As a December baby, the last month of the year is even more weighted than the already holiday-heavy calendar would suggest. This snowballing of feasts and fests often leaves me surprised to see my birthday upon me, as is the case this year. Between planning holiday travel, inventing gifts and hauling a tree down the block, there's little time left to ruminate on goals and assessments of past, present and future. What a blessing. One thing I like to do sometime between birthda