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weekend

January 17, 2014
by Bethany Thomson
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5 Things To Do This Weekend

weekendThe weekend is knocking on the door, my dear not perfect housewives. It’s time to relax, take a break or do all the things you couldn’t do during the working days.

Make your hair and nails done, go to a restaurant with friends or escape the city and take a little vacation – it’s up to you. Just free your mind from the work stuff and take care of you and the people you love.

I offer you a list of 5 simple things to do this weekend.

Be sure that on Monday morning you’ll have a huge smile on your face. Continue Reading →

retro-lady-with-money

January 13, 2014
by Bethany Thomson
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How to Save Money: 4 Easy Tips

New Years Eve vintage In the beginning of the new year we usually make resolutions and big promises to ourselves. Some of them like losing weight are realistic, if you have the will to do it. Other are not so realistic – like travel the world. Don’t get me wrong – it could be done if you have some saved money and a lot of free time.

As it comes to money, the truth is either you should earn a lot of them or you should learn how to save some of them in order to do the things you like in your free time. Unfortunately I’m neither from the people who earn large amounts of money, nor from the other type – who can save money. So, my only one New Year’s Resolution for 2014 is to start saving money. Continue Reading →

January 6, 2014
by Bethany Thomson
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How To Cook Moussaka

moussakaHappy new year, Not Perfect Housewives! Wish you less cleaning and more fun in 2014! I hope you had a lovely holidays as I did!

I enjoyed doing almost nothing for two weeks. In fact I did something – I had a lot of fun with my friends and family, I enjoyed the lazy days and I tasted a lot of delicious dishes.

One of them was Moussaka. It’s a traditional Bulgarian meal, that a friend of mine – Annie, cooked for me. It’s made from potatoes and meat and tastes wonderful. Continue Reading →

Christmas jumper day

December 14, 2013
by Bethany Thomson
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My Favourite Christmas Jumpers for 2013

Richard BransonYesterday it was the Christmas jumper day. On this day for the second year the nonprofit organization Save the Children encouraged people to wear a Christmas jumper and to donate one pound. Even Richard Branson shared a photo wearing one. I find the enterprise really nice and helpful.

Besides of the charity it brings joy to the people who are wearing the Christmas knits and are taking photos with them. Continue Reading →

pancakes

December 10, 2013
by Bethany Thomson
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How I Made Pancakes Like My Mom’s

pancakesI love Sundays. I just enjoy lying in bed all day with cup of coffee or tea and doing nothing but reading a book or a magazine.

Actually, the best reason for loving the latest day of the week so much is because of my mom’s pancakes. When I was a child every Sunday she made the most delicious pancakes in the world! It was something like a ritual in our family, we never missed it. Continue Reading →

Christmas decoration

December 5, 2013
by Bethany Thomson
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Lovely Christmas Decorations Ideas

Christmas outdoor decorationHope you’re not getting rid of my Christmas fever, but this post is going to be for the holiday too. This time I’m searching for the Christmas decoration.

t’s very important part of the holiday, because it brings the Christmas mood. So, even if you’re not a Christmas maniac like me, don’t skip the Christmas decoration. Continue Reading →

christmas gifts

December 4, 2013
by Bethany Thomson
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10 cool DIY Christmas Gifts for men

Christmas is just around the corner and I’m very excited about it. One of the things I always do at the very last moment is taking care of the gifts.

Don’t get me wrong. I love receiving and giving presents. But every year I’m so busy with other stuff in december that I take care of the gifts on the 24th december. 

Everybody’s buying gifts in this last moment, the shopping malls are full and it’s kind of stressful. Besides presents cost money and if you have to buy a lot of presents they will cost you a lot of money. Continue Reading →

Fifties housewife

December 2, 2013
by Bethany Thomson
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Being a Housewife Sucks

housewife12I’m not the cooking type of girl. It’s not that I hadn’t tried. I had a few times and it just hadn’t worked. I either overdo the meal or I leave it raw. When I cook even the simplest meal on earth I call my mom for instructions.

After one successful soap last week I decided to cook the dinner yesterday too. And do you know what – for the first time I realised how hard is actually tying to be a house wife. And now I’m going to tell you why. Continue Reading →

Cozy home

December 2, 2013
by Bethany Thomson
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How To Make A Cozy Home

Cozy homeYesterday I visited the new home of a friend of mine. And I just loved it. Just imagine – light living room with big sofa, green fridge, a frisky dog and a boyfriend, repairing some stuff.

She put a beautiful glasses for wine on the table and the atmosphere became even better. I asked myself the question Continue Reading →