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!
If you know me, you know I love a bit of multi-tasking. So I’m rather pleased with myself today. I managed to combine lots of thing to make my day easier.
The Upgrade had to go to the garage for an oil and filter change. So after dropping him off, I walked up the road to the yard to do Maid Duty. On my walk back home, I booked Buddy’s saddle fitting.
When I got back home, I was just making a coffee when the garage phoned to say The Upgrade was ready. I decided to walk Bert back with me. It’s about a 30 mins walk to the garage.
I haven’t walked Bert that way before, so he was in full sniff mode. His loose lead walking has been improving. Well till a partridge flew out and he wanted to follow it.
The staff in the garage haven’t seen Bert since he was a puppy, so they were keen to see how he’s grown up.
By the time we got back, the morning had gone. But I’d ticked a few things off…
I finished the day mowing the lawn. As you do. Cause I hadn’t walked enough today. Weirdly, it was much easier walking to the garage and back than it was walking round my lawn. I really need to fill in a few Bert holes. My ankles would really thank me for that!
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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