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!
I’ve not been sleeping very well recently. My mind is whirling and my tinnitus is on overdrive at the moment. It happens when I’m tired, emotional or stressed. But at the moment, I’ve got a different noise to usual. Sounds like a scratching noise. Last night I wasn’t sure if there was actually a small creature in the wall. You can understand why people are driven mad by it.
As a result, I woke up with a snotty nose. No it’s not Covid before anyone panics. I’ve also burst a blood vessel in my eye so it’s probably a good job I can’t really go out – I look like a right catch! 😂
My boys have loved the afternoon on the sofa with me. They know I’m not OK so have been following me round the house. Either that or they’re hoping for more chicken. The jury is out on that one…. Writing today off as a bad lot and will come out fighting tomorrow. Hopefully after a better nights sleep.
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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