Three Tips for Hosting a Standout Brunch at Home
We’ve just finished our 4th annual New Years Day brunch party, a great excuse for us to kick off the year surrounded by family and friends and of course, lots of festive beverages. Over the years, we’ve perfected our brunch-hosting skills, and have come up with three main tips for hosting a brunch that’ll leave […]
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Tricks (But Mainly) Treats for a Great Halloween Party
This past weekend, we hosted our Third-Annual Pumpkin Carving party for our friends and their kiddos, and tried out a bunch of fun new recipes. (If you’d like to see previous years pics, here are the posts from 2015 and 2014!) Our snacks included (from left to right in the top photo): Rice Krispie Pumpkin […]
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It’s Pecan Gathering Time!
Windy days in the fall mean one thing around Unintended Domesticity HQ — time to harvest some pecans from the giant, ancient pecan tree we have growing in our front yard.
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Quick & Cheap DIY Project: Re-Plumping Flat Couch Cushions
I purchased our current traditional-style leather living room furniture the year before the hubby and I got engaged, which means it’s now seen a healthy five-and-a-half years of daily use. While the material itself has held up fairly well in that time, the couch cushions themselves have not — the filler material had flattened considerably, […]
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Garden Update: September 2016
Well, it seems like we’ve finally turned a corner on the most oppressive of the summer heat. Maybe? Knock on wood? While the humidity has been out of control, all this extra rain in August (and the subsequent lower temps) has kicked off our fall growing season even earlier than expected. Our pepper plants continue […]
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It’s Ladybug Time: How to Use Ladybugs for Organic Aphid Control
Ladybugs are so cute with their shiny red coats and polkadot bodies. It’s no surprise people love to put them on kids clothing, they’re just so adorable. But you may not know that these sweet little insects are also cold-hearted killers. Aphid killers, in particular. This time of year, when the honeydew starts to cling to […]
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Seasonal Gardening & Preserving in Central Texas for Beginners
A lot of my friends have seen my posts over the years and expressed some version of “oh, I’d love to try to plant my own food garden, but I don’t even know how to start.” For me, I think the easiest “starter” veggies for the central Texas and Austin region are tomatoes, onions, strawberries, peppers, and […]
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Garden Update: Everything’s Coming Up Salsa!
One of the most frequently visited posts I’ve done on this blog is about how we built a diy raised bed vegetable garden. It’s been over a year since we first planted anything, and in that time we’ve had HUGE yields of just about everything we put in the ground. Lately, it’s all about the […]
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Skinny Margaritas for Cinco De Mayo!
It’s Cinco De Mayo, that day when white people appropriate Hispanic culture without any knowledge of the day’s historical background at all, but, hey, margaritas, amirite?! We’re back on a low carb kick here in the Unintended Domesticity household, so for me, any celebratory margaritas have to be of the skinny variety. Luckily, I’ve spent […]
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Home Improvement 101: Faking Recessed Lighting
The house my hubby and I call home was built in 1982, and so like many homeowners whose houses were created in this era of tackiness, I’ve been on a mission to eliminate the outdated and garish decor elements from my home for sometime now. This has included getting rid of brass hinges and doorknobs, […]
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