Whatever!

The pressure is on! You currently have 5-days to make magic happen for your family. You're about to burst at the seams from stress and aggravation. You still don't have Uncle Wally's argyle socks wrapped and little Jimmy continues to add more toys he'll never play with, to his holiday wish-list.



And that's just the Christmas presents! We haven't even talked about the decorating, cooking, cleaning and entertaining. It's a magical time of the year, so long as you don't run the household.



But does it have to be that way? For years I watched my mum slave away for weeks leading up to Christmas, both in the mall and then in the kitchen. Now that I'm older, I see the other side of the situation, and if you're the one everyone depends on to make the holidays perfect, that's not a nice position to be in.



So I was totally blown away the other day while watching a holiday cooking show. At the end, the host wished everyone a happy holiday, but also made a clear point of stressing how it's not about making everything perfect.



That was probably the most refreshing thing I've seen on TV in years and the sad thing is, it takes some dude on TV to tell you to relax, for the point to sink in.



Yes, the holidays are about amazing sights, sounds, food and drink, but even a new poll echoes Ricardo's sage advice, with almost all Canadians agreeing, the most important part of the holidays is quality time with loved ones.



So this is your chance to break free from the crushing stress and enjoy the holidays! If you're cooking and scorch the turkey, overcook the carrots or make lumpy gravy, who cares! If its really that bad, there's always pizza!



If little Jimmy doesn't like what Santa left him, too bad, he'll get over it, too!



And if you're not celebrating the holidays, enjoy the time off! If you're one of the many people out there working over the holidays, I hope your shifts go by quick and people leave you lots of tips.



Either way, I sincerely wish all of you and your families a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year, which is the next time you'll hear from me!





But Whatever!




You can hear Ruby Jones' Whatever rants live Tuesday-Friday during the Morning Show at 7:50, on The New Flow 93.5. Or check out the podcast at www.flow935.com!