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 two rather pleasant surprises today. Firstly, the Chiropractor’s husband popped in while I was peopling to bring her a coffee. He didn’t realise I was working, so I got the other receptionist’s hot chocolate. Not going to say no to that!
Then I got a voucher for a free pizza from Sainsbury’s. As it was on the way home, I popped in to pick it up. Well I needed a few bits anyway. And who’s going to say no to free pizza!
The downside was the voucher had to be activated and was only valid for an hour. A bit random I know, but hey ho. It’s still free pizza!
The only issue was that I got a bit carried away and activated it thinking I had plenty of time. By the time I’d faffed around, got to the shop, wandered about looking for the bits I needed, checked out, I had two minutes left. Plenty of time! All I had to do was scan the coupon. Simple. Nope. Flipping thing wouldn’t scan. Thankfully a lovely lady came to my rescue and we did it with seconds to spare.
I guess it really is true what they say that there’s no such thing as a free dinner. I ended up working rather hard for that free pizza…
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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