catharine
PS 'Issac' is mentioned in some reviews. He started this adventure with me, but on 1st December 2023, I sent him to doggo heaven to be with his sister. He was 20 and in lots of pain with arthritis and dementia. I loved my big brown dog very much and will forever miss him.
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Many thanks to Catharine for ensuring we had a worry free vacation!
We had plenty of updates and nothing was too much trouble.
We returned to very happy fur babies and were confident that Catharine would be able to cope in a semi rural setting, regardless of weather conditions and power cuts! Mail was collected and the garden had daily walk rounds to check up on things.
All the best with your future house sits Catharine and hope to see you in the future. Ram and Michelle.
Catharine took care of my anxious doggo in a very gentle way letting me know how it was going along the way. Appreciated the info coming my way.
Unfortunately this house sit did not go well. The sitter did not follow feeding instructions for our pet, who is now ill. The house was left very dirty. The garden wasn't cared for at all. Sadly there is nothing to recommend.
