"Health and Family First"

The last few days of work before vacation have been, predictably, crazy. I keep repeating to myself over and over my mantra for the year, which is: "Health and Family First." Not work.

So when I'm asked to do another and another and another thing before leaving, I say no and instead get some exercise and help my mom with something she needs and go out to dinner with my husband. I no longer say yes and sacrifice all else, which is how it used to be.

I need to keep this up as I go through IVF in January. It's OK to take days off to deal with the appointments etc.

Work is no longer king. "Health and Family First."