Avoiding Blue Monday
In 1979 Bob Geldof complained that "I don't like Mondays". So many people agreed with him that he went to the top of the charts.
The fourth monday in January is “Blue Monday" and as such should be disliked above all other days because it has been declared the most depressing day of the year due to a combination of factors including the weather (likely torrential rain is hardly uplifting), level of debt (after Christmas spending), time since Christmas and early failure to keep New Year’s resolutions. To deepen the gloom, 2011 was already behind in the smile stakes because the Prime Minister said in his Christmas message that this would be the year of “heavy-lifting”. To add insult to injury there will still be 96 days to go until the next public holiday (Good Friday on 22 April). As such, it is no wonder that many may prefer to stay under the duvet today rather than venture outside.
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