Dogsitter and a hand in the household in rural Meerbeke, Belgium

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  2024 

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  • Descrição

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    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Some workaways who've been here have experienced the offered quiet and peacefull solo-time:
    some adore it and stay, some hate it and leave...
    so please consider this before you reach out and we start planning our time and counting on each other..


    DIFFERENT WORKING SCHEDULE and AGREEMENT than the usual workaway proposal:

    From the beginning of 2024 I'm doing a job where
    > I work 7days with extra long working hours (10:30 - 21h) + 60% from home.. 3 days at the office, 4 days home work.
    > I rest 7 days
    This means that every two weeks my dog is home alone for 3 long days.

    Workaways are welcome to offer some extra dogsitting.
    However, since the work requesting is less than usual, I only offer accomodation
    (so no food included, but kitchen is for you to use)


    Since life has many ways, please feel free to contact me when you're interested!




    SEE BELOW FOR ALL THE INFO

    ##### 1. INTRODUCTION
    ##### 2. DOGSITTING WORKAWAYER NEEDED
    ##### 3. TOP IMPORTANT : YOUR APPROACH TO MY DOG
    ##### 4. THE DAILY FRIENDLY HAND INCLUDED
    ##### 5. EXTRA SKILLS WELCOME with FOOD INCLUDED
    ##### 6. THE WORKAWAYER
    ##### 7. THE WORKING RYTHM
    ##### 8. WHAT WOULD YOUR DAY HERE LOOK LIKE
    ##### 9. OUR HOUSE & VOLUNTEERS
    ##### 10. WHO IS MY DAILY ME??
    ##### 11. LIVING TOGETHER
    ##### 12. WHERE IS HERE?







    ##### 1. INTRODUCTION

    I have been a freelancer in the arts (scenography) and have been traveling a lot (England, Morocco, Cambodia, France, Germany). I had my fair share of career and roaming and decided to go on my own pace some years ago. Since then I sold my Brussels City-appartment, I lived at the sea-side...
    and now I am back for the first time in my hometown, renting a super lovely house in a small co-housing ancient estate in the midst of the fields
    4 neighbors in one estate, all separate houses and one communal courtyard entree garden; some of us have our own private garden, small and big.
    Other neighbors are cute furry cows, sheep and horses. It's super lovely here and I am completely in love with this place.

    Out here I've chosen to pick up full time helpdesk jobs online from home to be as much at home as possible and to prepare and fund my life before my own future (crafty) project is really going.

    Since beginning 2022 I have found a job that suits me in customer care instead of commercial agent (and pays better then the other ones :D very welcome in this post-covid times) ,only my current team coach does not allow any priviliges when it come to the policy of "3days at the office"


    So this means my BORDER COLLIE PUP (°04/04/2021) is alone during some days (3 full days every 2 weeks)

    He's super social and has enjoyed already some workaway friendships and he's doing superb :) he love the walks, the company, the play... I think it's ideal for his socialization :D
    On top of that I am an ex-workaway myself and have always been into volunteering. I prefere this system and way of life and sharing, meeting, ... then other options for dogsitters at hand.

    So yes: come and join us with your help in dogsitting and enjoy some peace and tranquility and time on your hands for your own hobby's, projects, city-trips, etc..

    Enjoy the peace and tranquility of birdsongs, chicken stories and corn&branchwhispers and the company of a good hearted young dog, and myself.





    ##### 2.DOGSITTING WORKAWAYER NEEDED
    3 days every 2 weeks

    Flinn is alive&kicking since 4th of april 2021.
    Since I'd want him to have a good health, walking the dog at least 3 times a day for 1h of 1h30 or 2h would be ideal.
    So that would be a max 6h walking day for you, with several walks throughout the day.

    He's working on a active life style :D He is not castrated, but much physical exercice keeps him happy and content. I prefer this for his health.

    So for my office-days this would be your job :D
    And feeding him (2 times a day) cuddles, playing, etc...

    Concerning Flinn's day rythm:: after every walk, he needs a rest of at least 1,5h/2h afterwards.He can play in the garden, snuff the house, take cat naps and sleeping etc.. So you have a break either way and time for yourself.

    PS
    There are cats too: 2 cats: Bumble and Bee. Bumble is the female and the most present around the house. At night that could mean Bumble could miauw at your door for a night sleep on your bed (feel free to keep the door closed, she'll learn it fast) and during the day they are in the garden and fields. Bie, her brother, is wandering around since june 2022 unfortunatly, only seen through the window since then :) he got shy I guess .





    ##### 3. TOP IMPORTANT : YOUR APPROACH TO MY DOG
    My approach to dog life is a very respectful one;
    Please visit the site of Geert de Bolster and his Connection Method: if you agree with this style, be welcome!
    So no pulling the leash, allowing the dog to sniff and follow his curiosity, and only encouraging good behaviour and no punishing bad behaviour. Leading him into good things, avoiding the happening of bad things you don't want, etc..





    ##### 4. THE DAILY FRIENDLY HAND INCLUDED + EXTRA HAND IN THE HOUSEHOLD when you're here
    I keep clean, you keep clean, we keep the house clean together as we're living in it and make dirty for 2..
    Small extra hand request are possible but rare: I have a lower back issue since two years, and I've been a bit immobilized by this. Normally I just start and things get going, but now that's different... so it's also nice to have some extra hands around if more heavy things need to be moved, etc.. but that's not too often.





    ##### 5. EXTRA SKILLS WELCOME with FOOD INCLUDED
    If you're seriously good, then some extra task can be requested
    and I'd ask some extra 10hours of your time every 2 weeks. (spread however our agenda looks then)
    BUT this is not a priority: your dog approach is however

    Very ideally, the workawayer would be also a handy(wo)man, who would be comfortable help me around the house and garden
    - with a wooden house to upgrade in the garden; and other gardening things( gras weeding, building wooden wall, etc..)
    I like doing stuff anyway, so it's a cosy thing to do, but time can go fast...
    - My attic could be also cleaned / treated for wood-insects and well-prepared to install my atelier (felting is the first project - already have 200kg of wool waiting to be felted!); if there would be time to get this started, that would be a blast. But it's not isolated, and I'd prefer to do the works on the moment that I'm working from home.. I guess many questions can pop up

    ONLY IN THIS CASE IS FOOD INCLUDED
    Food: I can offer you the basics of a healthy diet & I can include you in my abonnement for a self-picking biological farm, unfortunatly the farmer only wants the regular abonnees to come and gather the vegetables, but you can enjoy the scenery when there, be welcome at walks, story-telling nights, etc...
    Extra's like meat, candy etc... are yours to acquire.
    If you would need to go to the supermarket during the working days when I'm busy, you let me know and I can refund...

    SOOO.... the dog sitting part is the most important and TOP PRIORITY! So looking for people who recognizing themselves as doglovers who have a connection to animals.



    ##### 6. THE WORKAWAYER
    * No couples allowed: I have some unpleasant experiences regarding this... some new people reaching out, but I considered but still not up for rethinking it... to much things on my head now (sorry guys)
    * Workaways falling in love with local beauty or befriending local flair: no problem, but please be open about this and only welcome them here when I have given permission (this is my house and responsability and I prefer to look after it)
    * When I notice someone is lying or has not been honest in our virtual meetings about this experience and who they are or expect, do not be suprised to find me a lot less welcoming and in case of real rupture I can ask you to leave in that case (no worries, I have an ideal address where they welcome volunteers the whole time for short periods, where you can land in case of emergencies)



    ##### 7. THE WORKING RYTHM

    Working rythm: my working hours create the workaway's rythm.
    + The rythm would be different than the planning proposed by workaway (5h a day, 5 days a week + 2 days off)

    This is my working schedule

    WEEK 1
    - 7 days working:
    > 4 days from home = 4 DAYS FREE TIME FOR WORKAWAY
    > 3 DAYS AT THE OFFICE (out of the house from 06:30 till 23:30 - train schedule is a bitch :D )
    Dogsit throughout the day (walks and free time throughout the day)

    day 1 + 5 + 7: office days
    day 2 +3 + 4 + 6: home office days

    WEEK 2
    - 7 DAYS FREE for me = 7 DAYS FREE FOR THE WORKAWAY

    This means that during your dogsitting days here:
    AND I ask for 2 or 3 walks of 1 or 2h spread throughout, when I'm not at home.
    BUT you have time for yourself too, and have a light home sitting experience with kitchen and the whole house and garden for you to enjoy the day.
    Since my working days are long, during these days you will be spending the whole day TIME ALONE, out and in the house, with the dog.




    ##### 8. WHAT WOULD YOUR DAY HERE LOOK LIKE
    Some of the workaways who've been here have encountered this solo-time: some adore it and stay, some hate it and leave... so please consider this before you reach out!

    I like to sleep as regular as possible, idealy from 22h-6h or 22:30-6h30 : so ideally I go to sleep immediatly after arriving home from work, and in the morning we would meet in the morning in the house & there is a breakfast sharing possibility & a walking possibility (morning walk with the dog for some 45min is great to start a working day) or a dishwashing and food preparing morning :)

    During my free days, I do all the general house task (shopping, admin, cleaning, etc...)

    I try to be as efficient as possible, but being a WorkAway hosts has thought me that all kind of things can pop up all the time... When you want me to guide you here around more (which I do gladly) Workaway also means investing time in each other, tips, stories, etc..

    Digital nomads very welcome! Super WIFI and enough space to install you home office;
    Nomads with buses also welcome: the private garden has an entrance at the back so you can park there.




    ##### 9. OUR HOUSE & VOLUNTEERS
    Open for someone who could stay for some months or more!
    Shorter periods of time also possible... contact me for info.
    Ideally at least 2 weeks or a month at least: so my dog can get to know you and does not have much too much impressions or changes in his young home doggy life

    I think it's a great experience and It's nice to have people around who enjoy their time and the environment -
    I have been rediscovering my birth ground and it's very great to show it to visitors and share the experience

    I don't mind the idea to have a workawayer around during long periods: I find it super cosy, I get to get to knwo another and myself better, and my dog is super happy when I'm busy that he's with a friend and has his walks. I guess it can give him also a different look on his 'human' to get to spend time with other humans.

    I like a kind and sharing life. After the Workoholic times it's really great to be able to spend time on a daily basis with people who love to enjoy the day and take life fully and originally and are not in full bullseye focus on some career ambition.

    Also I've been spending a lot of time in this estate when I was 16/17 with my female friends and our horses, creating and living our own world and life views and visions, doing volunteer work as well anywhere through the world, loving and respecting life and people... And since those happy soulfull young days make me still happy here today just being here (it's my heart's home, so to say) it's a full circle experience to share it a bit with volunteers here through workaway with other good hearted people (what my idea is of a volunteering workawayer)


    What I love about workaway, is that is help, but it's not work: there is a spontaneity and freedom in volunteering that I like so much: it's nice when people support each other's well being, get the time to roam around, pick up ideas, follow a bird if they want to have a closer look; stare at the sunset for half an hour, find inspiration for themselves and in what they do.



    STANDARD INCLUDED:
    Accommodation is included:
    separate room with chicken and bird songs and views
    OR the room with a view on the horses and fields.
    +
    There's a bike for you to use;
    Public transport is closeby: I can guide you throught the cheapest options that suit you.



    ##### 10. WHO IS MY DAILY ME??

    I'd love to take a walk in the fields and at the seaside with my dog (plus adore having time to do long day walks), having chats with neighbours and people on my path during the day, passing by places that I like in the area, visit my grandmother, doing some things around the house (garden, cleaning)... and I love to get my breakfast in the sun, with the day in my hands, some digital news paper, some chit chat, some admin, and the day ahead of me.
    Would be great to share some breakfast time and roaming in the fields around the house.
    & I love cooking too... and watching movies (good old disney and netflix :D)
    I need to go as much as possible to a swimming pool for aqua classes and aqua fitness, or riding my elliptigo bike with Flinn in his cart with me
    I do love spending tons of time in my little bubble of grid here in and around the house... so don't be supprised to find that few people visit as I am having some "Bubble" years
    So that's me these days in a nutshell :)
    I'd love to go more Ice skating, get some roller blades to use for my dogwalks, start doing sup boarding or having a little boat on the river Dender with Flinn to get 'flying' a bit more: since I cannot jogg anylore due to my back, those are great alternatives.





    ##### 11. LIVING TOGETHER


    So a Gentle Doglover Needed, and a friendly and cheerful guest I can treat well in good kinship and who's independent enough, not scared to be alone at a house! I Hope to become good friends with however arrives at my doorstep.

    Your room (and office? living room can be office space too ps) has an only door that enters through another room, and in the same corner in the opposite wall is the door to the hall.
    So the rooms are right next to each other;
    with my working schedule I might be awake before you are, but I'll be quiet :D
    And off course, and it's completely closed off with a long curtain, to secure our privacy.

    So this one room will be private for the guest, rest of the house is shared.

    Also: I'd love to quit smoking, but haven't done that yet though... I only smoke outside and no smoke to enter the house!!
    No smoking inside the house accepted!
    No pot either, no drugs, no alcoholism, none of that at all.

    Healthy people for sure;

    Enjoying life is the good way: I do enjoy some good food, wine and dine. Havind a good cook around makes me smile, I love sharing about that, enjoying table time even more... I'd love to learn more about vegetable pies and oven dishes... We can dive into cooking books and sites together as well...

    But most important: being just an independent hands-on person and having a good (dog)heart is what is very welcome and needed here;
    Respectful people, content to be here and a friendly breeze to have around: be very welcome!!

    I'm very interested and respectful myself plus I do prefer straightforward honesty
    Lying or cheeting or tricking are not welcome in the house : don't be suprised if I ask you to continue your way in that case. (basic respect and politeness are the top requirements in any house off course)

    IN SHORT: Guests have my respect, care, curiosity and allegence. I expect the same in return.



    ##### 12. WHERE IS HERE?

    In the middle of fields and the Breughel countryside of Belgium! Walking, hiking, biking: I live in the town where the Tour of Flanders Cycling event had it's finale, and the area is very filled with walking, hiking, biking routes.

    And some nice bars... Paddenbroek Countryside Center is at Gooik, open every day from 11h, and serves you coffee, juice, beer, a great terrace, or superb natural garden. Or in the weekend Stalleke, 30min light walk to the church of Lieferinge is super cute, run by neighbours who won't let this little hub dissapear... Gonzo is a more alternative bar on & 45min walk with rock 'n roll music, if you enjoy some of that and a chat with the bartender (who's lived in a bar most of his life and is a great guy)
    Etc...

    Forest closeby: half an hour walk. or half an hour biking to a second one via the river Dender.
    River Dender is close too, and has a cycling and walking path running next to it (silence and peace garanteed, some bike traffic on weekdays) Kayak renting and supboarding renting are happening there. It's 1h walk, or 15min bike drive to the river. Bus 5min. Ice skating is here too, a bit further, 1h by bike alon the river, we have a BLOSO Ice skate center.
    Denderwindeke centre is very close: shops and banks closeby on a 5min bike ride.

    Further more bus station is 10min walk, and take you to the train station in 15min, from where you can get to Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Oostende ... all in about an hour. The rest of Belgium is close by and very lovely!

  • Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Jardinagem
    Construção/faça você mesmo
    Cuidar de animais
    Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
    Ajuda a cuidar da casa
    Manutenção geral
  • Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Travellers get to explore the countryside of Belgium, close to the Vlaamse Ardennen, Pajottenland, and the valley of river Dender. I am an open minded person, and love a good conversation, so cultural exchange it will be for sure! Get to know this beautiful side of Belgium and the good country life around animals.

  • Ajuda

    Ajuda

    All written above :D

    DOGSITTING Top Priority

    HOUSE MAINTAINANCE welcome

    GARDEN MAINTAINANCE welcome

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas
    Inglês: Fluente
    Francês: Fluente
    Holandês: Fluente
    Espanhol: Intermediário
    Alemão: Iniciante

    Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
    Love to get better in German as I have a small knowledge (from holidays since a baby) but I haven't had some serious spending time learning it

  • Acomodação

    Acomodação

    The house is recently renovated and has one small and one extra (big room view on chickens and co-garden) and a smaller room with view on the garden & fields free for workaways (bed, sofa corner). If you have a campervan, there's room for you to park it on the spot. Water is there, electricity is outside present too. you just need your specific cable.

  • Algo mais...

    Algo mais...

    Public transport is closeby. (bus, train) Super for hikers, mountainbikers, runners... Half an hour walk through the fields to a forest. Located at the outskirts of a small town and village, it's an old Land House in the middle of the fields: with the open fields ahead of you. Halle is an hour bike, Brussels is 2h bike.

  • Mais alguns detalhes

    Mais alguns detalhes

    • Acesso à internet

    • Acesso à internet limitado

      Acesso à internet limitado

    • Temos mascotes

    • Somos fumantes

    • Pode hospedar famílias

  • Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    I'm fully equipped with internet and have been working from home a long time and it works perfectly. Working from home has always been without any troubles or a weakness in the line.

  • Espaço para estacionar campervans

    Espaço para estacionar campervans

    No problem - parking available - outside water tap and electricity point available.

  • Pode aceitar animais

    Pode aceitar animais

    My pup Flinn had recently 1 sleeping and a comrade dog in his own house, dog Fidji (small César dog) and Flinn has behaved superbly, if you consider his interest in sniffing and playing not to offensive... He's a very physical dog, also in playing with other dogs; But with Fidji he learned fast enough how to relate best to her - overall a great experience. He's a friendly and social dog and loves to play with other dogs! In the beginning he's very physical and then he gets to know you best... - he's can be very direct in the first moments. PLUS Some organized time off and sleeping nap time would be needed here in this case :D

  • Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    1

  • ...

    Horas previstas

    During my working hours (11h a day) 4h walking at least

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 816552668575

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