by Kelly Hayes-Raitt | Nov 18, 2017 | Early Retirement, How to Become a Housesitter
It’s that time of year again – Thanksgiving is approaching, with Black Friday and the start of the holiday shopping season right on its heels. You sit down to make your list, finding yourself falling back on the old reliable gifts: Sis gets a new scarf....
by Kelly Hayes-Raitt | Nov 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thinking of relocating for your retirement but worried the travel brochures might be a bit too glossy when it comes to day-to-day living? Dip your toe before diving into your chosen community by housesitting! You wouldn’t buy a car without test-driving it. Why make a...
by Kelly Hayes-Raitt | Nov 11, 2017 | Budget Travel
I just spent a month in London. I breathlessly applauded a West End production of “Hamlet,” grazed my way through Borough Market, marveled at a performance by the world’s best beat poet, sipped lavender-sage tea at a fragrant lavender farm, absorbed 1960s black art at...
by Kelly Hayes-Raitt | Nov 11, 2017 | Writing Retreat
Any writer who has applied for a residency at a writer’s colony knows the process is expensive, time-consuming and competitive, not to mention fairly inflexible, schedully speaking. So it might surprise some readers that I’ve had writing retreats in Mozambique,...
by Kelly Hayes-Raitt | Nov 11, 2017 | Long-Distance Relationships
I know the moment I fell in love with Marcus. I was housesitting in the English countryside and caring for two terriers. On an early date, I suggested we take the pups for a long walk through the winding country roads. Secretly, it was a test: How canine-compatible...
