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Happy Monday, all! Welcome to Monday Notes at My House…<\/p>\n
Monday Notes at My House begins an exciting week for me as a lengthy process of cataract surgeries, hopefully, comes to an end.<\/p>\n
As we get closer to the end of the week, I hope to return with more posts featuring…Me!<\/p>\n
I am so ready to be back to be able to go out and about more and plan better for the blog community and my family.<\/p>\n
I know it was a busy weekend, and I hope the team and the Olympians you support were winners.<\/p>\n
So, let’s keep the excitement going as I ask for your participation once again.<\/p>\n
MONDAY NOTES AT MY HOUSE: YOUR FAVORITE COLORS<\/strong><\/p>\n Now that I have the ability to curate collections together with you in mind in MY SHOP,<\/strong><\/a> I need to hear from you.<\/p>\n If you do not know your best color palette, that is perfectly fine….I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM EACH OF YOU YOUR FAVORITE COLORS TO WEAR.<\/strong><\/p>\n Even if you know your season palette, still share your favorite colors to wear…I know I do not wear all recommended colors in my SPRING PALETTE.<\/p>\n And, is anyone shopping for special events right now…how can I help? It does help me to know the time of year, time of day, and any important details of the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n I know if you told me you were shopping for a Spring Break event that could still mean cold weather clothing…so be as specific as you can…then I can go shopping for you.<\/p>\n Also, I think I know your favorite brand for most of you, but if you would like me to add one that you do not see, then please let me know.<\/p>\n I think this is so much fun…so do not worry about overwhelming me with information.<\/p>\n MONDAY NOTES AT MY HOUSE: A NEW BRAND TO ME<\/strong><\/p>\n Since beginning MY SHOP, <\/strong><\/a> I have been contacted by more brands asking to send samples of their products.<\/p>\n I will share with you the ones I like<\/strong> on the blog and my IG\/FB accounts.<\/p>\n Nopalera<\/a><\/strong> was a new brand to me and these two products do have my attention…I love the aromas.<\/p>\n The NOPALERA CACTUS HAND CREAM<\/strong> <\/a>is my favorite…it feels luscious and smells amazing. <\/p>\n I am going to empty this tube quickly.<\/p>\n I also like the aroma of the NOPALERA BOSQUE MISTICO PERFUME<\/strong><\/a>…it is a sweet smoky smell…but the Cactus is my favorite…I guess that comes with the Texan in me.<\/p>\n They have gift sets that I believe would be perfect to send to a mom, sister, friend, or someone you would like to bless.<\/p>\n So, far I like the products they sent.<\/p>\n MONDAY NOTES AT MY HOUSE: PANTRY GAMES<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the second time I have gone pantry diving because I was stuck at home and did not want to pay expensive delivery fees.<\/p>\n So, here is what I pulled out…I used everything here EXCEPT the vegetable stock.<\/p>\n And created a Mexican Stew!<\/p>\n First, I browed a chopped yellow onion with avocado oil in a soup pot.<\/p>\n I added three minced garlic cloves.<\/p>\n Then I added one pound of ground beef…I wanted it to be chicken…but all I had in the freezer was this ground beef which is very high quality from Good Ranchers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n I stirred a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce and all of these ingredients together until the meat browned.<\/p>\n Notice on the Mixed Chili Beans and the Mexican Street Corn that it came with its own spices.<\/p>\n But, I decided to risk it and poured all of these together…the black beans, chili beans, street corn, tomatoes & chilis, and the whole bottle of mild green sauce (Fire Roasted Salsa Jalapeno).<\/p>\n I stirred for a little while…tasted…and decided to add a package of McCormick taco seasoning…that has been in the spice cabinet for a few months. (but I did check expiration dates!)<\/p>\n I also added a tablespoon of fresh ground CUMIN, and a 1\/8 teaspoon of salt and pepper.<\/p>\n I did not add any stock because it did not need anything else…this was very good.<\/p>\n I love to do this type of experimentation…especially when it works.<\/p>\n If I was not on WW, I would have made a pan of cornbread to eat with it.<\/p>\n The WW points are low here…I calculated four at the most.<\/p>\n The best part of being at home the last three weeks has been pantry games…what can I make with what I find?<\/p>\n MONDAY NOTES AT MY HOUSE: THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n If everything goes as planned, I will be sitting in this chair on Wednesday in the Optomitrist office for a final verdict.<\/p>\n Then let the fun begin. Thank you to everyone who voted on my hair color for Friday….and with thoughts on frames for readers and sunglasses.<\/p>\n You can still give your opinion at TIME TO CELEBRATE NEW STYLE DECISIONS.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Thank you for joining me today for MONDAY NOTES AT MY HOUSE…I hope to be here tomorrow…so until then….<\/p>\n EMBRACE TODAY & KEEP SMILING!<\/strong><\/p>\n By Pamela Lutrell<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n For all your shopping, please use the links on my SHOPPING PAGE<\/a>\u2026thank you, thank you to all who shop this way and show support for this blog. It means the world.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Monday](\"https:\/\/over50feeling40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Monday-notes-at-My-House-2-756x1024.jpg\")
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