Suzanne shares her story of having ADHD, having to move, and hiring Bee Organized Seattle for a life-changing experience to declutter. Suzanne Allbee, CEO of Bee Organized Seattle, joins Suzanne to talk about living sustainably. Environmental wellness is one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness, a focus of the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.
Suzanne Newman admitted, “I had no idea how life changing it would be. It seemed to me, organizers don’t want to take me on. I’m too embarrassed, I’m too overwhelmed. And I just sent a photo of the room that they worked on mostly, which we called Suzanne’s junk room. Well, it was really great because Holly, one of the team members, said, ‘It’s not your junk room anywhere. We’re gonna stop that kind of thinking.’ So, it’s now my hobby room. And the nice thing about it is, I am proud of my space now. I’m proud of my new home. I love how it’s coming together. It was an investment in my sanity, in my self esteem. I don’t think a lot of people understand specifically what professional organizers do, and they were life changing for me.”
Suzanne Allbee says, “Professional organizing isn’t an old, aged industry. It’s fairly new. I like to call us chaos controllers, we help manage the chaos. We are designed and put into people’s homes to help them create an environment that benefits them, that makes them feel good, that makes them feel proud and that functions for them in a way that is sustainable or not about just making your house look pretty. It’s about creating a functional system for someone.
“Our process starts with just an initial outreach. Someone’s calling in and they’re talking to me 95% of the time, and many times that’s with tears, a sense of shame, a sense of embarrassment about their environment. A sense of overwhelm happens a lot of times, and our whole foundation of what we truly believe, is that everyone gets to where they are in a different way. Life happens, right. We’re gonna do everything with a compassionate heart, with confidentiality, being judgment free, because we don’t know what’s happened in your life.”
Suzanne Newman says, “I purged out a bunch of stuff and I’m asking myself, why didn’t I do this before? I didn’t have the ability in my head to get to that place. It was long-standing results that I think are gonna make a difference. It’s made a difference in my marriage, because my husband is not frustrated [by the clutter].”
Suzanne Allbee added, “As you go through your things and are looking at decluttering, you’re gonna ask three questions. Does this item make me happy? Is it useful now or in the near future? Is it valuable or irreplaceable?”
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