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’m having a weird day today. Feeling very discombobulated. I have loads of stuff to do but I don’t seem to be able to focus.
This memory came up too. For the last 2 years there were pictures from Badminton Horse Trails. We were meant to there again this weekend. Another one of my birthday celebrations that’s been cancelled.
I know it doesn’t matter really as we’ll be there next year. I was so looking forward to celebrating my 50th birthday with everyone and now it won’t happen. Well it will but not in the same way. I’d so many plans for things to do – Badders, camp, the Suffolk Show, a big party and lots of other get togethers. None of them will happen now. I know it can’t be helped really (well that’s an interesting subject).
It makes me a bit sad. You don’t turn 50 every day! I’ve always loved my birthday and always try to make it special. I’m sure it’ll be special, just not the way I planned. I’ll just have to have a year of celebrations instead.
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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