I’ve been a professional organizer since 2002, and had the honour of being in hundreds of people’s homes and lives. In that time, I discovered something that was even more important than sorting, purging or organizing – I learned that everyone has a very basic need for companionship.
It sounds simple, but so many of us are devoid of it. I noticed that clients talked to me, a lot. They told me personal, confidential things about their lives; about how they were feeling, what was happening to them, what they needed, what they weren’t getting. They talked about frustrations, fears, shame, successes, desires and goals.
It didn’t matter if they had partners, spouses, friends, work colleagues, families, or none of the above. It didn’t matter if they had relationships with loves ones, because often those relationships were complicated or fractured.
They needed someone who wasn’t entrenched in their lives. Someone who had no ulterior motives or past grievances. Someone who responded with kindness and compassion, patience and understanding, care and sensitivity.
They needed someone to listen.
I’m determined to prove that companionship is as important as romance, or friendship.
This company is an offering to ameliorate the loneliness that exists in all of us; the simple need and desire for…..good company.
Thank you for listening,
Susannah