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!
Bert and I headed to Somerset today for a well-earned mini break. It’s been a stressful few weeks, so perfect timing really. On our way, we made a very special stop so that I could meet up with a very special person.
Jo and I met in 2021 while doing an online course. We connected over the content initially. That turned into supporting each other through the ups and downs of life. We message each other most days. We’ve become really good friends. Today we actually met for the first time. It was surreal and wonderful.
We were both a bit giddy to start off with. We’ve been talking about meeting up for years. But living so far from each other we weren’t sure how it would happen. There seemed to be a divine plan in place that made it happen.
We talked non-stop. It’s so funny how we’ve been part of each other’s lives for so long, without being in each others lives if that makes sense. The wonders of the online world huh?!
It’s amazing how you meet people really when you think about it…
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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