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 an email telling me that I was getting a royalty payment for my Buddy book. How cool is that?!
OK, so I will have to be careful not to spend it all at once, but it’s still amazing. Not only am I a published author, people are buying my book and I’m getting paid as a result. Makes me so proud.
My next two books are with the illustrator. I love the way she’s helping to bring them to life. I’ve also sent the words over to the publishers for them to review. Fingers crossed they want to publish them as well.
I haven’t sold as many books as I’d hoped. I’m not totally sure how one markets a book. Yes, I know I’ve worked in marketing. My blind spot has always been marketing myself. The publishers are helping but I’d like to do my bit.
So if anyone has any bright ideas… I’d love to share my little boy’s exploits with more children.
Buddy was all ears when I told him. Well he could have been listening for the monsters in the maize. And yes, I’ve written a book about Buddy and the Maize Monster…
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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