the "right" decision

So Monday night I was at work when one of my coworkers came up and asked me if I could work his 3-hour shift on Tuesday. I reluctantly said yes because I like to help people out, but the more I thought about it, the more I didn't want to work it.

For one, I live an hour away from work. And with gas prices, it's almost ridiculous to make a two hour round trip for just a three hour shift. Another thing was that I was completely swamped with school work, training, and basically swimming in stress. I felt bad, but I told him that I had a school meeting that I forgot about, so I couldn't work for him.

Sometimes in life you really need to do things for you, and not for other people. You need to realize what your priorities are. Like for me, YES I need the money right now because I am completely broke, but I also need some down time and time to myself to relax and get some studying done. If I am always on the go without time to breathe, I will get overloaded and it will probably result in a mental breakdown of me bawling my eyes out for no reason. (Yes, it has happened before)

Last night I ended up eating dinner with my Grandma, then I went to her house for the evening. We drank coffee and talked and looked at pictures for a couple hours. And you know what? I loved that. Spending time with family is precious, and someday you may never be able to do it again. You need to take the time you have and make the most of it. You need to think about what you want out of life, and what you can do to get yourself there.

So I'm proud of my decision to take some time to myself and spend it with my grandma. I feel as if it were the right decision.