Organization....???

Why is it that I can not get organized??? I have tried and tried and nothing seems to work. I can get everything in order then next thing I know nothing is where I intended it to be. I once heard intentions are good but they just don't make it work. This is very true. I intend my house to be organized, I even buy, separate and spend days off doing the job, but after a few weeks of school, work and family, well nothing is where it was suppose to stay. I do realize that it is work, but I seem to constantly be working at it and still nothing....still the same old same..."where is the..?" I even loose my car keys and often misplace small things and have no idea where it went until I am searching for something else I lost, then I run across what ever it was that I was hunting a week ago. I guess why this bothers me is I can go to a friends house and she is so organized beyond even what I wish to accomplish...there for it is proof that it can be done. I asked her once if she had a band aid and her reply was...on the top shelf behind the peroxide and cotton swabs...not my house..ask me for a band aid and I will tell you, It is in the medicine cabinet...if there is not any there let me know I might have some in the other bathroom...This was just an example,but it is truth about her organizing skills. I bet she could tell you what color of cups are in the front of her cabinets and what ones are in the back...not me, I do have a certain shelf that all the cups and glasses are in, but they are mixed. If you want a glass you may have to dig it out from behind the plastic cups. And if your looking to watch a movie at my house, you cant always trust the case that is labeled, SPiderman... because it may be the wizard of Oz on the inside of that case. i just find this so frustrating that I cant become more organized. As I sit here and write this I am looking at the coffee table, now keep in mind I have been pretty busy all morning trying to accomplish things around here, I even cleaned out my catch all drawer. But anyhow, as I write this I look over at the table and see...books about Gazebos that Ben left there, pictures of architecture that we took on our bike rides, a flashlight?? who knows why it is there, a bible, children's books from the library that have been checked out before spring break, and ipod charger, and some Cetaphil lotion...along with the usual remotes, Kleenexes, and magazines typically set on the table. This was just the coffee table...I could go on and on about the desk behind the chair that I am sitting in...it was meant for me and my school things, but now holds a bit of things from everyone in this house. And in front of me in the corner is the book bags, a guitar, bean bag, a bag of Ben's boxing things, an ball of the puppies, and rolls of tape. I just cant keep up, it is crazy. I wonder how some people do it. I have tried and it wears down so much I am miserable and tired and have even cried like a little baby about it..ha ha... I have to give it to those women that when you walk into there house it is a display of organization, because when you walk into mine you will see everything we have been up to for the last week or possibly even month. Don't get me wrong, it is not filthy in our house, it is just very used and lived in and everywhere is covered in the latest activities. I went outside in the backyard this am and there is baseballs, bats, bases, bug sucking guns, basketball..and the goal is out front. Star wars swords and even 5 gallon buckets from Ben's latest projects, oh, and of course now the new puppies pen with the bowls and toys in it. I guess this was my way of winning about those houses that I walk into to and it looks like it has not been lived in for days, but just painted picture perfect for the audience. Because if your looking for a show room house..ours is gorgeous thanks to Ben's carpentry ability, but it is no means ready to be shown..and doubtfully ever will. I sometimes think that that is the price of living with four boys, but my friend lives with three and her house is great every second.... day or night...rain or shine...you can bet she is prepared to show the guest around.