Thinking out loud

The ones I've read are in bold, even if I've only read some of a series I've marked it bold, Xanth has about a million books and I stopped reading them 20 years ago. 1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien Read this over 20 times in middle school.  2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams Again, read this so many times I haven't read it in years. I also think I might like Long Dark Teatime of the Soul better, but that could be the familiarity equals contempt issue. 3. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card I read this so late that by the time I got to it most of the concepts didn't seem new, from all the other authors "borrowing" them. 4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert Loved it at the time, needs to be read in big chunks though, so reading this in middle school was what I remember the most. 5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin It's on my list. 6. 1984, by George Orwell For school, good book th...

Seriously, why can I not seem to stay on top of this???  Why must I wait until the last minute?  Is it that I have three kids from 18 to 4?  A full time job that I love but uses up a lot of energy both during work and personal time?  Is it that I just have too much going on at any given time?  It could be any of these, or it could simply be that I procrastinate and sometimes just run out of time!  I had the best plans for this one, I was going to try several new recipes and use the best.  Instead, I once again fall back on an in use recipe.  Does this make the spice rack a failure for me?  NO  For me the purpose of the spice rack is to use up my spices, stay connected, and gather new recipes.  All of these items are in play. Everyone has one of these right?  The other thing the spice rack challenge has done for me is force me to look at my awful spice box more often.  I have hated my spice box for ages.  To ca...