Author: langlep

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!

Chatty (Wo)man

Well that was a VERY long day! But an utterly brilliant one. A full day of commentating and XC control at the RC ODE at Poplar Park. First horse went off at 10:20am. The last came back at 6:20pm!

Thankfully I was able to pronounce most of the horse and rider’s names this time. Even got a few thumbs up from riders so must have gotten pretty near. Manage to keep everyone updated with progress throughout their day.

Got a lot of comments on how professional it sounded too. So if anyone knows of anymore opportunities…

As the saying goes ‘I counted them out and I counted them all back’. And there were no falls!!

Well done everyone! Same again next year…?

Puppy cuddles

After a busy day in the garden, I headed to deepest darkest Suffolk. I’m at the Riding Club ODE at Poplar Park tomorrow, so took advantage it and caught up with Simon and Harry tonight.

Tried to get a selfie with their new puppy. He’s a tad squirmy. Now snuggled up in bed with their other puppy. Puppy cuddles are good.

Variety

Day 268: variety. I was watching some training today that talked about the 6 human needs. Variety was one. It got me thinking. I definitely need variety in my life. I get bored when things are the same. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a comfort in routine. Covid and lockdown have shown me how I need a bit of both.

So I have created a routine that works for me. I get up. I ground myself with a coffee (not literally) and contemplate the day. Then I crack on.

I need variety in my work, my life and most importantly with Buddy. I’m very grateful I’m getting that.

PR Pip

Today has been such a fun day. I got to people this morning when I went to a face to face networking meeting. I did a session on how to introduce yourself with confidence. It seemed to have gone down well.

This evening I’ve been interviewed twice for different purposes. One about my coaching go journey and the other about taming your inner voice. I love getting the chance to speak to people. I’m definitely a people person.

All great opportunities for me to do a bit of PR for me and my businesses.

This was the sight that greeted me when I’d finished the second interview. It seems Hugo is still loving the conservatory roof. 🤦🏻‍♀️He’s a funny little boy.

Sushi friends

Well I haven’t seen these two lovely ladies since February 2020. That time we had sushi at mine as I was still in plaster. This time we got to go out. It was just brilliant to see them both. We’ve all had our challenges in that time. We’ve had our highs too. But it was like no time had passed.

Very grateful for good friends and good sushi!!

Longest Day

Today is the Summer Solstice. Not that you’d know it, it’s blinking freezing here today. Back to jumpers and even got out the blanket again. Very odd weather. Last week I was in shorts! And complaining it was too hot.

What would we Brits do without the weather to talk about…?!

Double jabbed

It took me nearly an hour to get there, but I am now double jabbed. In fact it took less time to jab me than it took for me to leave the village. 🤦🏻‍♀️

The traffic was so busy today. And not just in the roadworks. It should have taken 20 mins or so. Today it was triple that. Still got there eventually. Now have a sore arm, but feeling OK so far. 👏🏻

Motivation

I got late birthday present today. It was a bit spooky. I had a voicemail from a friend while I was away at camp. I tried calling her back this morning and with that she walked round the corner. Coffee in one hand and this fab present in the other.

It was great to catch up with her. And I’m looking forward to filling this in. 👏🏻 Love a bit of motivation.

Recovery

After our best day at camp, this wasn’t quite the way I planned to finish it. Sadly my little lorry broke down on the way back. Thankfully was able to limp to a garage and didn’t breakdown in the contraflow on the A47.

A wonderful friend came to rescue Buddy. My main concern was that he was OK. Bless him he was such a good boy walking off my lorry and onto hers in the middle of the busy forecourt.

I can’t fault NFU Mutual. They were brilliant. Kept me informed every step of the way and checked that we were both OK.

The BP staff were the same. Even giving me a free hot drink while I waited for the recovery lorry.

The same can’t be said a few of the next door McDonalds customers who made their feelings known about choice of parking spot. It wasn’t like I had much choice?!

Buddy and I are both home safely and that’s what matters. The lorry can be fixed. And we had a brilliant time away.