Advice
I need some opinions please. We moved onto our homestead 2.5 years ago. We are struggling with discerning to stay or leave. Recently it has been very stressful with things popping up left and right, with a financial strain. Please let me know if this has been your experience with homesteading at some point and if you think we should suck it up or move on.
We bought our house with only 10% down so our mortgage is higher end. My husband is all our sole income. We had to recently pay 5k in storm damage. Recently our livestock guardian dog keeps escaping to our neighbors factory down the road, the same worker has showed up with our dog over 10 times around 6am. She officially has escaped all pastures we have electric or not. This spring, we have had mice die behind our walls four different occasions which cause a horrendous smells for a week or two. Today I noticed the smell in our daughter’s room. Our house is not designed very well, and was a do it yourself project by the previous owners- leads to many issues but the main one of the 3k electric bill in the winter even with our solar panels. My husband recently fell off our tractor and almost died, lost his wedding ring. We have voles destroying our yard- they ate all of my garlic I planted in the fall and probably will kill everything I’m planning to plant Friday.
I am wondering and requesting opinions on if this is normal homesteading experiences for you all & I’m being a baby or any advice. After that 4th mouse smell in my daughter’s room just now, I am posting this because I’m completely overwhelmed right now and feeling very lost.