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!
As the sun had made a welcome return today, I thought I’d put up the solar security lights I bought a few weeks ago. It’s been a bit damp to do it. And I’ve been a bit busy.
The box said it was really easy and would take 10 mins to install. It didn’t factor that I am not so handy.
Let’s just say it took a lot longer than 10 mins to put it up. I might have used the wrong drill bit. I might have lost a raw plug. I might have broken my screwdriver (and fixed it). I might have dropped it twice as I was trying to attach it. I might have got frustrated and burst into tears at the fact something so simple was making me so irritated. I might have given up after the first one and left the other one for another day.
But I did it. I know it’s not straight. It might not be the brightest. Hopefully it will be better when it has a chance to fully charge.
I might not be very handy. But I did (half) tick something off my list.
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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