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!
My first trip of the season to Carrow Road and three points to boot! I parked at the Chiro’s and left myself plenty of time to get there and walk down the hill. It might not be that far from the old clinic, but I wasn’t sure of the best route so thought I’d better err on the side of caution. I arrived at the ground 35 mins early!
At the old clinic, I had a key for the padlock. Simple. At the new location, I have a clicker to open the electric gate. Simple too. Except I wasn’t totally sure if it was a 24 hour thing or if there was a curfew. That made the last bit of the game rather tense. I thought it would be OK. But you just never know.
I hot footed it back up the hill and thankfully was able to retrieve my car. That could have been interesting. I wonder how long it would have taken me to walk home…?! I could have probably scaled the gate and slept in my car. Amazing the plans you can come up with when faced with a possibility. But that’s exactly it, it was a possibility, not a definite. Anyway, it all ended well. Like most things we worry about…
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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