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!
Isn’t it funny how we have favourite bags for things. I pondered this as I drove to my Dad’s today. I bought a new rucksack for my trip. It came with a free satchel bag..
Winner you’d think. But when I started putting my stuff in them, they didn’t work how I’d hoped they would. So I went back to my trusty travel bag. I bought this one in New Zealand many years ago. It’s clocked up some miles since then I can tell you. It has just the right amount of pockets, zips and Velcro. Yes it’s a thing. It’s rather frustrating when you can’t get your passport, boarding pass or phone out quick enough in the queue. Most of us been that person. And a lot of us have been behind that that person!
I even dug out my Aviva backpack. Again, it’s small but mighty. That’s done a few miles too.
The new bags will get lots of use I’m sure. But for this trip, I have chosen familiarity over looks. My suitcase is neon yellow to stand out on the belt. See what I mean?!
Bert has already started his holiday. He’s having a blast already. Lots of zoomies with his brother. Let’s hope he doesn’t need a holiday to get over his holiday…
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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