The weather is grim, the nights are long and the festive buzz is well and truly over. January is a blue month for many, to say the least - but, when money is tight and the weather is getting us down, what can we do to boost our morale just a little?
So much so, in fact, that today, January 16, is known as Blue Monday. With the Christmas buzz long gone, the weather cold, wet and miserable and the spectre of bills looming while payday is still a while away, it's not hard to see why the third Monday in January has gained this title.
We asked wellbeing experts for their best tips to make January feel a little brighter...