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!
This is what happens when you get cold and pop to the shop for toilet rolls. Yes it seems I have reverted to a student again…
I took the decision that it wasn’t wet enough to break out the over trousers. That and it was still quite humid, I thought I’d end up like a boil in the bag chicken as they can get a bit warm. So off I toddled to the yard. Only to get soaked and rather cold. Both were a bit of a novelty if I’m honest.
So when I got to the shop, my comfort food level was high. I’m very partial to a spring roll. I’m very partial to noodles. Now I have oodles of noodles. I know they’re not the most healthy thing I could have had. It’s not like I’ll eat them all the time. There was a time when they were my post-clubbing snack of choice. They are also a little bit of a ‘I’m not feeling great’ kinda snack. I have no such excuse tonight. I just fancied them. And a little bit of what you fancy does you good. That’s my theory and I’m sticking to 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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