What can I do?

[Saffy]

I’ve been asked for advice on a facebook thread by someone suddenly going it alone on a smallholding with 2 children and am copying my answer here.

1.You are MUCH stronger than you think and gut feeling IS usually right!
2. If you aren’t sure sleep on it, it makes such a difference, morning decisions are the best.
3. If its really annoying you or causing you grief and you aren’t related to it... sell it or eat it.
4. If you have a neighbour that has been there and done it – when you are totally stuck ask them, they won’t mind and in the unlikely event that they do mind, you have learned that they aren’t nice neighbours, try another one!!!
5. If there is an easy way to do anything, that will be the best way!
6. If it worrying you and it won’t be causing you a big problem in 5 years time, don’t worry about it for more than 5 minutes.
7. Last of all, it doesn’t seem like it now but it WILL get better, it always does.

Stephanie Powell 2020