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 woke up feeling a bit off, so I took Bert out to clear my head. I think the camp comedown has fully hit me. You’d have thought I would be prepared for it by now. Apparently not.
Camp was brilliant and it was wonderful learning more things and spending time with some of my favourite people, Buddy and Bert. I sometime miss the company of others when I’m at home on my own.
In case you haven’t noticed, I am a bit of an extravert. I need people to energise me. I’m also learning that I am content in my own space.
Of course I’m happy to spend time with my animals. So walking Bert and riding out with Buddy definitely helped to lift my spirits.
Spring is my favourite season and May my favourite month. The trees look so gorgeous at the moment, so many shades of green. I love the lilacs that are out at the moment too. I love those sparks of beauty everywhere.
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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