House Sitter in Oakland, California

I am responsible and reliable with long house-owning experience, long pet-owner experience, and have spent much time tending a garden and yard. Occupation: business consultant, relationship and personal growth coach, alternative conflict resolution; consulting to creatives at the nexus of art and commerce; career background: many years in music business, artist management, record producer, songwriting. picture at: facebook *******/miles.hurwitz Why I want to house-sit: Downsized from large home (in Montclair area of Oakland hills) May 2016. Now enjoying the changing environments, discovery, and pet companionship of housesitting. My experience: I am great with animals, and, repeatedly, pet owners have commented how pets are at ease with me (sitting with or on me when those shy or skittish animals rarely do so with strangers and so on). I am responsible and confident in caring for plants, house functions, equipment and technology. House-sitting owners have all been quite complimentary on how I leave the house in clean and organized condition. (Feel free to give me a project or two you have been meaning to accomplish. I love to problem-solve, utilizing my creativity and resourcefulness.) My career involves coaching around crisis management, turn-arounds of troubled businesses, and guiding conflict resolution as an independent consultant, so crises or problems that might arise as you travel do not intimidate me.