My New Year's resolution is to put my family first more often. I rarely take holidays and if I do it is posted months and months in advance (I have already given my families my holidays for the whole year of 2014). I work through illnesses (and my child's as well) and bend over backwards to accommodate my families.

I have in my contract that I will give one months notice of any time off. Well this weekend something has come up and I just emailed my families saying I am closing 1 hour early on Friday. I feel so guilty!! Why do I and how can I stop it! Everyone else who is coming with us is off all day Friday and wanted me to take the whole day off and I said I couldn't. I need to give my families lots of notice. I figured an hour extra time off will get us to our destination earlier but can't shake this guilt. I don't ever do this to my families but I know it will inconvenience a few of them.

I work for myself for this reason but now I feel so bad when I take time off.