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!
Without stating the bleeding obvious, it’s been a tad warm today. It was 26 degrees at 9am when I got back from Maid Duty! And the temperature kept rising.
So my challenge was to keep Bert calm and cool. He really wanted his ball, but it was far too hot for that. I put his cooling jacket on. Somehow we managed to undo the front Velcro. Not sure how effective it was round his tail. He’s sulked for most of the day. At least he didn’t overheat though.
I ventured out this evening to do some food shopping. That was like visiting the Arctic after being in the Sahara all day. I didn’t think I’d got that much. The Upgrade clearly thought otherwise and kept telling me to fasten the passenger seatbelt. I’d put the bag on the front seat for ease.
Much giggling as I drove home. Well after I’d worked out what was going on and my car wasn’t malfunctioning in the heat. Not that I would have blamed it.
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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