Was it raining where you were this morning? Was it dark, cold and all the rest of it? Did you check the post and got your credit card bill through and was the amount huge? Did you look at the calendar and see that there’s nothing to look forward to except a long, grey and terrible working year ahead? Feel fat and unfit? Did even your Wii shout at you?
Would you have rather stayed in bed this morning?
Am I cheering you up?
Well, if you were feeling especially gloomy this morning, you’re not alone. It’s the worst day of the worst week of the year, according to those scientist-types. They’ve even worked out a formula and it’s this:
1/8W+(D-d) 3/8xTQ MxNA.
Where:
W: Weather
D: Debt
d: Money due in January pay
T: Time since Christmas
Q: Time since failed quit attempt
M: General motivational levels
NA: The need to take action
They’ve figured out what is the worst day. Well done!
So what does this mean really? Is this really making you happier reading this? Probably not; nobody likes a lot of questioned fired at them.
Hell, even I couldn’t bring myself to writing this until after lunch…
It’s depressing the world over…
What things can you do that will cheer you up that are free and will make this week go past a little bit quicker? Well, we’ve compiled a list of some things you can do that will make the week seem more bearable and take you to next Monday – when life’s a lot better:
1) Wear your sneakers into work
This may be a little thing, but it’ll make you feel oh-so much better. Apart from the fact that it’ll make you feel that you’re at school again, it’ll be a much more bearable week if you wear sneakers. If you’re sneakers are especially garish, colour in the swooshes and markings with a black pen, that’ll make them more grown-up.
Comfy shoes will make you smile
2) Pay everything with the correct money, in cash
Money’s tight and we all know it. Chances are that you’re gonna have to go to the supermarket this week to get your Bean’s on toast or gruel. So go to a really busy checkout, don’t use your credit card or anything and use every penny and cent you’ve found in the house to pay for it. It’ll be a lot of fun for you, as everyone else will be going crazy behind you.
Upset everyone and take evil pleasure in it
3) Watch all the TV shows you recorded over Christmas
There are usually some good shows on at Christmas that you’ve not yet watched. Watch them all. But, don’t speed through the ad breaks. Watch them all and pretend it’s still Christmas, looking at all those happy times. You’ll be even happier when you realise you don’t have to go and see Aunty Janet, who wants to kiss you with her furry face, drunk on Snowballs.
Christmas TV will cheer you up
4) Book a holiday
Let’s face it, the Economy’s pretty much broken isn’t it – and your job is probably not as secure as it was 6 months ago. You don’t know how much time you’ll have left in proper employment! Go the Gordon Brown way and spend, spend, spend! Ignore your Credit Card statement, pay the minimum and go on holiday. Click here to have a look.
Go on - burn that Credit Card
5) Organise an anti-gloomy party
Do it on a work night. In fact, do it tonight! Call all your friends and get them to come round with the idea of getting drunk and complaining. Chances are, there will be at least one person you know who’s in a situation that’s worse than yours, so it’ll at least make you feel a bit better.
Remember though, this has to be cheap, so get everyone to bring in all the old alcohol that they’ve not drunk at Christmas and the ‘slightly going off’ cheese and ham that is still in the fridge.
You may possibly get food poisoning from this, but at least you’ll be able to spend the rest of the week in bed, which will be good.
Have a party - it’ll cheer you up!