With school children soon returning to the classroom, we find ourselves tip toeing back towards more familiar pre-covid routines. Before everyone moves onto the "next stage", I wanted to take this time to thank and acknowledge my clients for their support.
Many of you continued to pay my cleaning fees even when lockdown meant I couldn't clean your homes. Wow! I can never fully explain how this helped me. In very practical terms, it meant that I managed to keep a roof over my own head! Emotionally, it made me feel safe.
Clients sent kind messages of support and asked about my own wellbeing. You did this even when you were struggling with your own sadness and loneliness. I don't have family in the UK. Your words made me feel connected and seen.
As I returned to cleaning homes, you made sure that I was safe to work in your house. You asked me what I needed. You gave me space. You cared for me.
This pandemic was truly rotten.
Londoners lost their livelihoods, their sense of safety and, in some cases, their friends and loved ones.
In all of this, you stuck with me.
I will never forget that.
Thank you,
Justyna.