Chaos and emerging order

My plumbing is fixed and my dishes are finally done, so I guess that order is re-emerging in my home. I don't know anything, really, about chaos theory. Perhaps one of you could explain/describe it more fully for us. I think my desk at work directly flies in the face of Sarah's idea of order being naturally created out of chaos. The only consistent order for my desk is disorder! I've tried for two years to make order, and I can tell you that it hasn't come about naturally! I like order, I just have a hard time creating it. What do you all think about this? What is it like for you to create a rule of life?
- Melanie