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!
There has been a bit of a trend in my close in recent years. A growing number of my neighbours have had their roofs relayed. After waking up to an ‘indoor water feature’ some time ago, I knew mine was going to need to be done too.
Seeing yet another bungalow being done gave me the kick up the backside I needed. So today, the roofer came round to look at the job to give me a quote.
Walking someone round my little house was interesting. Some bits like the facia boards and guttering are still really good and have lots of life left in them. As suspected, the roof has passed its best and needs relaying. So I’ve started the process at least. It’s only taken me 10 years…
While he measured up, I took a moment to admire the irises in my border. They really are stunning when in bloom. Thankfully, they didn’t take 10 years…
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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