with a family of 12 children you have to be organized . Meals were on schedule, set routines of homework right after school. each child had their chore or and or sibling to take care of and so on so yea my life was organized by my parents and the oldest child in the house. my present life has to be organized. I have cerebral palsy on item out of place and on the floor leads to sprains and broken bones should I trip over or step on it. With having a child and being a single parent I couldn't hel;p but live organized so that he was taken care of. I live by lists and calendars so that I don't loose track of what I am supposed to do and what day it is. When my son went into foster care the first time I had to prove that I was a stable and organized parent to get him back and so I did that. I also have a health problem that requires constant a diet plan so out of necessity for my sons and my welfare I have no choice but to be organized. basically if I didn't get in control and organized I would have lost my son back in 2001-2002. I proved I could be an organized and better parent and he was returned to me. His violence is what is keeping him away from me now. they say he is a threat to me and my cat so regardless of the fact that I have things well in controol he cannot be returned to me a second time and after seeing his files I agress, he is too unpredictable (suicidal and assaulting peers, adults and animals) to come home now. Be it from some disorder they have yet to figure out or teenage rebellion I cannot petition to have him brought home as he is right now. Because I now know he won't be coming home to live some of my organizational priorities have been pushed aside. But some things are still a necessity to keep organized for my health and welbeing.