House Sitting

House sitting is fun.  It's different than just living in your house because, well, it's not your house.  For example, you can...

1. make interesting food out of things you find in the pantry (if the owners say you can eat their food).  I wouldn't just go around buying goat cheese and cracked pepper crackers, but they sure do taste good. 

2. make use of a whole new set of dishes.  Depending on the people you're house sitting for, you may be drinking milk out of a wine glass at breakfast, or sipping merlot out of a sippy cup.

3. make tent forts in the living room.  Sometimes it takes living in someone else's house to do the interesting things you never find time for at your own.

4. sing loud and clear for all (just not the neighbors) to hear.  Usually you house sit by yourself, so that's ok, depending on your singing voice.

5. gauge your level of pet-readiness if you're also pet sitting.  Not quite ready to commit to a Fluffy or a Fido?  Try it out for a couple weeks. 

6. feel like a kid if you're a grown up, or a grown up if you're a kid.  For some reason, the only thing people want to be is what they aren't.  You can't chase it forever, but house sitting can be a kind of identity vacation.

7. pretend you're someone else.  A princess in a castle, a miser in a garret, a famous musician, pretend away! 

The most important thing is to take care of the house, so if you do that, spend the rest of the time doing whatever you want! 

From the desk of:

Little Miss Sunshine