Tuesday, August 7, 2007

A Petsitter's World Revolves

Today is very muggy and overcast, certainly not typical for sunny Denver, Colorado. And you know what? I love it. I love the fact that the weather changes. Just when I get tired of sunny hot days, the clouds come for a day or two. Just when I get tired of snow and wearing snow boots(which was a lot this past winter!), a warm tropical-like day comes. I love that the seasons change. When I get to the point where I don't want to wear sandals and shorts anymore, the season changes to fall, then to winter, then to spring. Maybe it's my ADD tendencies, but I like change.

I also enjoy variations in my day to day routine. Just to mix it up a bit, I like to visit my pets in a different order. Sometimes it makes no sense to do it differently as I'll end up backtracking a bit, but I do it anyway, just for variety. I also try not to leave my house at exactly the same time everyday, or I'll run an errand before visiting my furry friends. Of course, I am still in the mid day time range.

Sometimes my routine is changed because clients move within town. That's okay with me - different places to walk the dogs, and different places for them to sniff. Other changes come from regular daily clients taking time off, vacation clients taking vacation and adding their pets to your routine, and new clients coming on board with new needs.

In my opinion, the variation in my day to day routine is one of the reasons I enjoy petsitting so much. Can you do that in a corporate job? Perhaps you could, but it probably depends on how high up the ladder you are.

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