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Paul & Michiko

65, School Teacher

66, Teacher Aide

My wife, Michiko and I, have been happily married for 41 years and have raised four beautiful children currently aged from 27-34 years. As a family we have lived in Australia, USA, Russia and the Solomon Islands whilst engaged in educational activities oftentimes in a voluntary capacity.

More specifically, since 1980, I, Paul, have worked in the roles of school teacher, lecturer, seminar facilitator and as a parent teen life coach. I am presently a permanent employee with Education Queensland and work full time as the physical education and well being support teacher at Aurukun State School in Far North Queensland since 2017.

My wife, Michiko, originally from Japan, has a background in child and aged care. However her greatest legacy is her devotion as a mother in taking care of our children full time in their formative years until completing high school. Currently she is employed as a teacher aide at Aurukun State School and has been in that role since 2017.

I, Paul, grew up with numerous pets (dogs, cats, aquarium fish, horses, guinea pigs, rabbits, sheep, birds and chickens). As the eldest son, I took upon myself to plant, weed, and nurture our family vegie patch, hedges and flower gardens. In addition, until I left home to go to university I mowed and took care of our lawns and washed our family car. Up until today I share domestic duties around our home with my wife.

In 2004 when we could finally settle as a family in Brisbane we acquired a dog, named Milo. He was a cross between a German Shepard and Border Collie. In September 2014, in prime health at 10 years and 2 months of age, he suddenly died due to a tick. It was not for a lack of care since Milo's health was closely monitored by our son Alex who graduated in 2016 as dux of the Vet School at the University of Queensland.

In addition, I, Paul, took Milo for daily walks and had numerous people admire him for his shiny coat, ideal weight and friendly happy disposition. Michiko was in charge of regular washing and grooming.
Whilst we are currently living in a rental property as part of our financial plan to build a property investment portfolio, we have bought and sold two family homes since 1997. We treated each home and every rental property with utmost love and respect. As I alluded to before, my parents raised me that way. I say that since should you entrust us to take care of your home/pets I can assure you that we would be looking after your property and pets as if they were our own.

We are both non smokers and usually opt for quiet nights at home.

We are flexible, adaptable and willing to accommodate to suit your needs. For your peace of mind, should you entrust us to look after your home/pets we are happy to be in communication with you as often as requested through phone or email while you are away.

The school Principal of our school where we work is happy to be a referee for us. Please ask for her contact details.

Kind regards,

Paul and Michiko

Reviews (9)
No rating Paul and Michiko house sat my house cat and pot plants for four weeks while I was overseas. My initial meeting with Paul and Michiko I found them both to be mature, intelligent and trustworthy individuals. On my return home I was genuinely overwhelmed with my garden which had been carefully weeded, my pot plants had been cared for and thriving, my cat looked well fed and eventually was happy to see me obviously she had been well looked after and spoilt. Paul regularly emailed me to advise me ... MORE
DAVID (Rowville VIC, Dec 2017 - 4 weeks)
Paul and Michido were fantastic and i returned to 2 healthy pups and a spotless house. Communication was excellent too. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend or have them housesit again.
 
ROSE (Spring Mountain QLD, Feb 2024 - 2 weeks 4 nights)
I couldn't be happier with Paul and Michiko's stay. I returned to a spotless home, washed linens and two very happy dogs. I wouldn't hesitate to contact them again if I needed a sitter.
 
DANIELLE (South Ripley QLD, Jan 2024 - 4 nights)
We absolutely could not recommend Paul and Michiko more highly. They were fantastic house sitters and just lovely people. They took such good care of our two dogs and the house was just spotless when we got back. We have two high energy dogs that can be very intense on walks and they handled them with ease. Definitely recommend them for house sitting. Thank you both for making our first experience with this such a good one.
 
BROOKE (Brassall QLD, Jan 2024 - 3 nights)
Paul & Michiko looked after our house and our animals for almost 3 weeks while we were away on holidays. Their communication was excellent, with regular updates and photos of the animals looking very relaxed and happy in their care. The house was clean and tidy upon our return and Paul kept on top of the lawn mowing, which is crazy this time of year. Happy to recommend Paul & Michiko to care for your house and animals. Lovely people, grateful to have have met them both.
 
DION (Goodna QLD, Dec 2023 - 2 weeks 5 nights)
Paul and his lovely wife Machiko took excellent care of our home and pets. They went out of their way to ensure our dogs were seen by a vet when they became sick and tended to their medical needs while we were away! Communication was outstanding and the house was in immaculate condition when we returned. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others or use their service again.
 
BRITTANY (Brassall QLD, Dec 2023 - 2 weeks 5 nights)
Paul and Michika were absolutely fantastic caring for our dogs and home. Thanks
 
GRAEME (Brighton QLD, Jul 2019 - 4 days)
No rating Paul and Michiko were helping us to look after our house and pets while we were away for two weeks in September. They are very lovely, sincere and trustworthy couple. Our house was immaculately clean. Our pets were well looked after. You can definitely trust them with your house and pets. I have to note excellent communication; Paul was keeping in touch on a regular basis to let me know how everything was going while we were away. We greatly appreciate their help. You can have peace of mind if ... MORE
MARIA (Springfield Lakes QLD, Sep 2017 - 2 weeks 1 day)
No rating Paul and Michiko recently house sat my house, two dogs and garden for three weeks. Paul and Michiko are both very caring and gentle people, they spoilt my dogs walking them more than I requested which the dogs absolutely loved! Paul and Michiko kept my house clean and tidy and looked after my garden watering and looking after the irrigation system. I highly recommend Paul and Michiko for house sitting they are a responsible, mature and caring couple.
MEL (Katherine, NT, Jan 2015 - 2 weeks 1 day)
 
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