How to Fight Off Blue Monday at Home

Rough Linen I love the idea of artisanal cheese Becky - we live near Cowgirl Creamery and can watch them making it (through a window) - suddenly need some! Only problem is I have a mind which separates words into component parts, problem with artisanal...
I am going to do every one of your suggestions, not because I'm depressed, but just for fun. From my lavender bath I salute you!

Ann-Tyler Konradi Love the ideabook, Becky! We've been teaching our girls (3rd and 5th grade) how to play Clue and it's loads of fun. I'm going to try your other ideas too!

bepsf I light candles, stream Sarah Brightman over the wireless stereo speakers, put a stew in the oven & pop open a bottle of wine, and put on the flannel pajamas after a nice hot bubble bath...

Spacify Inc, Awesome collection, like the ideabook...

Vanessa Brunner Love this Becky. I still listen to New Order (their newer stuff is super fun), so I fully support your CD choice :)

olldbobbi Becky, I love all your ideabooks! They're fabulous. My cure for Blue Monday, or any other blue day, is to start a new project. A little paint, sew some new curtains, rearrange a room. Anything to keep my mind off the day-to-day humdrum!

suzywilson Great idea! Thanks!

Pat lovely ideabook, thank you...made me smils. It's -20 C here in Ottawa and your ideas are welcome!

lamarti These are some great Blue Monday ideas Becky, thanks!

linbar Forget about "Rainy days and Mondays always get me down" with this ideabook! A great perk-you-up list. Thanks!

Katie harding "Artisanal" means fine cheese, made by hand in small batches by artisan cheese makers. We own and operate an artisanal cheese online business, and a shop in Egg Harbor, Wi: Wisconsin Cheese Masters. All Wisconsin award-winning cheeses, check it out!

balfour_girl I like to have lots of lights on in the house... for me it keeps the blues away!

Becky Harris katie, YUM! You are making me hanker for a hunk of cheese. Sounds like the perfect way to fight off Blue Monday!

Casart Coverings I'd be willing to add the recipe for fig ice cream made with condensed milk and whipping cream that doesn't require anything more than mixing and freezing and is to die for even if you don't like figs; pure food bliss!

Siobhan Breton Love your idea books - always so great! Thought I'd share my Happy Thoughts to beat the Monday blues!

Becky Harris Hey all, your comments are boosting me up as Blue Monday approaches. Thanks :)

Damien F Wow.... Im loving the drinking and New Order suggestions!!!! It's always 5 'o clock somewhere RYYYYTE!!?? LETS toss in a little OMD and some Banana Rama and we're SET!!

THANKS - loved reading this!

angeldog Love the ideas, especially playing games, reading, and flowers.....I always keep flowers in the house...however, the fattening fixes would seem to only make the day after an even more depressing day....if the new year's resolution on diet hasn't failed just yet, the cheeses, fat drinks, and smores will surely do the trick! Thanks for the read :)

wjoy I'm going to finish filling the donation bag. . get out in this rainy, cold weather and FINALLY drop it off at the battered women's thrift store. . .shop for the brightest bouquet of grocery store fresh flowers I can find. . .come home, build a fire and drink butterscotch schnapps with Irish cream and eat something indulgent. . hey it's only ONE day. . .right???

Jan McLaughlin Siobhan, what is the name of you box of happy thoughts box....by who?

Becky Harris wjoy, right on! It's funny, about two weeks ago my window got stuck in the rain. I made an appt. all the way out in Roswell (love Nalley!) to get it fixed. I knew I'd drive by the Goodwill dropoff down the street on the way, so I put all the giveaway stuff in the trunk and took off, dreading the round trip 2+hour ordeal this would be. Well, the guy at the Goodwill said "I can fix that for you!" and he pushed up the window while I pressed the button. Not only will you get the stuff out of your house, which feels great, but you'll get some instant good karma too.

You're in GA right? The rain just let up here for a minute and I saw the sun, now it's getting gloomy again. Another Blue Monday cure? Wearing crazy Wellies.

wjoy Yes Becky, I am in the N GA mountains. It has been rainy & gloomy here all weekend. My always go-to to ward off the blues is to do a good deed (thus the donations). Love your idea for the crazy wellies. . they have been on my wish list for awhile. Today would be a good day to shop for them. Since I am old as dirt, the crazier and kookier. . the better! :-)

Becky Harris wjoy - Target almost always has awesome Wellies at a good price. Mine are black and white houndstooth. I'm hoarding the Missoni ones to pay for a vacation (just kidding). I spoke too soon about the sun, it started raining again five minutes later.

wjoy Thanks for the Target suggestion, I will try there. I shopped downtown Blue Ridge and the surrounding areas today with no luck. The black and white houndstooth ones are my favorite!

Siobhan Breton Hi Jan - Happy Thoughts can be found on Etsy (shop is Rire Souvent) or www.riresouvent.com

scherrie goettsch Last winter when I couldn't get out of the house to walk the dog, because the snow was so deep, I started jumping rope in my kitchen with higher ceilings. It sure gets the blood flowing. Afterward, a nice long soak in the tub/jacuzzi is in order.

amberlehatch I read this late. This monday the 23rd was horrible. I was really the wicked witch of the west or east or whichever was the worst.