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!
This morning we headed over to Bath University for a tour of their sports facilities. It’s where world class athletes from many disciplines come together to train. It was fascinating watching the ways that the coaches and athletes interacted. We watched some judo, tennis and swimming training sessions. It was very inspiring to see.
Speaking of interacting, this afternoon was all about coaching conversations. Now this is definitely more in my comfort zone! We had a number of riders come in as guinea pigs so the coaches could practise their questioning. Now as this is something I do most days, I volunteered to be one of the riders. Very interesting to be on the other side of the questions.
I could see that some of the coaches were out of their comfort zones, so it was lovely to support them in something I find easy. I’m having some fascinating conversations, meeting some really interesting people and learning loads.
Last day tomorrow. Then home to Bert, Buddy and the kittens. It’s the first time I’ve left Bert. I can’t believe how much I’ve missed him. I know he’s being well looked after though…
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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