Recently I took a trip to Iowa to visit my 102 year old great aunt. She is the last sibling of a family of 18 children who is left. Her story started in South Dakota not far from where I live today. Her life will end in Iowa as it has been her home for […]
I have been expecting the call. Mom and I will be traveling to Iowa to see my great aunt of 102 years old. She is not doing well. Mom has COPD and I deal with Fibromyalgia. We are quite the pair. Trying to get us in sync can be difficult sometimes. Pre Marilyn’s Way I […]
Mayday! Mayday! We are going down! Mayday! Mayday! Often the only time you hear this expression is in a movie or television program. You say, asking for help isn’t the American way? Yet all great enterprises—including our nation—were built on support, teamwork, and collaboration. Mayday comes from the French m’aidez (pronounced much like the English word mayday) and literally […]
My facebook friend Sherry Totten shared this video with me. I thought it was so wonderful that I wanted to showcase Pam Dus of Unalaska, AK that seems to be able to capture some great moments. Here she is coming home and sees Mr and Mrs Eagle hanging out with her cats, Gizmo, Suitcase, and […]
As Flylady says, “You cannot organize clutter. You can only get rid of it”, she is absolutely right. What I learned for myself is while I was in this decluttering process that took me over three years, my house continued to look upside down. I hadn’t yet grasped the importance of establishing some daily habits […]
Yesterday when the secretary of my insurance man said he would have to come out and get papers signed, I didn’t panic. I have been practicing the nine habits of a flylady influenced simplified system I created called Dance Till You FLY! mw. Just practicing just these habits each day every day won’t get your […]
Nothing lasts forever. A gas grill is one. I had to invest in a new one this past year. So what do I do with the old one? I made it into a raised garden bed to start seedlings! That’s what! I have seen them where they are potting stations and this one could become […]
Recently, I decided to self host my blog. By doing this I have switched WordPress. I am still learning lots and I hope you all will come visit me at Marilyn’s Way Home Garden Lifestyle. Eventually all the posts from here will be transferred over and this will all be redirected over there. I just have […]
The Easter Bunny came to my house too! I didn’t get candy this year. Instead it was a new camera! It is a Finepix Fujifilm S6800. I am excited to show you three of my photos I took today. I live in an area where I can find some interesting things to take photos of. […]