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!
Welcome to another edition of ‘when Pip goes shopping hungry’. But there is a bit of method in my impulse purchase…
We all know that I am not the best when it comes to food. One of the promises I made to myself was to be better at eating. I really do forget to eat. Food just doesn’t interest me that much. Or maybe it’s the act of cooking. Who knows?! My body is well versed in the calorie roulette I seem to play on a daily basis.
Anyway, when I was down at my Dad’s, he gave me my Mum’s soup maker. I love soup, but have only attempted it once before. I am culinarily challenged at best. It’s a soup maker, I mean even I can’t balls that up!!
I headed to the shop yesterday to get some bits to make my first batch. OK, so I haven’t quite got round to actually making it. Baby steps people.
I spotted these desserts and thought I’d give them a whirl. I’m pretty sure protein is a good thing. Based on the fact I have protein bars and protein shakes. Not totally sure what it does for you. What I do know is that these bad boys were very tasty indeed.
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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