Over the past three years I have been widowed, been through cancer and supported my daughter through cancer. I have a stressful job which never lets up, although I do love it. I just feel emotionally drained and feel I need to spend some time dealing with my grief. I spent so much time trying to help my three DC and my poor MIL I never really dealt with my own misery. This weekend it has struck me that with all three DC at uni and reasonable savings I could give myself a year. Whilst I know it would have an impact on my standard of living it would only be fripperies I could easily do without, the DC's allowances would remain unchanged. The more I think about it the more I want to do it however when I mentioned it to my sister just now she said it was stupid and selfish. WWYD?