I distinctly remember the sound of my mom's voice one Christmas Eve when she said, "you're actually doing your Christmas shopping today? I thought you were kidding!" It was my first year of law school and my last exam was December 22nd, I flew across the country the next day, slept 16 hours straight, got up, and went out to get some gifts for my family at noon on December 24th. I never came close to repeating that whirlwind of a holiday shopping "season," but I can't say that other Decembers have Read more [...]