Collins defines [***catawampus***][1] (US, dialectal) variously as *askew; awry* and *going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong direction*. But in OP's specific context, I suggest [***higgledy-piggledy***][2] *(mixed up and in no particular order)* is [a better known alternative][3] (that's a link to a usage chart showing *just how much* better known! :) [1]: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/catawampus [2]: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/higgledy-piggledy [3]: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=higgledy-piggledy%2Ccatawampus%2Ccattywampus&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3