When I was housesitting in Spain, the woman was crazy about her plants and I had to send her plant reports every couple of days for a month. There was one plant she told me not worry about as it was dead and she was going to pull it up when she got home. I have no idea how I did it or even why I even why I tried, but…

Thankfully, the garden that comes with the house is mostly full of cacti, which are practically indestructible! :)

Timely tip for me. I’ve just successfully spent most of the last 18 months keeping other people’s plants alive as I’ve house sitted my way around the world and now that I have my own place, I think I’m finally ready to have some house plants...

I will forgive her this idiosyncrasy since she is such a wonderful person. :)

I’m a transcriptionist, so I need a proper workstation and lots of quiet. Coffeeshops, libraries, etc. are not an option for me.

House and pet sitting are a really great way to travel if you can build up a portfolio. I spent three months doing that in Bulgaria last summer, then two months in Spain, two weeks over the holiday season in Amsterdam, then two months total between two sits in the UK (Hebden Bridge and Shrewsbury). Self-catering is…

Could be regional. I find that Yucatecans are much more formal or professional, for lack of better words, than were Sinaloans. It’s not quite as laid back here. Not better or worse, just different. :)

In my case, I work as I travel so I need quiet and a real work station. But the odd time that I’m in a super expensive area in “vacation mode,” like I was in the last year — London, Barcelona, Malaga, Kotor — an Airbnb room was what made it possible.

I get that some people have real impediments, say they’re caring full-time for someone, but most people have excuses that could be worked through. In my case, I had two cats when I was finally able to start travelling. Giving them up wasn’t an option. So I had the bright idea to start full-time RVing so they could go…

Back when I had a job (am now self-employed), I had a colleague who was super jealous that I could afford to travel. Yes, I was single and she was married with a kid, but she had two incomes. It made no sense to her and she was very frustrated by it. Finally, I sat her down one day and asked her if I could give her…

I think it depends on how much of a business relationship it is because it’s not just with my landlady...

I’ve experienced this with my landlady, my real estate agent, my movers, my plumber, etc. I think it’s applicable in a business setting, at least in Mérida...

I’m with you on that. I’m new to Whatsapp, which is huge here in Mexico, and learning the etiquette for it. It seems that people here prefer one thought per “bubble” rather than getting a super long message.

I’m quite fit and strong and really have no weight to lose from my pelvis down and the bottom of my rib cage up. I’m a size 6/8-S/M depending on the fit in the belly. People are shocked that I wear such a small size because the belly and my large frame apparently make me look huge. I’ll never have that hourglass…

I got down to about 16% body fat. You could see the bones in my pelvis, count my ribs, and my face looked positively emaciated, but I still had this huge spare tire right around my middle. It was time to give up.

I am an apple shape. Literally all the fat in my body worth mentioning is in my belly area and the only way for me to have a flat belly would be to starve myself to 0% body fat because my belly is the last place I lose weight and the first place I gain it. I know this for certain because during my fat loss journey, I…

With just about anything!

Saltines (soda crackers in my universe) are a staple in my house. Worst case scenario, I have a crunchy salty snack in the house that is less damaging than potato chips. I love them crumbled over a casserole and broiled until they turn dark brown. They are good with both salty (hummus) and sweet (peanut butter)…

Also wish she would trust me when I say “Moose Jaw.” I literally see her correcting “moose jaw” to “moose job.” SMH

Now, how do I teach Siri to understand me when I say “Saskatchewan”? Been trying to train her for three years...