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!
So it’s Friday 13th. I must admit I was a bit wary when the garage booked Toby’s MOT for today. But I needn’t have worried. He sailed through and only needed a few bits doing for his service. Mostly bulbs it seemed and a diff pan. Honestly it might as well be in Russian!
Bert and I got a lift down to get him. Then headed off to Forest Edge for a couple of nights. Felt rather odd being here without bringing Buddy. I’m grooming for a friend tomorrow who’s competing here. It’s Regionals so rather exciting for her.
As I’m here, I offered to commentate for them in the afternoon and Sunday morning.
More good news, I worked out how to get the heating working. And used the microwave for the first time to heat my soup. Such luxury.
I managed to leave my rucksack in my friend’s car which has my clothes and glasses in it. Luckily it’s being retrieved tomorrow morning and brought over. I really am blessed to have such wonderful people in my life who help me out when I need it. I am very grateful indeed.
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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