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About Housesitting

The recession seems to be hovering around us and many financial decisions are being made. Some folk are taking holidays, others are cancelling them. Those planning holidays are looking at foreign currency...

1 comment    travel dogs holiday
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The 10 Signs Your Elderly Parent Needs Help

In When Your Parent Becomes Your Child I discussed the issue of aging parents that concerns all of us sooner or later. But how do you know that your parent is in need of intervention? Are you really seeing...

15 comments    family parents aging
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Caring For An Elderly Parent at Home

I have been the filling in a sandwich. Really. You see, a few years ago we moved my mom in to our home for what was to be the last six months of her life. I was sandwiched in between raising my children,...

9 comments    family aging parents caretaker
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Why I'm Sick to Death of Men

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a hub entitled "How to Comfort a Man." Back then I still had a sense of humor. Today, I don't feel so maganimous. Today I feel like screaming. Today I feel like lining up every...

102 comments    family relationships women
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Update on My Cats

I'm a caretaker of about 11 feral type cats here in Bullhead City, Arizona, population around 43,000, and I've no idea what the cat population is, or would be if the babies were not taken to animal control, ...

2 comments    animal welfare feral cats
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How much does a Zookeeper earn

Before we can approach the subject of financial reward one has to be aware of what a zoo keeper is. A zoo keeper (or zookeeper) is someone employed by a Zoological Park, Aquarium, Bird Park, Safari Park,...

0 comments    zoo collections zoos
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The Joys and Perils of being a Feral Cat Caretaker

October 16th gets celebrated every year at my house.  Not a birthday, not an anniversary, it marks another kind of celebration.  It is National Feral Cat Day.  My husband and I are feral cat caretakers, a...

7 comments    life family pets
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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES CHILDREN MAY PLAY WHEN LIVING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

In all families, members may adopt (or are assigned) certain “roles” that they unconsciously play out while interacting with others in their family. Frequently, the early role (or roles) played by a child...

0 comments    life family relationships
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Housesitting Caretaker Jobs

There are many Housesitting, Caretaker and Pet Sitting Jobs Websites on the Internet. There are also books, guides and magazines with Caretaker Jobs. These websites help people who want to be Caretakers...

10 comments    careers jobs work
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Taking Care of Mom

My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimers many years ago, and thankfully, Aricept, has kept it in the early stages for a lot longer than what is considered normal. The signs were easy to detect; my grandmother...

1 comment    family parents mother
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