This Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading is: Sometimes ‘going with your gut’ is good.
What exactly does it mean to ‘go with your gut’?
Well, it’s like this, the almanac has said we should have our peas in the ground weeks ago. I’ve been anguished over this date on the calendar for quite some time. My ‘gut’ says: DON’T PLANT YET! While trying to shake the feeling of being a lazy-good-for-nothin’, I’ve just sprouted some for transplanting soon. When is soon? I hope by the posting of this entry – it already happened but I am going with my gut.
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You see there is a time to rely on what you feel and a time to push through (that’s another Tuesday’s Tip, pushing through) what you feel.
Does the land feel ready for planting? Did you have a snow/freeze in April last year? These things play into your gut reaction to what to do around the homestead. The list of what should be done when may not always be accurate. It may often be timely but sometimes, you just *know* what needs doing even if it’s out of order, or not doing, because you just know the time isn’t right yet.
Don’t be afraid to ‘go with your gut’ on some things. What’s the worst that could happen? You’d learn something? Or you’d learn that in THAT situation – go ahead and push through (see the next week’s tip!)
Best Blessings and enJOY the journey!
Donna Miller
