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!
I couldn’t stand it any longer. My ‘lawn’ needed cutting. It had gotten so long in places, it was making it a challenge to find Bert’s poos. In fact, stepping on a hidden one while trying to clear another was the final straw for me.
Over the years, I’ve found some rather unpleasant things while mowing. The joys of cats leaving body parts and dead things for me. But today, I faced another challenge. Not just hidden poos, but hidden holes too. Last year, I swear Bert was part mole. This year, I feared for the mower and my ankles are both ended up in mini craters! Thankfully, we finished relatively unscathed.
As I was on a roll, I decided to edge the lawn and clear the path. All while amusing Bert by throwing his toy.
It won’t be winning any awards, but I’m pleased with the result. At least I can see the holes to fill them. I’ve been clearing the borders too. Bert has definitely helped there! So looks like I will just have to go and buy some new plants. Let’s hope Bert’s hiatus on digging continues…
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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