Priorities

This week the thing that has stood out to me the most is the idea of priorities. Who are we doing it all for? Who are we giving up for it? Could I be doing better another way?

When I decided to stop working almost 13 years ago before the birth of our first child it seemed like an easy decision. Why work 40 hours a week and have all that stress just for my paycheck to go to someone while they raised my child for me.  It wasn’t going to happen. I would give my all to my kids.

Fast forward to present day and I feel like I have almost lost myself because I did give it all up for them. However, now I am going back to school, and it’s not just for me, but for all of us. I get to show them how important it is to get your education, but at the same time I also know that I am securing a future for us in case the unforeseen happens and I have to go back to work to support us.

My priorities have always been my family first. Now I have finally found a way to keep them as my priority, but I get to do something for myself at the same time. Who knows, maybe we’ll all open a catering business together in the future.