2014: All Systems Go

January is upon us and I have not just the turn of another calendar year to remind me of goals, resolutions, progress or lack thereof, but also a birthday.  As my 30th birthday draws nearer, I can’t help getting more anxious about the goals I’ve yet to meet and the threat of disappointing my adolescent self, who was impatiently counting down to adulthood, sure that was the key to authorship, recognition and (albeit humble) fame.