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 day started with a bit of a start as they were shooting nearby at 7am. Tell me you live in the countryside without telling me you live in the countryside. Normally I don’t mind, but I woke up feeling furred up and with a headache. So add shots fired and it wasn’t my best start. I’m still feeling a little pants if I’m honest.
After a coffee catch up with a friend this morning, I headed to the yard. It seemed to nice a day not to hack. It was really warm still. We were both sweating by the time we got back.
I thought I’d start my autumn prepping by breaking out the soup maker. It seems I have totally forgotten the ratios. So kinda winged it. It’s been a while I grant you. Seems my soup maker has forgotten a few things too. Like how to blend! I could hear it whirring, but nothing was happening. So I had to break out the stick blender. Two appliances in one day, just call me Delia!
It tasted OK. And hit the spot. Soup is medicinal too don’t you know. Let’s hope my soup maker isn’t shot though. That would be a real shame. I do love soup.
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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