Clutter at home can generate discomfort, and order, tranquility or peace, in addition to making it easier for us to organize our daily routines. We have spoken about it with Toti Levy, known as the Spanish Marie Kondo, so she can tell us how to organize spaces in which we live in order to achieve well-being and calm.

Order at home organizes our mind; It brings us calm and makes life easier by saving us time searching for what is lost due to clutter. Toti Levy is an expert in organizing spaces to create well-being. She learned it from Marie Kondo, the Japanese woman who has triumphed by saying that order is magical. But why does a well-organized space bring us harmony?

“An organized and clean home not only affects people’s physical condition, but also has profound psychological and emotional benefits. Provides a better quality of life; generates peace and tranquility; It helps you be more productive and efficient, and consequently, your health benefits,” says Toti Levy.

Order brings well-being (even if you like disorder)

People who maintain order in their spaces gain well-being. “Stress is reduced, because living in A dirty and messy environment generates anxiety instead of tranquility. Order and creating an environment that the person likes produces calm, reduces anxiety and simplifies day-to-day life,” explains Toti Levy.

This expert maintains that good organization of the spaces in which we live, both at work and at home, improves mental health because it generates peace. «Feel Joy with details that you like is healthier than living surrounded by disorder and of things that do not add to you but rather subtract from you, since What happens outside is reflected inside”says the interior designer.

Chaos in the spaces we live in creates deconcentration, contrary to what happens with good organization, which encourages the fulfillment of our objectives and daily tasks. «Many times we do not realize how important the place where we spend many hours of the day is; if you feel comfortable, you surround yourself with objects that you like and everything is clean and in order, you work more concentrated; you have more clarity and you are more productive”, according to this expert.

The mood also adapts to the environments in which we live. According to Toti Levy, orderly and clean places encourage positive relationships between peoples, both at work and at home: “Living or working with disorder is reflected in your mood and, consequently, in your relationships.”

How disorder affects emotions

There is people who handle disorder with ease of the places where they live. However, Toti Levy explains in this sense: «They are not being honest with themselves. Generally, if there is a disorder on the outside, there is a disorder inside. Probably, they do not want to face it and that external disorder is an excuse to not have time or accept something that causes discomfort and generates anguish. If you live in an orderly and clean environment, you will have less anxiety and the resolution of external or internal conflicts will be more effective.”

Habits of order and cleanliness to live happier

The habit of organizing the places where we live with meaning is learned and created by training it. The basis is to start with simple habits and maintain them over time. Toti Levy explains to us his way of doing it:

• Everything in its place. When used it returns to place in the same place.
• What gets dirty Clean before storage.
• Avoid leaving things for laters. It is collected and cleaned at the moment.
• The discipline is the key. When the habit is acquired and it becomes part of the routine, it is no longer an effort.
• The small places They can also be kept organized. A cramped home or workplace can also be kept organized and helps simplify life to only use what is needed.
• Have storage accessories It helps maintain order by having everything in its place.
• make the bed when getting up. That step leads to another to organize and order.
• Establish fixed days to complete tasks household chores, for example, a day to do laundry or grocery shopping.
• Dare to change what you don’t like in spaces to define how you want to live.

Use colors that also help improve the mood

Colors have an effect on the mood, so choosing certain tones to decorate the walls of the rooms in a space helps create well-being:

• He white and the beige They are neutral colors that provide warmth and calm.
• He green and the blue are associated with nature and help you relax. They represent water, the sky or trees.
• He lavender It is commonly used to create relaxation, even with products such as soap, creams or essences, which also take advantage of the relaxing effect of the aroma of the lavender plant.