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I've recently been unwell (something along the lines of crazy) but I'm usually a very organized person with a clean apartment. My sister helped facilitate a way that people who came to see me could help maintain a tidy organized house while I was incapacitated. This would work well for somebody who had just had a baby or surgery too.
- A list on the fridge of simple helpful tasks that visitors could undertake, whether it was to put on a load of laundry, wipe down the benches or help me change the sheets (which I too keep in the pillow case of the matching set). If I thought of something that needed to be done but wasn't able to manage it I could add to the list. This way people could also feel like they were helping without overstepping my personal boundaries.
- A lot of caring friends and family sent over food but my sister then froze it in individual portions and wrote a list of what was in the freezer and also how to reheat it so I could decide what to eat before opening the freezer
- I divide up my medication at the beginning of each week which makes sure my dosage is correct plus I get an advanced warning when i need to refill my prescription. Similar idea to keeping it in the fridge, but without the temperature issues, I keep it next to my tin of tea (not a coffee drinker) for first thing in the morning

Finally, my other tips for organized life are to print out labels with the addresses of people you want to send postcards to when you're on vacation. Guarantees you have their address and you keep track of who you still need to send postcards to.
The other one I do is keep a list of which fruits and vegetables are seasonal and at the changing of the season I spend a while looking up recipes that will use those ingredients and make note of them. Using seasonal vegetables is not only better for you and the environment, it also usually saves a few dollars on your grocery bill.