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!
It’s my birthday on Friday. Did I say? So in our now long held tradition Colette and I went out for a birthday outing. This time we had afternoon tea in Holt.
I’ve never been to Holt before. My goodness, what a charming place. Of course, I’m not sure I saw it at its best as it was chucking it down. I foolishly didn’t take a coat. Thankfully we didn’t have far to go.
Afternoon tea was amazing. It’s one of those weird things where you look at it and think that it’s not a lot of food. I can assure it, it was a lot of food! It was so lovely and we were so busy chatting, it wasn’t till we got back in the car that I realised I hadn’t taken a photo of it. Or us!
We stopped at the saddlery on the way back. Well we were practically passing. And Buddy needed some more feed.
I came out with said feed, a new coat for me and a new rug for him. What can I say, they had a sale on.
OK I admit it, I might have a problem… At least I’m waiting till Bert stops growing before he gets one.
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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