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!
Look who I found in the hotel. Seems I am being reminded of Norfolk. Apparently Nelson liked to holiday in Bath. Who knew?! Made me laugh when I walked in and saw him.
I feel like I need to come back here and explore properly. There is no time as the course is full on. But my goodness, I am loving it so far…
Today was all about self. I’ve only had a couple of imposter syndrome moments, I am the only non-riding coach in the cohort. There are some impressive coaches here! I guess I bring a different viewpoint to the conversations.
My Corporate background has put me in good stead for today’s psychometric testing. It was scarily accurate too. It’s interesting that my results have changed over the year as I have worked on my blind spots.
I’ve definitely softened over the years. But then you catch more flies with honey than vinegar as my Namna used to say… To think people used to be scared of me. I’m not the Rottweiler I used to be. Yes, people really did call me that!
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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