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 cried more this year than I have in any other. I’m pretty sure about that. I’m not a cryer. I’m not very good at it. I’d love to be one of those movie cryers with a tear rolling down my cheek. But no, I am a very messy cryer. You know the type – all snot, weird breathing and red puffy face. Maybe that’s why I don’t cry very often. It’s exhausting. Today I’m crying again. The house feels out of kilter with only one cat. Neither Nero or I can settle. We’re both wandering about a bit lost. I look a right sight (again the joy of lockdown is no-one can see me).
I’m crying for what’s happened this year. I’m crying for what could have been. I’m crying cause I feel like I’ve had my fair share so far.
I did do something productive though. My first Zoom Pilates session. As it’s such a glorious day, I took my mat out into the patio. This was the view as I lay on my back. #norfolkskies
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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