Quilting a Little Slow and a Bit Different

Needing more than a Nap

I have been out for a bit.  Quilting has always been one of the places I go when life feels steady and good. But lately, life hasn’t felt steady. Husband’s health has changed again, and the recovery road has shaken me to my core.

And if I’m honest, I’m tired. Not just “I need a nap” tired… but the kind that sits a little deeper and a little harder. I’ve still been showing up here and there. A post, a picture, a thought, on Facebook and instagram. But behind the scenes, things are quieter than usual. And I think it has to be.

Because here’s what I’m learning:
Not every season is for creating.
Some seasons are for holding things together.
Some days, sew a seam or two, or sit with a piece of fabric in my lap, draw a few quilt block and think about what they might make.
And that still counts.

So, I am a little slower, a little quieter.
I will get back to it. One block at a time. One day at a time.
And for now, that is all I have, my little quilt pattern shop is still open and my books are still on Amazon 

Keep watching, keep quilting and I will keep trying! Love to you all,
Beth Ann

The Anxiety of Anxiety – My New Book

Happy is my Silent Prayer to Quiet my Mind

I know of what I speak. My new book is what I have learned and my process through The Anxiety of Anxiety.
My entire life it was something I dealt with quietly, internally and even sometimes loudly. Never spoken of, not talked about until I happened upon my now doctor at sixty.

The Anxiety of Anxiety Book

THE ANXIETY OF ANXIETY
Journey of Self-Care and Slowing Down,
My fourteen step plan. I am not a doctor, but this is now I did it.

Printed Copy   and Anxiety of Anxiety Book by Beth Ann Strub  eBook

I started Slow and Self-Care early in 2018, it’s been an on-going project. I’ve fallen short a few times, but always gathered myself up and started again.  The Anxiety of Anxiety

My entire life it was something I dealt with quietly, internally and even sometimes loudly. Never spoken of, not talked about until I happened upon my now doctor at sixty.
NO one will be free of stress, but you must learn to live and go about life with it. You need to make yourself first, this is terribly hard and still today, I quite myself, listen to myself and do what is need for me. Learn my tricks, my silent word prayer, mine is HAPPY ! over and over, hundreds of times in my mind.
Slowing Down has been VERY rewarding. Look around see what is around you, and SLOW is 30 seconds, not minutes slow, when you slow down YOU become first in your own world.
Table of Contents
1 …..Schedule Doctors                        

2 …..Choose your Word             
3 …..Be Gentle with Yourself       
4 …..Slow it All Down                           
5 …..Moments to See
6 …..Gentle Reflection
7 …..Take A Bit
8 …..Cozy Clothes
9 …..No Complaining
 10….Celebrate each Day
11….Create your Own Space
12….Say No
13….Laugh & Love
14….Remember who you Are
15….Idea Index

Anxiety of Anxiety in PRINT

Anxiety of Anxiety eBook

See all My Books in Print
and Downloadable:

The Quilt Ladies Print and eBook
How to Survive Retirement Print and eBook
Anxiety of Anxiety Print and eBook
The Ladies Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy
B. Annie Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy
53 Quilt Block Patterns Quilt Print and at Etsy
A Holiday Quilt Print and at Etsy
One Quilt Block Twelve Ways Print and at Etsy
Crazy Man Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy