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’m not one to get all political, but jeez, what is going on in this world right now?! It’s all gone a bit mad again.
Just when you thought it could get any madder, another thing appears. This week has been mental. Right now, if a portal to hell opened up, I think we’d all just laugh. I feel like we’ve slipped into another social experiment or something. Social media and the media aren’t helping matters. We weren’t designed to be bombarded like this.
I woke up feeling distinctly meh. When the world feels crazy, it’s hard to stay grounded. So I took to nature. And left my phone on the side. Over the years, I’ve found that when I feel overwhelmed or stressed, being outside massively helps. Even being able to see greenery is enough. I remind myself that the world is still turning and this moment will pass.
OK so right now, I wish this moment would hurry up and pass, but you get my drift…
Does anyone know where the reset button is? Feels like we could do with one.
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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