One thing that I have learned in life is that things fall into place in their own time. There’s no use fretting about anything and if something feels huge and complicated and overwhelming and full of obstacles, it’s probably not the right thing to be doing. And I’ve also learned that if something falls into your lap that fits perfectly, it’s not “too good to be true,” it’s just meant to be.

An example of this happening in my life was when I moved to a rental house in Gatineau from my house in the Gatineau Hills. The “house” was more of a shack, a decrepit mobile house that was falling apart around me. No matter how much money I poured into it, something else would go wrong with it. The loan on it was paid off, so after signing the lease on the rental house, I decided that I would just leave my house keys on the counter and let the owner of the mobile home park have the place for storage.But  I still put an ad on an online classified ads site offering the house for sale in the hope of getting something for it. I was brutally honest about the condition of the house and that the owner of the mobile home park was difficult.

Well, in the days leading up to my move, many, many months after I posted the ad, I got an email reply to the ad from someone saying they wanted my house, what they wanted to pay for it, they had cash ready, and they were sure that giving the landlord a couple of years’ rent on the lot up front would smooth their relations. The transaction went through. One of my friends said about the situation, “Anyone else on the planet, I would have called bullshit. But because it’s you, I know it’s true.”

So with that said…

Shortly after I bought my ticket to London on Monday and paid for accommodation through to the 29th, I got an email through a house sitting website asking if I would be available to house and dog sit from July 1st through as long as I possibly can (which is just shy of 90 days according to Bulgarian rules).

I got a bit more info and this is a go!

So from London, I am flying straight to Sofia, where my host will pick me up and drive me to a small village in the mountains. I will be living there rent free in exchange for watching the house, walking the dogs twice a day, feeding the dogs and the cat, and doing some chores. I will have good internet for work and I will have the odd weekend “off” (ie. not responsible for the pets) so I can go off exploring if I want. The house is located near a village with basic shops, walking distance (6KM) to a larger community, and backs up to many mountain trails that I look forward to exploring with the dogs.

Internet should be “adequate.” It’s “not fast,” but is reliable and works perfectly for Skype and Netflixing. Um, that sounds fast to me..

Just… wow. 🙂

Knowing that I will have so few expenses for the next three months will really make it easy for me to enjoy my time in London!

After Bulgaria, who knows. But I’m sure something will come up by then!