44 Things You Should Do If You’re Disappointed by the Election
Donald Trump won the presidency, and the Republicans will control both houses of Congress until at least the 2018 election. If you’re like me, you’ve hopefully shed your tears and are now ready to get to work. Here’s 44 concrete things you can do right now as ways to get started: Communications/Advocacy Send a Thank You […]
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Homemade Chili Powder!
Thanks to the fact that the weather in Texas still hasn’t realized it’s fall yet, my serrano pepper plants just keep cranking out peppers — like 30-40 a week. I’ve canned enough pepper jelly to keep us well stocked this winter AND still have enough left over for gift-giving, so this week I thought I’d […]
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Texas Voters: Don’t forget to go vote!
Hi Texas friends! Have you voted yet? Here’s some useful info in case you haven’t! You’ve got TWO DAYS left to EARLY vote. There is NO early voting this weekend. Most (but not all) polling locations are open till 7p both tomorrow and Friday, and you can vote at ANY early polling place in your […]
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Trip Report: 48 Hours in New Mexico
With our current Southwest Companion Pass set to expire at the end of this year, we’re all about maximizing the value of our remaining Southwest points while they still essentially count for double. So when we surveyed our points balances at the end of August and noticed we had about ~15k points still remaining in the hubby’s […]
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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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A Week of Low-Carb Meals, Day Four: Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Well, we got a little off track with our posting cadence, but we’re still aboard the low-carb train here at Unintended Domesticity headquarters and this past Monday, I made one of my all-time favorite meals. You see, when I was a little girl, I had a very old nanny named Aunt Neva. Aunt Neva always […]
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How We’re Saving $1,200 on our Five-Star Dublin Hotel
If you’re a fan of the blog, then you’ve likely been following our planning for next year’s UK & Ireland trip, including how we saved $6,500+ on our business class flights using Citi & Chase points on Singapore Airlines, and how we saved ~$600 on our hotels in Manchester & Liverpool using Starwood points. The next item up […]
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A Week of Low-Carb Meals, Day 3: Southwest Ranch Chicken Breasts
We continue forward on our low–carb mission, and tonight’s dinner is another riff on the hubby’s favorites. I make a version of this dish stuffed with rice and beans, similar to what I’ve written about previously in the Southwestern Stuffed Portabellas. But in order to cut the carb, this recipe takes a slightly different spin, […]
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Easy Low Carb Meals for Campfire Cooking & Photos from Inks Lake State Park
Well, we’ve just returned from yet another camping weekend, our 4th since the hubby convinced me I might not actually hate the great outdoors a few years back. This time, we ventured to Inks Lake State Park, just about an hour outside of Austin. And while I’ve talked about my “glamping” mindset in the past, […]
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