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!
It’s my favourite shows of the year – Royal International at Hickstead. I’m not competing there this year, but I’m the Team Manager for those who are in the BRC Team of 3.
As Hickstead is on my Dad’s doorstep, I thought I’d stay with him. I came down today so we could catch up and have dinner together. I was going to suggest we go out. Sadly he needed to go out himself.
When I arrived, it was clear he was very unwell, so I called 999. They were brilliant and arrived in less than 30 mins. He’ll be topping up his NHS Frequent Flyer points for a few days.
Dinner plans kiboshed, I wandered to the local supermarket and saw this. I mean, I love pizza. But marrying one might be a step too far. I have to say it was very yummy. Also, not sure I appreciate being called chicken. Chick is fine though.
After a bit of an interesting start to my weekend, it was the giggle I needed.
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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