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Blue Monday…….how are you feeling today?

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Sago Mon 16-Jan-23 09:23:30

Today is apparently the most depressing day of the year.

I have quite a nice day planned, we are having work done on the top floor of our house so I’m looking forward to choosing paint colours and new accessories.
We are also having a TV put in our living room, we have resisted but an open fire in there means we can spend cosy evenings in front of a TV instead of shivering in our not so snug snug!
Our fuel bills are astronomical and we have to address this.

How are you feeling on “Blue Monday” are you doing something nice?

BigBertha1 Mon 16-Jan-23 22:21:49

Congratulations Pittcity.

Jaxjacky Mon 16-Jan-23 22:36:10

Exciting Pittcity.
After doing my voluntary stint, many far worse off than me and mine, then pub quiz, good fun, but middle score, I’m feeling pleasantly tired.
Very cold out, but will shift my btm for a walk tomorrow, sleep well all.

Quokka Mon 16-Jan-23 23:01:28

Blue Monday? Perhaps that explains it!

JackyB Tue 17-Jan-23 09:44:30

I didn't realise it was Blue Monday yesterday. I was quite pleased that I got my housework done according to plan, had an hour to myself when DH went to his exercise class, and the simple Spanish tortilla I did for dinner was particularly good - got a big compliment from DH who was hungry after his keep fit.

In the evening went to a play about a real event which took place in 1939 about a boat which was due to take 1000 Jews from Hamburg to Havana. A depressing story, but the play was an interesting setting and I met some people I knew and had interesting conversations with people in the interval - even some I didn't know (unheard of for Germans!).

Here is the story if anyone's interested.

encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/voyage-of-the-st-louis