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 today I did something significant. Something that I’ve been putting off for many years. Something that might sound small to some or insignificant to others. But to me, it was a moment worth recognising.
I bet you’re on the edge of your seats wondering what it was?! Well, I donated my wedding dress to The Big C Bridal Boutique. And I am very proud of me.
It was bought from a picture, shipped over from the States and thankfully I loved it. It made me feel elegant and was perfect for a beach wedding.
When my marriage ended 11 years ago, it moved with me. I couldn’t part with it then. And for the past 10 years it’s sat in a box under my spare bed.
I’ve been wanting to donate it for years, but time marched on and it never made it to the top of the list. Today was the day. For some reason, I thought it would be a difficult and onerous thing. But it took less than a minute to hand it over. And I felt weirdly lighter afterwards.
So it seems that today’s lesson is to stop putting things off cause they might be difficult. Just do it and move on.
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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