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!
This bug is really weird. One moment I have so much energy I’m bouncing off the walls, the next I’m on the floor. Rather odd. At least the punched in the face feeling has gone.
Riding the crest of a high energy moment, I decided to tackle the front lawn. I saw lawn, it’s somewhere between moss and meadow. I’ve been trying to leave it to nature, but even I have my limits!!
It didn’t actually take me that long once I got going. I left the edges so that there are still lots of flowers and plants for the insects. I even did an hour weeding the driveway. That’s a thankless task!
At least I got to admire the beautiful irises. I was gifted them a few years ago. Ever time they flower, I can’t help but wonder at how gorgeous they are.
And they’re a good distraction from how overgrown the rest of the garden has gotten. I think it’s going to need a few more hours weeding. Good job I find it rather therapeutic.
Sometimes I listen to music, sometimes a podcast or webinar. Today I just listened to the birds and soaked up the sunshine.
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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