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 got a new fob today. It’s for the car park at the Chiro’s office. It’s taken a while to come through, so each time I’ve been at work, I’ve had to leave my car by the gate, run through the building (that includes two secure gates and a lift) to then run round to open the car park gate from the inside.
It’s totally doable, if a bit of a pain. But no more as I now have a fob to open the gate. I have to admit, I worked in the building for a while, then on the street for many more year, and I never realised there was a car park there!
It’s rather small, but I’m grateful I can park there. Of course it does mean I get to practice my 3-point turns getting in and out. I say 3-point, it’s many many more. Today as I was attempting to get out, a lovely lady offered to move her car to give me a bit more room. Very kind of her. I managed to do it with needing her to move. I appreciated her offer though.
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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