So my Dad is going to be here for a visit on Thursday afternoon. He's currently in Maine (he went up with friend of his, he did this last year).

This is a good thing.

But I'm a slob (seriously in Clean House territory but not Hoarders) and I also get overwhelmed and want to shut down trying to deal with everything. I've made progress but it's hard and there's so much to do. I do this to myself all the time. I think "I'll keep it clean" and then I don't. Plus I just have too much stuff and have to either get rid of stuff or find a better (cheap) organizational system.

erika, congrats on the new van and I hope it works out well for you.

Dana, yay! Probably just stress, but good to check it out.

Vortex, damn. I'd be so mad.

There is a Dirty Dancing themed party at a bar in the Quarter tonight - I wish I'd known farther ahead of time! I need high waisted jeans shorts! I doubt I'll go, but damn that sounds like sweaty sweaty fun.

I am still pissed at Mazda's theme music. It's like advertising your cruise ship with "Lust for Life", just with the added bonus of plumbing someone else's culture to get your snazzy tunes: [link] -- it was at least a year before I stopped snapping my head up expectantly, and then seeing cars instead...very traumatic.

askye, I completely understand. My house is in horrible shape right now, but I've been working on it for a couple days since I am finally getting some actual furniture in beyond the minimal I've been getting by on. Fear my Ikea furniture building skills.

But, the place is a hot mess. I made the decision tonight to invest in organizational items with the rest of my budget, because the one time in my life I was able to keep everything together was when every single thing I owned had a place. It was a brief, shining moment in my life. So, again, I get what you're saying, and I think you're right on the nose when you're talking organizational system. Let me know if you want a slogging through the crap buddy.

askye, I could have posted that myself. I'm trying hard with the new place, but it is so hard to keep on top of things.

OMG. They have remade Steel Magnolias with an all-black cast (including Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, and Alfre Woodard!) for Lifetime. Seriously?? A remake?? I mean, I love the cast and would watch them in something, but...a remake of Steel Magnolias?

I keep plugging along. My new vacuum is awesome though and has picked up tons of stuff I think the other was missing.And as soon as I get a section clear I vacuum because it makes me want to keep that section clean. Plus it makes things look better.

Will is coming over tomorrow and he'll help me some plus give me a morale boost.

We were going to go have a picnic and meander around a state park but there's a 50% change of rain tomorrow so we may have some indoor fun instead.

They have remade Steel Magnolias with an all-black cast

WUT. I mean, WUT.

Yeah I've seen a preview of it.

It looks...interesting. And it seems to follow the original rather faithfully.

It's weird I watched the preview thinking Queen Latifah doesn't seem old enough to play M'Lynn, but then I checked and she's only a year younger than Sally Field was when she played it.

OMG. They have remade Steel Magnolias with an all-black cast (including Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, and Alfre Woodard!) for Lifetime. Seriously?? A remake?? I mean, I love the cast and would watch them in something, but...a remake of Steel Magnolias?

That actually sounds like a good idea. I endorse it, reserving final judgment until such time as I get a look at it.