Care.com & Rover

HELLO ALL! I'm writing to you from Jacksonville, Florida (JAC'S IN JAX) and it is thundering, lightning, and down pouring which is the perfect time to be lazy and write a blog from my couch but I'm really energetic and feel constrained so this post should be very interesting. BTW, have you seen a Florida storm?

(This GIF is going to be so annoying while trying to read. Hopefully you like a good challenge.)

As you know if you read my first post, I'm in a weird situation because I'm north-to-south-bicoastal, which I don't know if it's a thing but I'm making it one. Due to the circumstances I have to have an extremely flexible schedule and be able to pick up jobs whenever I'm in one state or the other. Ideally, I would love to have a remote job but finding a legitimate one has been a #struggle. Therefore, I signed up for two apps: Care.com and Rover.

Care.com: Apparently Care.com is a service where you can find parents who are looking for a babysitter and/or nanny. On the app I try to search for babysitting positions but it can become tiresome because a lot of parents are looking for full time nannies. IDK what's wrong with my generation but the vibe that I get from them is that they don't like children. Kids are so ridiculously entertaining and think your hilarious which is always fun. I know they can be crazy but what fun is babysitting without a good story?

As per my experience, I would recommend Care.com if you're looking for something full time or have the patience to look through all the listings when trying to babysit.

Rover: Rover is #awesome. You can literally hang out with a dog all day and get paid for it. I mean, that is totally cool. Every human and puppy/dog that I have encountered on the app is super friendly. In Florida, there are dogs everywhere so you are bound to get a lot of clients. I am a believer that dogs are therapeutic. Research has even shown it to be true, "Studies show that interactions with therapy animals can decrease stress in humans. Playing with or petting an animal can increase levels of the stress-reducing hormone oxytocin and decrease production of the stress hormone cortisol" - AnimalSmart.org. So if you see someone who looks like they're having a bad day, and you happen to be walking your dog, ask them if they want to pet your dog. That role reversal would be my dream. (Yes, I'm always asking people to pet their dogs. But hey, you meet a lot of friends that way!)

Definitely sign up for Rover if you want to have a pet for a few days, soak up the cuteness, and not have so much commitment.

Do you have a good app everyone should know about? Or even one everyone should stay away from? Let us know below!

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