When we head out of town we let a few friends know that the cabin is available if they want to get out of town and relax (plus it's occupied for safety). I suppose they aren't house guests, more like... oh heck, I don't know.
They always have a great time and the big family group leaves us notes about how much fun they had riding the ATV's and spending time in the mountains. Sometimes I leave notes like "if you use the washing machine, please turn off the water and unplug it when done".
New notes will read:
'if you ride the ATV's please don't ride around the property and kill all the grass and clover we have spent months getting to look perfect, there are hundreds of miles of roads and trails starting just 30 feet away'
or
'you shouldn't smoke, but if you do, please don't toss your filters in the driveway'
or
'when you spill something on one of my books please let me know so I can buy another one and not have a surprise when trying to read it'
Frustrating when people don't leave it better than they found it, makes us rethink letting people use it.
Funny how particular I am about the cabin and am no where near the same way about the city house.
Back in the swing of things for a couple of weeks until we head to Paris. Work was like walking into a wind tunnel with cows crapping on the fans but we both survived. We both had to fire people and we are trying to hire people but that's next to impossible. If they show up for the easy interview they rarely make it to the drug testing and when they do that don't pass. The ones that do make it and pass get fired for getting a speeding ticket going 91 in a 75 (with customers in the vehicle). It's not like they don't know they are being tracked/monitored.
I've taken care of the next few months of long term storage items to be auto shipped, made sure we have plenty of canning supplies so we can start on the next month, updated inventories, etc. Still need to hire someone to stain the cabin and we need to find someone who delivers firewood but both seem hard to find right now.
The garden is doing awesome and for the next few weeks we will just hand out free veggies until we are ready to get canning/pickling. We might get double the harvest vs. last year so it should be fun trying to store all of the jars when we are done.
Try Housecarers.com. They took care of the place and all the critters just to have a place to stay. Good experience.
ReplyDeleteI'll check it out. Rock stays in town when we are on a trip and he has a few different house sitters. Here at the cabin it's just nice to let people use it so they can experience the country, mountains, etc. Just takes some getting used to other people using things I suppose, normally it's never an issue.
DeleteWhat are you hiring for? 91 in a 75? LOL when I am driving (shuttle with customers or not) I go under the speed limit. I get paid by the hour :)
ReplyDeleteInventory organizers, vehicle drivers, quality control, detailers. They all get paid by the hour, thats what make it so hard for me to understand.
DeleteYour home is a sacred place. It's the one location on the planet where you should always feel comfortable, safe, and your private space should not be infringed upon. I don't have visitors up here. I usually arrange to meet people that I want to visit with at a mutually accessible place like a cabin rental on the lake where both families get a separate cabin.
ReplyDeleteIt's not that I don't like some people, because I do, very much. It's just that I prefer to keep my home off the playing board.