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!
There are many times in my life where I am very grateful for the fact that I am rather adaptable. Believe me, I can duck and dive with the best of them.
I got a message yesterday to say that the guys were thinking staying an extra night away so could I pick them up tomorrow. Made that work for them.
Then it was suggested that I take Buddy over to spend the day with them today. Brilliant idea! One problem, my lorry is with them. So no transport…
It seemed that it wasn’t a problem as Buddy, Bert and I hitched a lift. So we got to go on a very fun day over at Little Lodge after all.
Bert got to go for a lovely run. So did Buddy. And play over the jumps there. He borrowed one of the paddocks and learnt a valuable life lesson. The electric fence is on mains. He farted so loudly when he got zapped. Poor boy stood for a while in the middle of the field. He wasn’t making that mistake again.
Not to be outdone, Bert managed to get zapped too. Where as Buddy got zapped in the mouth. Bert got zapped in the bum!
We will all sleep well tonight. Honestly, it’s like buses. I haven’t been to Little Lodge since last year, now I’ll be there three times in a week. I’ve promised Bert he can play in the water tomorrow…
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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