Arrivederci

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I’m sat in Naples airport waiting for my flight. It’s been a fabulous break. Pompeii was beyond my expectations. I’m so glad I did it.

Today I headed up to the highest point to check out St Elmo’s castle. Yes I was singing the song as I strode a crossed the drawbridge. The views were pretty amazing.

My legs hurt, my feet hurt, my face aches from smiling. I love Italy and have been many times now. This was a new part for me. I am coming back full of new memories. And pizza. Let’s just say it’s a good job they weight the luggage and not the passengers. Just saying. Pretty sure I walked it off though.

As wonderful as it’s been being away, I have missed my boys. Once again, I am grateful to the amazing people in my life who’ve looked after my animals. Without them, this trip would have been a bit more of a challenge.

I’m looking forward to seeing the Baby Sprocker. He’s definitely going to need a holiday after his holiday. I’m looking forward to seeing the Oversized Labrador. He will be thrilled that I’m back and we will be back to work ready to get out competing. I’m looking forward to seeing the Kittens. They will no doubt ignore me for a while.

So for now its arrivederci Italia. Thanks for the memories…

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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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