How do you beat the January Blues?

[itsjustmebub]

I'm with you! It's hard to keep a big smile on your face when it's -25 and blah out ... however i am getting married this month so that helps
and blogging helps - i'm on a mission to find myself!

honestly? sometimes i whip out the coloring books and color like a kid and it's a blast

[itsjustmebub]

oh and MUSIC!
i put on crazy music like Good Vibrations by marky mark and the funky bunch and shake my tush

very hard to not have a blast doing that

[kashkoush]

i dislike winter in general just bec i find it very hard to take the kids out to the park and have fun , i don't find malls kids friendly too!
i like to keep myself busy from dawn to dusk wether cleaning,cooking or baking name it the list goes on and on...by the time i go to bed am dead meat!

[TeriB]

I have a full spectrum UV lamp, 10,000 lux. Northern Lights brand, which I didn't see with a quick search. Best $260 I ever spent. Constantly recommend it, and can't believe how many people won't buy one but will spend $1500 on a sunny vacation in Feb every year because they 'feel down' if they don't go. I've had mine... 5 years? 4 years anyway. Still on the original bulb. No sound, lights up the whole room.

Read the paper or have breakfast next to one for half an hour every morning and it makes a real difference in mood. Most people at our latitude have at least mild SAD this time of year, even if it's bright which in my neck of the woods it is not.


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[nightlite]

Redecorating.
Nothing expensive or major but I start really getting into the design blogs to get inspired to find old pieces on Kijiji etc to add or transform an existing room. It's creative and makes me feel like I'm not sitting here counting down the days til splash pads.

Heck if it was snowing like a proper fluffy snow winter, at the very least I could take my kids tobagganin or sledding and then have hot chocolate. Sigh.

[Darth Penguin]

build up the fire , sit in front of it and read

feed my internet addiction

I try to get out for a walk everyday

I stopped using my Shread DVD and need to restart that

[Bargain Seeker]

We don't get January blues....except when there is no snow like right now! We ski every Saturday and Sunday until March when the hill closes down. This is a great time of the year for us. We love it!

[Lonomia]

Jan. is a really good month for me. My DH has his work gala mid month and our anniversary is at the end of it. My bday is in early Feb so I have lots of celebrating early in the year.

[coupon girl]

no blues here-my daughter is getting married in 3 weeks -just love it i am on a high right now

[frugallady19]

exercise...
cook good food.. (try new things)

looking for a new place to move... (apt hunting is fun)

couponing/saving money

and hoping for an amazing summer!

[Sassy Saver]

I hear ya!
Some things I have been doing...
Read positive books! I prefer memoirs that have good, positive, spirit lifting endings!
I find going to the gym gives me more energy and lifts my mood.
I know it's bad, but I tan... once or twice a week usually.
I always make a new year resolution that is easy to work on and keep for the whole year. This year I chose "to use my slow cooker more" so I like to look for new recipes online and stuff.
I also do like a new year clean/ organize. So far I have done my coupon binder, next will be the cupboards, closets, then rooms.
I find when your house is clean and organized and decluttered, you feel a little bit better!

[Speckled28]

I absolutely loathe winter and all its dull dreariness, lol. I take Vitamin D supplements, which seem to help a bit......I'm also all about the bright colors. I love the beach and everything associated with it, so winter before last I painted my bedroom a vibrant ocean blue.....have a beach calendar and several small beachy decorations.....along with a brightly colored bedspread. It's my favorite room in the house! lol

[krysta lynne]

I absolutely loathe winter and all its dull dreariness, lol. I take Vitamin D supplements, which seem to help a bit......I'm also all about the bright colors. I love the beach and everything associated with it, so winter before last I painted my bedroom a vibrant ocean blue.....have a beach calendar and several small beachy decorations.....along with a brightly colored bedspread. It's my favorite room in the house! lol

i love this idea. i don't think there is anything better than new paint. it makes an entire atmosphere change

[Lavender Lady]

Love what you do Speckled28--my sister does the same thing, but in her bathroom.
Carribean blue towels, a picture of a sail boat that she bought on a cruise, etc. She says its her favorite room in the house. Myself I try to get real vitamin D (laying on a beach under the hot tropical sun). It's loads of fun to plan and just think about it and most winters I do get to go.

[hollyhill]

Well December was so hard for me this year, January has got to be better LOL! But usually February is difficult for me...

I try and indulge my self more. One of my fave things to do is reading a Mag in the tub LOL!
And I try and get OUTSIDE as much as possible.