I have done a lot of house sitting for many years and have house sat for short and extended periods of time. My house sitting duties have included watering plants, caring for pets, managing mail, providing snow removal at the level of shoveling, and lawn mowing. I have also done house sitting which included taking care of an elderly parent of the couple for whom I was house sitting. I have house sat through severe weather storms and encountered various types of unexpected demands. I have also taken care of the house sitting duties listed by visiting a home at regular intervals that have been agreed upon. I also have experience with stacking wood.
I am respectful, communicative, resourceful, capable and see someone's home as a very important place.
While I have gardened to keep my personal gardens, I also have work experience in gardening. Please see below:
Un jardin en Fleur Aménagement Paysager
Jardinier Adjoint, Été 2005
• Rénovation et maintien des jardins résidentiels et commerciaux
• Travaux de jardin dans différents endroits à traverse The Pioneer Valley
Abbaye De Varennes, Fougerolles, France
Gardienne de Stade et Jardinière, printemps/été 2001, Juillet2002
• Rénovation des jardins de fleurs et du domaine; plantation et entretien des jardins potagers
• Responsable de réservation à auberge; l'enregistrement des clients; maintenance des chambres
| Services offered |
House sitter
Gardening Moving home help Other |
| Experience | Personal experience : help at home, etc.. |
| Spoken languages |
French
(beginner)
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Abigail can provide references from recent employers
I can not say enough great things about Abigail. She babysat for my children (now 6 and 9 years old) since my oldest was an infant. She is mature, reliable, an excellent communicator, and the kids adore her. As two full time working parents, we rely on our "village" to help raise our children. She was an incredibly important part of that village for us. She did regular after school slots for us and spelled us for "date nights". She is the only person outside of my family I would have considered leaving the kids with overnight. We miss her - the kids want to move to Canada so Abigail can be their sitter still!
Abigail babysat my older son for almost 2 years before she moved out of town. My wife and I had to go for work as long as 8 hours. Abigail was expected to come early in the morning (depending on our schedule) and fed my son 3 times and had him take a nap or two before we came back home. She was capable of doing all those with no problem. In addition, she always tried to understand the development of my son and provided helpful material even before we asked her to. Sometimes, she would propose some good ideas about books and toys. When he was too young, she would carry him around the house and show/name the items. When he was ready to learn phrases/sentences, she would reinforce those expressions so that my son was able to learn and use them. She would voluntarily borrow fun/interesting books from a library and bring them to read for my son on her day. She was always polite and nice not just to us but to my son as well. She respected the emotion of my son and things that my son cared. My son always enjoyed the time. When my wife and I had (any) issues/concerns with my son, she was a good person to talk to since we believed that she understood my son as much as we did. When my son started expressing himself, she often said Abigail was his best friend. So we spared Mondays to have Abigail when we were able to send my son to a daycare for almost free (My wife and I were both graduate students and were able to send my son to the university daycare for almost free). I feel quite sorry for my son since he could not have her any more since she is out of town (actually country). If you are looking for a babysitter, I can't think of better person than Abigail.
This is where I would like to begin. I am however open to negotiating this price.