Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
Social media can be such a good thing, but it can also not. Yesterday I was hit by a few things that made me wobble slightly. I saw a few people that I used to work with at VM announce new roles on LinkedIn. Then I saw friends on FB out doing things with their horses.
While I’m genuinely happy for them, it made me feel like I’m being left behind. I’ve been on the sidelines for so many weeks, it’s hard not to want to get going again. It’s that patience again. I feel like everyone is off living their lives and I’m sitting here, resting and getting overexcited about a new hoover. 😂
It’s really hard not to compare yourself to others. Yes others have secured new roles, but they haven’t had a broken ankle. I’m a few months behind everyone else. And you know what, that’s OK.
I will get another job or work out what my next career move is. I will get back on Buddy and be back doing the things I want to. It’s just a matter of when, not if.
I saw this great quote that hit the spot for me. My time to shine will come again….
So 2020 was going to be my year. The year I got my life sorted after being served redundancy notice from my job in November 2019. The year I ticked off more things from my horsey bucket list. The year I got my mental health back under control and reduced stress in my life.
I had a plan. And it was a good one. Then the plan changed dramatically on 2 January. I came off my horse at speed and broke my ankle. Badly. Like all good equestrians, I got back on and rode back to the yard, sorted Buddy out and then drove myself to A&E. That’s where this journey really began...
I was sent home from A&E and told to crack on, only to receive a phone call later to say they’d missed a fracture (and a rather serious one at that). Whoops! So fracture clinic on 3 January, surgery on 5 January and home to recover.
I started this blog as a way to chart my recover back to the saddle. As I cleared clinics and competitions out of my diary and wondered what the next few months would bring, it's been a safe space for me to say how I'm feeling.
The new plan was to get a new job, to keep Buddy is kept ticking over and recover from my injury. Another good plan! I didn't expect a global pandemic, lockdown and all that happened in 2020.
This blog has changed over time but it's continued to be my safe space to share the things going on in my life, with Buddy and the cats. Enjoy!
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