Margaret
About Margaret
I love to keep fit and lead a healthy lifestyle and I meditate regularly. When I had my last dog, a kelpie, I faithfully walked her every day rain or shine and twice a day on weekends. (Kelpies love to run so I would take her to the local lead free dog beach and she would run for miles.) While I enjoy cities I love small towns where I can get ...
I love to keep fit and lead a healthy lifestyle and I meditate regularly. When I had my last dog, a kelpie, I faithfully walked her every day rain or shine and twice a day on weekends. (Kelpies love to run so I would take her to the local lead free dog beach and she would run for miles.) While I enjoy cities I love small towns where I can get to know the local area really well and enjoy all the community has to offer. Walks in parks, along the beach and strolling down a main street interest me. I am a prolific reader and love a good movie. I certainly appreciate the good things in life - good food, coffee, a glass of wine or a whisky, art, music etc. Travel is my great love, after my family, and my friends are really important to me. ( I struggled to find photos as I am usually behind the camera taking other people's photos.) By the way, I am a qualified Justice of the Peace in Queensland, so you can be assured I am an honest person.
Why I want to house sit
I don't have a pet currently as I live in an apartment where pets are not allowed and as I am not home a lot this is the best option for me at the moment. One day I will buy a small house again where I can have a pet. At the moment, I just got my pet time with friends' and family 's 4 legged household members. Also, I love to travel and see the world and I have travelled more than the average person. The one thing that has frustrated me in the past is that I have never had the time to just get to know an area really well. I want to be able to find the best local coffee shop, be known by the staff at the local stores, find a favourite pub for a meal, go to local art galleries or museums and have the time to explore a small area. I want to be able to travel slowly and live as much like a local as I can. While I am not a "party animal" I do enjoy people and being able to help them so by house sitting I can assist others while having a fabulous time myself.
My experience
I have owned many properties in my lifetime and in my last job was the general manager of a not for profit housing company so I also have professional experience on looking after properties. I have had many pets, mainly dogs but some cats, birds and fish as well as having chickens and cows when living on a small farm. Over the years I have completed some house sitting in Australia for friends or friends of friends. I now live in an apartment having sold my last house that had a large garden so that I can now lock up and leave to travel. I enjoy the opportunity to assist with someone else's garden although I suspect gardening is a bit different in Europe than it is here in tropical north Queensland. As I don't have any pets in the apartment, I enjoy time with friends and their animals and my grandchildren have a much adored beagle that I enjoy washing, brushing and walking.
Reviews (2)
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Tanya - Broadbeach Waters, Queensland, Australia
26 December - 05 January 2018
Margaret was fantastic. Abby me needy rescue dog was very happy on my return and the house was spotless. Would not hesitate to ask Margaret to house sit again.
Regards
TanyaMargaret was fantastic. Abby me needy rescue dog was very happy on my return and the house was spotless. Would not hesitate to ask Margaret to house sit again.
Regards
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Sasha - Tarrant Hinton, United Kingdom
04 July - 13 July 2017
Marg has just finished a house sit for us, we arrived home to a nice clean house, extremely happy dogs who absolutely adored her. Whilst we were away Marg posted photos on Facebook which was great as we could tell the dogs were having fun. Marg made sure everything was organised in advance of h...
Marg has just finished a house sit for us, we arrived home to a nice clean house, extremely happy dogs who absolutely adored her. Whilst we were away Marg posted photos on Facebook which was great as we could tell the dogs were having fun. Marg made sure everything was organised in advance of her stay and sent an email the week before to confirm that everything was still in place and to agree a time to meet. I would highly recommend Marg to anyone looking for a house sitter as she is a natural with the animals, she was very relaxed and not phased about looking after so many and is such a lovely interesting lady. I wish she was local !
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External references (2)
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Eve - House / Pet sitting Reference
10 September 2016
I have known Margaret McDonald in both a professional capacity and as a house sitter who has provided house-sitting services for me on 2 occasions. Margaret has held positions of high responsibility in her work in the Youth and Housing Sectors for over 20 years, including in the former for the ...
I have known Margaret McDonald in both a professional capacity and as a house sitter who has provided house-sitting services for me on 2 occasions. Margaret has held positions of high responsibility in her work in the Youth and Housing Sectors for over 20 years, including in the former for the safe care and management of young people who were not able to live at home. She has been a successful manager and compassionate individual who has strived to advance the wellbeing of people at risk, as well as ensure organisational policy and programs are delivered as per government and ethical industry guidelines, or better.
Her respect for others and mature and intelligent approach to solving problems will ensure that your property (and pets, if you have them) are in the very safest of hands. She is an experienced property owner and investor; you will find sorting through the logistics with her regarding the care of your home a very stress-free process.
Marg has a great sense of humour, and is a positive, can-do individual who has travelled the world extensively. She is absolutely trustworthy, her character is founded on strong values of respect and responsibility, and I do not hesitate to recommend her as your next house sitter.
Eve Gavel
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Kathy - House / Pet sitting Reference
03 September 2016
Margaret has house-sat for us several times in the last few years and we unhesitatingly recommend her to your organisation.
We have two cats and one dog and Margaret lovingly cared for them as if they were her own. It was so pleasing to arrive home each time to find our garden too, had been s...Margaret has house-sat for us several times in the last few years and we unhesitatingly recommend her to your organisation.
We have two cats and one dog and Margaret lovingly cared for them as if they were her own. It was so pleasing to arrive home each time to find our garden too, had been so well maintained in our absence.- Organised
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About Margaret
I love to keep fit and lead a healthy lifestyle and I meditate regularly. When I had my last dog, a kelpie, I faithfully walked her every day rain or shine and twice a day on weekends. (Kelpies love to run so I would take her to the local lead free dog beach and she would run for miles.) While I enjoy cities I love small towns where I can get to know the local area really well and enjoy all the community has to offer. Walks in parks, along the beach and strolling down a main street interest me. I am a prolific reader and love a good movie. I certainly appreciate the good things in life - good food, coffee, a glass of wine or a whisky, art, music etc. Travel is my great love, after my family, and my friends are really important to me. ( I struggled to find photos as I am usually behind the camera taking other people's photos.) By the way, I am a qualified Justice of the Peace i......
I love to keep fit and lead a healthy lifestyle and I meditate regularly. When I had my last dog, a kelpie, I faithfully walked her every day rain or shine and twice a day on weekends. (Kelpies love to run so I would take her to the local lead free dog beach and she would run for miles.) While I enjoy cities I love small towns where I can get to know the local area really well and enjoy all the community has to offer. Walks in parks, along the beach and strolling down a main street interest me. I am a prolific reader and love a good movie. I certainly appreciate the good things in life - good food, coffee, a glass of wine or a whisky, art, music etc. Travel is my great love, after my family, and my friends are really important to me. ( I struggled to find photos as I am usually behind the camera taking other people's photos.) By the way, I am a qualified Justice of the Peace in Queensland, so you can be assured I am an honest person.
Why I want to house sit
I don't have a pet currently as I live in an apartment where pets are not allowed and as I am not home a lot this is the best option for me at the moment. One day I will buy a small house again where I can have a pet. At the moment, I just got my pet time with friends' and family 's 4 legged household members. Also, I love to travel and see the world and I have travelled more than the average person. The one thing that has frustrated me in the past is that I have never had the time to just get to know an area really well. I want to be able to find the best local coffee shop, be known by the staff at the local stores, find a favourite pub for a meal, go to local art galleries or museums and have the time to explore a small area. I want to be able to travel slowly and live as much like a local as I can. While I am not a "party animal" I do enjoy people and being able to help them so by house sitting I can assist others while having a fabulous time myself.
My experience
I have owned many properties in my lifetime and in my last job was the general manager of a not for profit housing company so I also have professional experience on looking after properties. I have had many pets, mainly dogs but some cats, birds and fish as well as having chickens and cows when living on a small farm. Over the years I have completed some house sitting in Australia for friends or friends of friends. I now live in an apartment having sold my last house that had a large garden so that I can now lock up and leave to travel. I enjoy the opportunity to assist with someone else's garden although I suspect gardening is a bit different in Europe than it is here in tropical north Queensland. As I don't have any pets in the apartment, I enjoy time with friends and their animals and my grandchildren have a much adored beagle that I enjoy washing, brushing and walking.
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House & pet sitting timeline
Margaret has done 2 house sits since 2016
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Broadbeach WatersAustraliaDec 2017 - Jan 2018 -
Tarrant HintonUnited KingdomJul 2017
