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!
It seems Bert is quite the artist. Definitely more Picasso than Monet though. After his ‘nose art’ on the Upgrade’s rear window, today I spotted his ‘paw art’ on the conservatory doors.
The trouble is that once I’d seen it, I couldn’t unsee it. It was rather distracting, so I gave it a good clean. Which then lead to me cleaning most of my windows.
It reminded me of the story about a woman who constantly complained to her husband about the state of her neighbours washing. Till one day she saw the washing was clean. She was celebrating till her husband told her that he’d cleaned the windows!
I guess it shows that sometimes we need to look at ourself first. But in my case, I literally cleaned my windows.
Of course, Bert immediately redid his ‘paw art’ before the doors were even dry…
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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