A couple of months ago, I lined up a housesitter for the summer. I interviewed a few college students, offering free summer rent in exchange for watching my house and pets while I'm away. An offer was extended and accepted.
Last night, my housesitter announced that she couldn't handle the isolation of being alone in an unfamiliar house in a city without friends and family. She's already moved out.
I was planning to be on a plane in three days.
Well, the title is a bit misleading. I can't impeach her; she resigned of her own accord. (Our President could take a lesson from that.) But, not having a Vice-Housesitter waiting in the wings, this does bring me to the point of this diary. I need a housesitter.
I have:
- a nice house on a quiet street in Milwaukie, Oregon, with a newly vacated guest room;
- a copy of Articles of Impeachment you'd be welcome to borrow and read;
- 400 index cards, some already marked IMPEACH, several black pens, and a stapler;
- seven cats, one of whom is diabetic and gets shots, and two dogs.
Assuming I can get somebody lined up, my family and I will be leaving Friday and I alone will be returning the evening of Tuesday July 4. I will be leaving again July 29 and we all come back August 7. I'm returning alone in the middle because I don't have six weeks vacation, and even if I did I dount I'd be able to take it as a chunk. Who gets sabbaticals anymore, really? (IMPEACH! Sorry, forgot my self there.)
I'd like my guest room back by September. Anyone who wants to continue impeaching the President from my house instead of their own, for the next couple of months, and who can handle cats and dogs, and who is agreeable with a smallish child for the part of August where we'd all overlap, please contact me at spamspamspamspammityspam at yahoo dot com. Yes, that is a real email address. No, I won't spam you.
Any suggestions welcome.