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 apparently it’s National Love Your Pet Day. Umm isn’t that every day?!
It makes me laugh how many ‘Day’s’ there are. And some of them are a little random. I share my birthday with the international day of the potato amongst others. I love potatoes, so I’m good with that one. But do potatoes really need a day?!
Bert was showing me the love earlier. He’s been a bit of a limpet this week. He knows I’m upset. I spent a lot of the morning making phone calls about my Dad. Bert sat with one paw resting on my shoulder. Emotional Support Bert once more.
He wasn’t so supportive when he decided to do zoomies round the field on our walk. Well one of us walked. The other was having too much fun! The Baby Sprocker has brought so much joy to my life…
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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