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!
Tonight I went to a Bonfire Party. As I was driving there, I realised that it’s actually been a very long time since I went to a Bonfire Party.
Not sure why as they’re usually a fun evening. There’s something magical about wrapping up warm. Then roasting yourself by the bonfire and coming away with rosy cheeks. Of course, that could have been the mulled wine.
I usually get a crick in my neck watching the firework display. Tonight’s was a belter. The firework equivalent of ‘a good spread’.
I love fireworks. My photography skills weren’t that great. It’s actually kinda hard to get the timing right. Besides, I was too busy making the appropriate noises at the display. You know the ones I mean. And no, I’m not even going to try and spell them!
I also love the smell afterwards. It’s evokes memories of my Dad setting fireworks off in the garden.
I came home smelling of smoke, slightly charred and with a big smile on my face.
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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