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!
The old wives tale is that curiosity killed the cat. Well that could have been true for Hugo. And more grey hairs for me.
The good news is that after four nights away, he’s finally home. The bad news is that for those four nights, he was trapped in a neighbour’s garage.
I knew I could hear him, but I couldn’t work out where it was coming from. And why he wasn’t coming when I called. I feared that he was injured or trapped. It was the latter.
Thankfully I managed to get him out and he’s none the worse for his experience. Well apart from being very hungry. He’s eaten a lot today. He’s also had lots of cuddles.
Let’s hope he learns a valuable lesson from this – not to be so curious.
I’m so relieved to have him home. I can’t tell you how worried and sad I was. My animals are so important to me. He’s purring on my lap as I type. He’s very happy to be home that’s for sure!
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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