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!
After nearly three months of bad weather, illnesses, family commitments, holidays and all manner of other stuff, we finally made it back to Blickling to meet up with Katie and Archie.
What a day it was too! The sun shone, the tracks were damn near perfect and we were both a bit giddy at finally meeting up.
Blicking is a beautiful place on the best of days. Today it positively glowed!
We bumped into a lovely couple with their granddaughter. She was very enamoured with our horses. We were asked if they could take a photo of her with them ‘to send to her Mummy’. She must have been 3 or 4, so Grandma held her up for the photo.
I did my best sales pitch too and told them about my Buddy book.
I drove home feeling like a bit of normality had been restored in my life. The World felt a much better place indeed.
I also drove home as a new National Trust member. I’ve been meaning to join for ages. Of course, the price had gone up since I decided to join in December. The membership fee is worth it for Blickling alone though!
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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