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Welcome to the HouseSit Match Blog
Our blogs are stories shared by our housesitting team, and members who have benefited from the affordable travel, home and pet care made possible through our membership network. We hope you enjoy the blogs. Please take a moment to leave your feedback.
How to select the perfect housekeeper
Are you a busy working professional, homeowner with kids and pets to organise? Then you will likely need a housekeeper to help you. But how to select the perfect housekeeper is an art in itself. Read this blog to learn…
Spend quality time with your dog – 10 Ways
If you are a pet lover or petowner you know the joys of pet ownerships. Dogs especially are so interactive that they can be great fun. And yet how do you spend quality time with your dog? Here are 10…
Managing sleep cycles when housesitting
As a housesitter staying in other people’s homes it can be hard to sleep. Managing sleep cycles is especially difficult when away from home an in unfamiliar beds. Here are some top tips on managing sleep cycles when housesitting, away…
Looking for outdoor blinds – Here’s how
If you a homeowner and love the idea of shutters or blinds to protect your contents from the sun, read on. In this article we offer some tips for anyone looking for outdoor blinds. Find the suggestions that will help…
Delicious Thanksgiving meals – Real chef secrets
Every home warms and comes alive with a gathering and a home cooked meal. Most homeowners love to have their family and friends gathered for holidays like Thanksgiving. Yet for the home cook it can be a stressful affair. The…
Commercial building safety – Lessons for all of us
When undertaking home maintenance we often forget standard safety precautions. As homeowners, we’re working at home in a relaxed manner. Moreover, we’re often on our own and it’s easy to forget. So it is worth reminding ourselves of what formal…
You need a dog in your life – 7 Reasons why that’s so
All pet owners start somewhere with that yearn to bring a pet into their life. You may find that one day you need a dog. Dog owners especially find they begin to have a yearning for that playmate. Apart from…
Your new vacuum cleaner – How to choose the right one
From time to time we are all in the market for a new vacuum cleaner. And though these moments might be years apart for most home and petowners they are nonetheless important decisions to be made and critical turning points…
Plumbing maintenance: What not to flush down the toilet
It may seem like a fundamental basic to any homeowner who deals with plumbing maintenance. And to all others who have grown up in urban areas with indoor plumbing this should also be basic knowledge. However, it is always good…