Well done Matt
Matt
You say not you your finest moment but I think you demonstrated excellent airmanship. It sounds as if, by your own admission, you felt overloaded and made the decision to have another go. Nothing wrong with that at all.
You don’t say where this happened but I think you’re saying the standard circuit was right hand and you were offered a left hand rejoin presumably as it was more expeditious. It certainly sounds confusing to me and a lot of other contributors on this thread. If in doubt never be afraid to ask. If the controller sounds irritated then don’t worry. Remember they are there for your benefit not the other way around. If you’re still training or just gaining experience well done on a good decision.
Any ATC guys/gals reading this no offence intended just trying to encourage a potential newbie not to be intimidated!