Moving house forces us to decide what deserves a place in the new home. The birth of a child reshapes daily schedules. Some changes are ones we seek, yet when they arrive, they can still overwhelm us. Contigo en cada cambio, the new book by Begoña Pérez, known as La Ordenatriz and published by Planeta, addresses this everyday territory. Its approach applies home organization to transitions that require us to reassess habits and priorities.
The appeal of this approach lies in a familiar experience: a system that worked for us yesterday may no longer work. The people living at home change, as do their needs and the time available. Viewing order through that lens makes it possible to understand it as an adaptable practice, rather than turning it into a goal we must achieve once and for all.
In a recent interview, Pérez linked this new work to accepting one’s own limits. She also pointed to the strain of constantly keeping track of pending tasks and suggested writing them down. Her reflection on the need to delegate raises a particularly relevant question: how much of our exhaustion stems from trying to do everything ourselves?
This raises a question that deserves to accompany any reading of an organization guide: who is responsible for keeping domestic life running? Writing down errands can ease the burden of remembering them; sharing responsibility also means that others know how to identify what needs to be done, plan it and carry it out. The usefulness of any piece of advice also depends on the conditions under which it is put into practice.
From that perspective, La Ordenatriz’s proposal offers a starting point for discussing our expectations. It is worth approaching it by asking which habits make life easier, which ones we maintain out of inertia, and which demands we can let go of. A home needs attention, but the people who live in it need rest, too.
Perhaps the most fruitful question in the face of change is how much room we are willing to leave for a life we do not yet know how to organize.
Contigo en cada cambio. Bego, La Ordenatriz. Planeta, 2026. 288 pages.
