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!
Bert would like you all to know that today he was taken against his will into the shower and ‘forced’ to have a shower. But when I explain, I’m sure you’ll get it…
On our walk this morning, Bert decided to go for a dip in a puddle that was filled with cow muck. Black water is rarely a good thing. As a result, he was a tad pungent. By the time we were back at the car, he didn’t seem that stinky so assumed he’d run it off.
I was wrong. By the time he’d dried out, the smell was off the charts! And let’s face it, I deal with some rather pungent smells. He was quite the swamp monster.
So it was shower time for him. Bert is a typical Spaniel. Horizontal water is the best thing ever. While vertical water is just awful.
He showed his displeasure post-shower, with zoomies round the lounge. Including rubbing himself over the throws and carpet.
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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