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!
I’ve been feeling a bit low recently. I know it’s because it’s been grey and dreary. I do like Autumn but it makes me a bit sad too. My desire to hibernate is strong…
We had a doggy disaster so I have a bereft Bert too. He lost his favourite toy on our walk today. It was his own fault as he was chasing the geese and dropped it. 20 mins of searching from us both, but we couldn’t find it. It was in a rather large stubble field.
This brings me a lot of satisfaction though. My little log store is nicely full.
When I had my roof relayed, I asked if I could keep some of the old batons for kindling. I had some help over the summer cutting them up. Along with an old bed frame. But I still had lots left. So I spent a few hours sawing and stacking.
It seems winter prepping has started in ernest. The twig burner will fired up again soon. And I’m sure I can find a replacement toy for Bert.
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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