In 2006 at the age of 19, I started my own business doing residential and construction cleaning. As a multiyear Angie's list award winner, I was in and out of people's homes, always around their kids and animals and it was one of the favorite parts of my job. When cleaning I would always play with the animals, take them for walks and was often asked to pet sit. In 2014, at the age of 27 I took ful
l guardianship of my grandmother and cared for her for 5 years. I had two separate employee events that led to my fatigue of the business in addition to seeing how my grandmother was cared for and spoke to that I chose to make a career change into nursing. I started nursing school in 2015, let the business go in 2016 and started working as a nurse's aide, graduated with my LPN in 2017, lost my grandmother in 2019 and then graduated with my RN in 2020. Between being an entrepreneur and a nurse, I have been in customer service since I was 13 years old. I am very detail oriented, seen a lot and done a lot and I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. As an empath my love for animals has continued to grow over the years so much that I became a nontraditional pet parent in 2019 after I lost my grandma obtaining both my domestic skunk and my potbelly pig. I grew up with a mom who raised and bred dogs and I grew up having had reptiles and birds. I have rescued multiple wildlife over the years, volunteered for Skunk Haven Rescue and continue to be an advocate and member of multiple animal groups and organizations. I am well known for my critters and the love I have for all things critters, so much that my stepson gave me the nickname Ray Ray Doolittle years ago. I understand animals and they have a way of bringing me from anything dark or sad. No matter what my heartstrings keep pulling me towards the animal world because it is my happy place. As a nontraditional pet parent, I understand how hard it is to love them, want/need to travel and have to choose because you don't have anyone trustworthy, educated or reliable to care for them. My goal is for you to live in both worlds and still have both, because with someone like me they will get the love and attention they need, and you don't have to choose.