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!
So I had a fun morning. The Buddymobile is having its MOT on Friday. So it was going to the garage today so they could give it the once over. Why are both of those such a stressful thing?!
All was going well till I turned off the bypass, the dashboard light up and the engine cut out. Right on a roundabout!
Only I can breakdown on my way to the garage!
Thankfully I wasn’t too far from the garage, so they came straight out to rescue me. Very sad watching The Buddymobile being towed away.
Lucky that I didn’t have Buddy onboard this time. And that Colette was there to pick me up and take me for a medicinal cheese scone. I’m making that a thing.
Fingers crossed it’s a simple fix and it sails through the MOT. The irony of it all was that I was driving along thinking how lucky I am to have my little lorry. Then it conked out. You have to laugh. No really, you do.
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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I hope it’s nothing major, our 2022 F350 that we use to pull our trailer with has broke down twice on us, and both times it was sensors relating to the emissions system. Super frustrating, when technically there’s nothing else wrong with the truck, but when the sensors go they will shut down the engine! We get a message on the screen that says stop safely now, before it turns off. Thankfully we didn’t have our horses with us either time.
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I hope it’s nothing major, our 2022 F350 that we use to pull our trailer with has broke down twice on us, and both times it was sensors relating to the emissions system. Super frustrating, when technically there’s nothing else wrong with the truck, but when the sensors go they will shut down the engine!
We get a message on the screen that says stop safely now, before it turns off. Thankfully we didn’t have our horses with us either time.
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Jeez that’s not fun! The joys of new cars huh?! Lots of technology to go wrong.
My lorry is 20 years old so it’s bound to go wrong. It’s been so reliable, but recently it’s showing signs of wear and tear. Bit like us all. 🤪
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