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The economy is awful and has been for way over a year now. I work in an industry (civil engineering) that has been particularly hard hit by layoffs. I’ve had a pay cut this year and benefits cuts are on the horizon. Many people I work with have been laid off. Overall, I’d have to say it’s been a fairly good year.

Many of my friends this year have had their first babies, starting off with one of my best friends. In January, after 40 very long hours of labor, she gave birth to a precious baby boy. And today, if the cards are right, my other best friend will have her baby, a little girl. (I hope 40 hours of labor won’t be involved in that delivery. I’m sure she hopes the same thing.) There’s no way that a year with such wonderful events in it could possibly be anything but a good year. And I’m even giving birth to my own little venture this year, which I can’t talk about much for now, but certainly will later on.

It’s just a reminder that there’s much more to life than paychecks or jobs or ridiculously long hours of work. Babies and good friends and good health matter way more than all that.

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