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 arrived for my peopling shift this afternoon to find there was no internet. Apparently there was a known issue in the area. Helpful. Less helpful was the lack of an eta on fixing it.
Ever resourceful, I tried to hotspot the laptops with the mobile. Unfortunately you have to be connected to the internet to set it up so you can connect to the internet. Brilliant logic there! So that was a bust.
Thankfully we managed between mobiles and an iPad. It did make it a bit of a challenge booking people in though. It’s hard to talk on the phone and look at the screen without putting people on speaker.
It also meant that some of the jobs I had to do I couldn’t. Technology is wonderful. Until it stops working. We are so reliant on the internet nowadays, it makes you think about it all.
I found this card while I was hunting out something else. I didn’t know that was the origins of chiropractic. It maybe that technology is everywhere, but there are still many things that still need the human touch.
So rather than look at a screen for the afternoon, I got to have some really in-depth conversations. It does us all good to look up from the screens. I wonder if people did they wouldn’t have as many neck issues. It keeps my Chiro busy…
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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