Camping Out - Indoors!? (trip preparations)

There have been several trips to St. George and True Value, Kanab in preparation for the big C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A road trip on September 1st. Many lists of camping inventory, what to pack, trip itineraries, care for the Matilda and my critters. You know what a control freak I can be. Or maybe you don't - oops! How is it that the more organized you are, the more disorganized things LOOK?? My kitchen has become a camp site, and at one point there was a 10' X 13 tent set up in my living room! ...Diane