travel packing list , available through the iTunes store -- that she said has been downloaded in about a dozen countries . `` It 's just how my brain is wired . It 's part of my DNA , '' said Tahari , vice chairwoman and creative director of Elie Tahari , the fashion design house bearing her husband 's name . `` I do n't know how to operate other than to make a list . '' CNN sat down with Tahari to discuss when her list-making started , what she 's passed on to her children -LRB- son Jeremey , 8 , weighs in -RRB- and how being stuck in a snowstorm inspired her . Here are excerpts from that interview . CNN : You 've earned the nickname `` The List Mistress , '' but when did this , dare I say , obsession start ? Tahari : From a very young age , I was a compulsive list-maker . I was always organizing something or doing some kind of list . The first list I really remember making was taking an inventory of every piece of clothing in my closet and seeing how many different outfits
ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Caring for a car has you a befuddled . The honeymoon 's over , and bureaucratic tasks are beating out bliss . You 're meeting with a prospective babysitter or housekeeper , a stranger you 'll entrust with much of your life . Rory Tahari , with son Jeremey , hopes to make life 's to-do 's more manageable with a new book and iPhone app . How do you know what to do ? Where should you go and when ? What should you ask these people ? You need a list ! If figuring out the answers to these kinds of questions leaves you loopy , Rory Tahari has a new book that may have your name on it . `` Lists for Life : The Essential Guide to Getting Organized and Tackling Tough To-Dos '' is just what it says it is : a compilation of lists to help readers navigate everything they might need for weddings and funerals , household maintenance and vacations , divorces and diaper bags . Watch Tahari discuss the book '' Along the same lines , she 's behind a new iPhone application -- a