Cinco de Mayo Tablescape 2013

Sunday the Mr. and I celebrated Cinco de Mayo right here at home.  We love to eat Mexican food!  In fact we actually eat out at a local Mexican restaurant quite regularly and had just done so within a few days of Sunday.  Since we had already eaten out and because I love to cook this particular dish we decided to eat in.  So what is it that we stayed in for?

Chicken Fajita's and refried beans!  I've included my very easy cooking tutorial on this meal at the end of this post, for those of you who are like me who usually cook out of necessity.  LOL!

Of course I also wanted to take advantage of setting a very colorful table.

These napkins were purchased last year from Stein Mart.

The dishes also came from Stein Mart last year and are from Gibson.  I actually bought them for my son to take to college.  He is coming home today but brought home a few things last weekend. Just in the nick of time right?  They are perfect for Cinco de Mayo!

My flatware also came from Stein Mart as did my placemats.  The flatware I believe to also be from Gibson.

My Margarita glasses were a yard sale purchase several years ago.  I do believe they originally came from Pier 1 though, maybe.  

We dined on the small table I moved in the den a few months ago.  It was quite cozy!

The votive candle holders came from Ole Time Pottery.

Of course no Mexican meal is complete without chips and salsa.  The red plastic dish is one of a set of four that I got last year from either Walmart or Dollar tree.  I can't remember!  Sorry!

Well, now if your interested let's see how I made this meal.

Because I am a lazy cook I take the easy way out and buy frozen chicken fajita strips from Tyson.  They come in a bag and are already seasoned.  Then I add frozen peppers and onion strips from Birds eye.  I put everything in a large frying wok and heat them up together.  I don't add water because the moisture from the frozen foods is enough as it melts.

Then in a separate pan I spray it with olive oil cooking spray and add my tortilla.  I use the wheat ones.  You simply spread your meat and veggie mix down the middle and top off with cheese. 

I then use a spatula and flip it over and heat a bit more on each side.  I then set this one aside and spray the pan again and I'm ready to make the next one.  I have found it's very important to keep spraying the pan in between each fajita to keep from sticking and the olive oil actually adds a nice flavor to the fajitas. 

Serve it all up and enjoy!

Thanks so much for joining me today!

I am joining the following parties;

Let's Dish 

and

Tablescape Thursday

Have a great day everybody!

Yes, I"m "AT HOME" now too!

Hey all!  Here's just a little quickie post to let you all know that while I am quite literally not working outside of the home right now I have decided to work a little business called;

 "Ah! At home".

Why?

Quite simply because of deals like this! 

On Sale now for only $3.99

On sale now for only $21.99

On Sale now for $9.99

On Sale now for only $11.49

On Sale now for only $24.99

On Sale now for only $6.99

On Sale now for only $11.49

Every week we offer Flash sales that are loaded with fantastic discounts on home decor. Additionally, we have a huge selection of beautiful home decor that is available to be shipped directly to you from our warehouse.

Here's my story;

I have been watching this company through a pinner on Pinterest for some time now.  Click here to see her link.  Meg runs her business primarily through Facebook and Pinterest.  I first noticed her on Pinterest and then friended her page on Facebook too.  I have never purchased from her because as a manager of a home decor dept in a major retail store my temptations had to be limited.  LOL!  After finding myself at home again and no longer working I could'nt help but take a closer look at her offers.  I decided to click the link on her website to find out a little more on this company.  Imagine my surprise that I could sign up to sell these products myself without having to invest anything at all up front.  I was thrilled and signed up immediately! 

If you've followed my blog for awhile now, you know I have been in the direct sales business before and am very familiar with it.  I stopped that particular business after going back to work because it required home party sales which I did not have time for and quite simply renewal fees as well.  

Ah! At home, does not require home party sales and actually started out as an online internet sales company only.  It has just recently begun to offer catalog sales through home parties as well.  The option to sell either way is currently totally up to you the consultant.  That is what sold me! I want to pursue the online sales only at this time and am so excited to get things started.   If you like what you see here and want to see more please consider joining one of the following pages links.  I created a Facebook page and a Pinterest page specifically for updates on sales from my website which you can join here;

https://www.facebook.com/AtHomeWithMaryKeels

or

http://pinterest.com/mlkeels/at-home-with-mary/

Please be sure and join as a FRIEND as I'm not sure if you will still get the updates if you only LIKE the page.  I've so much to learn about operating on Facebook.  LOL! Any help on that would be greatly appreciated.

My website to order these great bargains is here;

http://marykeels.athome.com/home.html

This is where you can place your orders in my shopping cart and order securely with all items being directly shipped to you.  Please take a minute to browse around as often as you like.  There are so many additional sales you will want to check it out often to get more items like these.

This pic was created by my mentor, Meg, to show what you could buy from us at Ah, at home, to match the inspiration picture in the center.  Pretty cool idea huh?  I thought so too!

If you would also like to sell home decor with Ah, at home please consider going to the link at the bottom of my site listed as Join at Home and become part of our team.  I would love to build a team with you as well.  If you know you like this idea immediately here's a quick link now;

http://marykeels.athome.com/join-at-home.html

I know I've seen several other bloggers who sell Ah, at home too.  I can certainly see why because the products and the bargains are amazing!  I'm pretty excited about this new adventure and hope it's one I can continue should I go back to work part time somewhere when I choose too.

Well, thanks for stopping by, it's always so nice to hear from those who do.

Be sure and friend my FB page now too okay?

Have a great day everyone!

Yardly Pleasures

This is one of my favorite times of the year when everything comes alive around the yard.  The other night I was strolling through the yard looking at all the little interesting sights thinking about how I needed to get out my camera.  However, at the time in my hand was a glass of wine and the very real sense that I finally had time to just keep walking around gazing and enjoying the moment.  

So gazing I continued to do!  This morning however, it is overcast with cooler temperatures and a chance of showers.   I decided to grab my camera and made my way outside to capture a few of these sights just for you.

Wow!  So sorry for all those pictures but as you can see things to blend together all over the place around here.  I have actually spared you several photos I took of the Iris's which are in bloom as well.  I will be back at another time with a post to feature them.  

I hope you enjoyed your visit strolling around my yard today.  It is one of my favorite things to do! 

I am joining the following parties today;

Fertilizer Friday/Flaunt your Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by!