Abbie's Pet-Sitting

04/09/2025

Hello again, so sorry for the long silence. I finally got news that the parts are almost all in, so my car should (hopefully) be repaired by the end of the month! That being said, I plan to resume my food delivery on a full-time basis once again. Feel free to still reach out regarding pet-sitting, but I am going to have limited availability going forward. Evenings and weekends tend to be the busiest time for my other work, so I will probably prefer taking shorter pet-sitting jobs, and I'll also prefer to stick around the Mora area. It will depend on details.

But I will say this: thank you so much to everyone who used my services up until now! It was a lovely 5 years that I served my community. ❤️

01/13/2025

Hi all, quick update:

I hit my very first deer last night, and managed to bang up my car. 💔😭 That being said, my delivery work is probably going to be limited for a while. I'm also suspecting that my insurance won't be able to help much (for reasons I won't get into right now). All this to say... I may have openings for pet-sitting during this time as I'm trying to figure things out. Plus I could really use the income!

I will be upfront and specify that I'd rather stay in/near Mora, and I'd also really prefer to have a garage available to park my car in. (I've suddenly become extremely protective of my vehicle lol.) Depending on how my car holds up, I plan to try continue my delivery work during the day, which leaves evenings or overnights open for the possibility of pet-sitting. If you or someone you know find yourself in need of pet-sitting in the near future, please message me. I'd be glad to chat and discuss details.

10/01/2024

Hi all, so sorry I haven't been posting updates recently. I didn't get a lot of jobs over the summer, so I'm now at a point in my life where I'm trying to decide how much longer I can keep this up. For now, feel free to continue calling and/or messaging me when you have questions.

I recently started a new job, and so far I really like it. And there are a couple other possibilities looming in the near future as well. If both of the other two jobs work out, I'm going to have very limited availability going forward. I will do my best to keep you guys updated here.

I hope everyone has an awesome fall! Don't forget to set your clocks back on November 3rd lol. And as cold weather moves in, please don't forget to check your vehicles for critters trying to warm themselves before you start it up!!

09/24/2024

08/06/2024

PSA for anyone with a small business page like myself. I was tagged in a post today (see screenshot below) where this page/group/community claimed that I had posted something to their page which violated their community guidelines. The problem being.... 1) I've never even heard of their page, 2) I was able to comment on the post so obviously my account was not "blocked" as they claimed, and 3) when I went to their main page/profile, every single post was exactly the same just different people/pages/groups being tagged in each one. 🤦‍♀️

If you or someone you know gets tagged in something like this, PLEASE DO NOT click any links or give out personal info. I know several people, especially elderly friends of mine, who would easily fall for this scam. Let them know they should simply report both the comment and the page/group as "scam or fraud," and then block the page/group so they can't tag you or contact you again.

07/03/2024

Reminder ... it's perfectly fine to have fun this holiday week and weekend, but please be mindful of the pets around you.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July, everyone!! 🇺🇸❤️

06/22/2024

I just discovered two spam posts in my feedback. Sorry about that. Both have been reported and blocked by me. Please do not click on any links or contact the people in question.

04/10/2024

Hi all, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've actually been quite busy with my online work, among other things. Anyways, I have decided to open my calendar for summer again. But please keep in mind that I will be away a good chunk of the day Sundays and Mondays (possibly an occasional Tuesday as well), and because of my online work, I will need decent wifi in order to get my work done during the week. Also, I prefer having a garage at my disposal to protect my car from nasty weather, as it's my only mode of transportation. If you have questions, feel free to reach out. Thanks for the support and sharing my name around, it means a lot.

11/17/2023

Hi again, I wanted to follow up with an update from my previous post...

I forgot to mention that I most likely will not be available the week between Christmas and New Years. My church hosts a New Years Eve Luncheon every year for seniors, and as of last year, I am the person responsible for taking reservations. Since a lot of people wait til the last minute, that week prior to New Years is crazy lol. I'm on my phone and computer all day long that whole week. Very tiring and stressful for me, so I like to be able to focus on that. Sorry for the people who have reached out to me in the past few days. I should have mentioned that in my previous post.

11/08/2023

Hi all, sorry it's been a while since my last update. I have been very busy. I started somewhat of a part-time online job, on top of the part-time work I was already doing Mondays. For now, I am available most of November and December if anyone needs pet-sitting. (But fyi, I am already booked the entire 2nd half of January.) Just please keep in mind that I am gone basically the first half of the day on both Sundays and Mondays. Now that cold weather is here, I would very much appreciate a garage to park my car in, as it's my only transportation for both work and personal.

Also, I wanted to note: I have been contacted several times over the years about pet-sitting long term (such as for the entire winter when someone goes south). I did not have an official plan or response to those inquiries up to this point, but the more I think about it, I would rather not do long stays. One reason being, it would prevent me from taking on other jobs in the meantime. So I'm going to set my limit to 2-3 weeks per stay max.

As always, feel free to reach out with questions. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season! 😊

04/29/2023

Hello again. Since I've had a few people already reaching out to me about summer, I wanted to give a reminder that Mondays are a bit weird for me right now. I work two very part-time jobs, but they both happen to fall on Monday. One is a once/week thing but the other requires a full 8 hours. So if I don't manage to finish the one job on Monday, I have to go back again Tuesday to make up whatever hours are left. Please keep this in mind when looking to schedule with me, as I can't guarantee my availability from about 8am to 8pm on Mondays, and sometimes that extends to about 8am to 6pm on Tuesdays depending on how many hours I have left to work. And for anyone who doesn't already know, I am also very active in my church and therefore am gone anywhere from 8am to 2pm on Sundays as well, depending on if I am required to work on the media team that week or not.

As always, if you ever have questions, just reach out to me and we can chat.

03/27/2023

Hi all, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have a couple (very) part-time jobs now. I don't think it will affect my availability too much at least at the moment. So with warmer weather finally on the way, I decided to go ahead and open up my calendar for summer reservations. If you know you're going on vacation this summer, feel free to reach out to me and we'll chat.

EDIT: I should give a heads up that I am out of town most of the day on Mondays right now. The two jobs that I found just so happened to both be required on Mondays, so I'm usually gone between 8-12 hours that day, part of which is commuting time as well as any errand running I may need to do (such as a Walmart stop).