Jessica Rowe’s brilliant hack for a stress-free Christmas
As most people will attest to, Christmas is one of the most stressful times of year, no matter if you’re hosting the festive feast at yours or simply attending.
Well, Studio 10 host and mum-of-two, Jessica Rowe, thinks she’s found the secret to taking the pressure out of the holiday season – and she’s got some advice to share with the rest of us.
“My sister taught me to lower your expectations,” she told My Weekly Preview. “We’re having Christmas at our house but I’m not cooking. I’m providing the cutlery, drinks, nice tablecloths and crackers. My sister enjoys food and knows what she’s doing, so she will cook. Play to your strengths and ask for help.”
It’s the perfect solution for Rowe, who regularly regales fans with tales of her domestic failings in her blog, Crap Housewife.
“I’m a big believer in having a laugh and using humour to diffuse difficult, dreadful times in our lives,” she explains. “Crap Housewife is a way of taking the pressure off all of us and doing it in a fun, light-hearted way.
“It would be wonderful to be a domestic goddess, but that’s never going to happen for me. That’s not my skill set and that’s all right. There’s no point tying myself in knots because I have a messy house and washing that hasn’t been put away for three weeks. I’m all for supporting women and saying, ‘You know what? You’re good enough.’”
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