It’s Been a Bit !

Trying

Time to start back ?!?!??

We all know over the past months, life has been a bit….overwhelming to say the least. And  with my anxiety, it’s a bit trying at times. My knee surgery (Feb 17th) , and knee replacement rehab was a true shit show for me.

I have had fatigue over the top, panic attacks, and very long sleepless night. #2 Son is an essential worker and worry for his safety is/was numbing at time. But, now just over three months out, it’s become better. Or better said…I have just let it all go !  

I’m still not at the point of glad I did the surgery and IF able and know what I do now, I would have not had it. Doc says in one year I will not notice it and in two year will be happy I did it. HE DIDN’T say that before the surgery and when I said that to him, he started to speak and Husband said, “Doc, she will get you.” And all stopped talking, HA.

In Phase One of being shut down, (March)  I loved it. Being one who can be home for days it was welcoming to just be,  to know I didn’t have to go or be judged for not going.  To me it was just easy. The first few weeks of the quarantine was all about, social media, news reports and understanding. In Florida you have a hurricane stash of everything and I keep ours up and use from it all the time. We had toilet paper, can goods, a freezer full and cleaning supplies.

As the months went on, I have pulled back from social and this site. My Etsy store is/was up and going, thank you all for your purchases. I try to post on Facebook for the quilt ladies, I need to keep the store selling.  But not much more anymore. I can’t seem to handle it, but I will keep trying. 

Now, here in Florida we are in Phase two of opening and I have HAD to start going out again. Me, my mask and gloves. I didn’t drive for 10 weeks, the knee surgery and I just didn’t need or want to go ! 

At this time, we all have to be mindful of each other, wash our hands, not touch our face, wear a mask and be kind. 

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Making it Better

With an OLD Quilt

Making it better with a Quilt

Funny thing is…it WORKS !
Since my knee surgery on February 17th I have been home. And, after being home just a few days, I needed more love and understanding than I could muster up for myself or in myself, so at 2:30am I was pulling quilts out of a closet to sleep in a chair with. WHY, hadn’t I thought of it earlier??? AND, it worked !
It was Husband’s old fish pattern quilt, which I made YEARS ago. The cottons so soft from all the washing it’s almost like silk, with it’s raggy  binding and just the right amount of love, I made to through some very LONG nights. Together me and a fish quilt.   I know this pattern is on the quilt ladies, I will find it…….?? and post soon !

fish quilt pattern from The Quilt Ladies

Beth from The Quilt Ladies
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Today is Dr Seuss’ Birthday

Were We Fell in Love with Books

Dr Seuss' Birthday

What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss book?   Mine is Years ago when the boys were little this was one of the books I loved to read to them. It’s a rainy day and what’s there to do??? The cat knows.

Second book for me has to be, Green Eggs and Ham. The word play is nothing short of perfect and we all still can recite most of the book.

Dr. Seuss Day is a holiday that celebrates the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel – otherwise known for his work writing and illustrating over 60 books under his pen name of Doctor Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children’s books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

Thank you Dr. Seuss for all the reading ! ! !

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Speak Less – Daily Words

Make Every Day Special

growing older daily words beth ann doing

I know my drum beats different than others. And, that’s just fine with me. With silence I don’t have to share your drum beat.
My tap dancing to please everyone else has stopped. My silence is not acceptance, it’s usually fury and most others are not worth my anger. Anger harms me more than them, truthfully it exhausts me.
So, when you see my doings, (art, photos, quilts), it’s my drum beat.
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Do your Best – Daily Words

Make Each Day Special

Do your Best Daily Words Beth Ann doing

Do your Best, at this time, at this one moment. I learned this standing on a bank teller line.

I learned to listen, do only what and for the person in front of me, at the moment do my best. The next moment it maybe different as long as it’s always my best, you can give or do no more.

I can’t remember the last time I was in a bank. (Do people go daily and weekly to a bank?)

Beth Ann

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Amazing Words

Make Every Day Special

Amazing Daily bethanndoing.com see Beth's quilt shop on Etsy

Amazing words of each day:

THANK YOU for each moment

HAPPY in the amazement of everything

GRACE to be one with yourself

SILENCE to listen

LOVE with amazing Happiness

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Beth Ann
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