13 simple ways to brighten up Blue Monday

There’s no need to feel deflated on Blue Monday (iStock/PA)

Typically falling on the third Monday in January, Blue Monday is reputedly the most depressing day of the year.

Why? Because the joys of the festive period have faded, the weather is awful (at least in the northern hemisphere), our New Year resolutions have probably already failed and we’re unlikely to have any holidays coming up any time soon – the latter is especially true this year, of course.