The Happy Housesitter Blog

The Happy Housesitter Interviewed by HouseSitMatch.com on Twitter
October 18, 2019
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I was absolutely over the moon to be invited to be the guest of HouseSitMatch.com on their weekly Twitter chat – #Hou... Read More

The Happy Housesitter ponders on the challenges of dining out alone - and suggests some ways to counteract the isolat... Read More

If you read When Best Laid Plans Go Wrong you’ll remember that I included a suggestion of purchasing insurance for yo... Read More

A useful list of regular posting opportunities in Facebook Groups about Housesitting. Read More

HouseSitting (Spanish) I wasn’t sure whether to include this group in the Geographical Housesitting Facebook Groups p... Read More

There are numerous Facebook groups that specialise in a housesitting in a particular country or region. There are eve... Read More

This is a list of the Facebook groups I have discovered that allow posts from homeowners seeking housesitters and hou... Read More

I thought I would write a quick post to signpost Facebook groups so that housesitters could easily find the best grou... Read More

This is a list of the Facebook groups I have discovered that have a general topic of housesitting rather than being f... Read More

It’s happens to the best of us. We let Felix out as usual and he didn’t come back. We opened the front door to accept... Read More

The rise of Alexa and smart home devices may bring about an earlier than expected decline in the demand for housesitt... Read More

I do love it when I get asked to write for other blogs and publications. This month, I got to write a short piece for... Read More

I’ve been a huge fan of travel website Kiwi.com for some time now. Their unique approach to searching for low-cost tr... Read More

Last December, having just taken over the reins at my 2018 Christmas housesitting assignment in Italy, I received an ... Read More

It’s late October 2017. The eve of my departure from Cyprus has arrived. In the weeks since Annie and I confirmed our... Read More

Choice One of the fundamental freedoms we all desire in our lives. That sense of self determination, control perhaps.... Read More

A recent incident on my current housesitting assignment got me thinking about how well prepared any of us are when we... Read More

June 2017. I return to Cyprus after a blissful week visting my Italian part-time neighbours at their other home in th... Read More

The town of Servigliano in the Le Marche region of Italy is unusual for the region. It is not built atop a hill wit... Read More

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a new blogger in possession of an empty blog must be in need of some pos... Read More
Testimonials
It is a leap of faith having a stranger come to stay in your house and look after your beloved pet…..but I can honest... Read More

Annie & Mac, Italy
March 25, 2018
March 25, 2018
Michelle very kindly looks after our flat out in Cyprus for us. She keeps the place completely immaculate and always ... Read More

Robyn & Andy, Cyprus
January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
I have known Michelle for approximately 7 years. During that time she has house sat for me and my husband and proved ... Read More

Linda & David, Cyprus
January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
My wife & I are members of TrustedHousesitters and use it regularly. Michelle is a very caring, honest, individual an... Read More

Martyn & Katie, Cyprus
September 6, 2015
September 6, 2015