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!
Bert may have gotten a little enthusiastic with his chew and accidentally chewed four holes in my dressing gown! Guess I’ll be ordering myself a new one then.
I’m trying to work out how long I’ve had this dressing gown for. It must be at least 25 years. It’s so warm and comfortable I’ve never seen the need to replace it. Bert clearly had other ideas.
I might have spent a lot of time in it today. My get up and go seems to have wandered off again. At least I had a chilled day planned. I was very tired. I had a late night as it was Carleton’s AGM. It was lovely to catch up with everyone. Even if I was very tired.
I did leave the house to go and see Buddy. He was so funny. He totally ignored me for the first few minutes. Then he sniffed me and brought me in for a cuddle. I think he’d missed me. It felt good to be back in the saddle. I didn’t do much as he’s had a bit of time off and I was very tired.
Did I mention I was very tired?! Early night for me. Bert is snoring already. As are the kittens. I probably will be soon too…
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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