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05:20 pm: Say No To Blue Monday on 18 Jan! This is my Happy Monday!
The papers and media are full of bogus stories about next Monday being the most depressing day of the year!

Yeah right! This pathetic so called story has been trotted out for the last few years ever since Sky Travel paid Dr Cliff Arnall to come up with a "formula" as part of an advertising campaign.

I'm not sure why Sky Travel figure that being depressed would make me buy a holiday, but I very much resent marketers deliberately trying to make feel down! When I do feel down I'm more likely to shut out the world and take a few duvet days than look for new adventures. I've nothing against holidays, they can be great fun. Being manipulated though, I hate that!

On Monday 18 January I will be saying "This is my Happy Monday"

Have a Happy Monday!

If you are genuinely sad, that's fine, but don't let anyone talk you down into misery by auto suggestion!

Play cheerful songs, tell jokes, play silly games, and lets reclaim Monday 18th January 2010 from the media manipulators, because how blithering dare they tell you how to feel, just so they can take money from your bank account.

On twitter you can use the tag #happymonday and there are a couple of twibbons available

9am to 12noon GMT Jim Hawkins on BBC Radio Shropshire will be discussing uplifting stories and playing cheerful choonage ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/ play buttons top right of page)

Free icons you can use for Happy Monday http://valdary.livejournal.com/141599.html or any Monday you like!

What people are saying about Happy Monday on Twitter http://is.gd/6rplr

Happy Monday press release! http://www.freepressindex.com/news-happy-monday-set-to-tweet-away-blue-monday-7682.html


http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/dec/16/badscience.uknews

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From:melted_rachel
Date:January 12th, 2010 06:09 pm (UTC)
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This is totally ridiculous! I plan to be peppy and meery too next monday ;)
From:melted_rachel
Date:January 12th, 2010 06:09 pm (UTC)
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*merry even! Oops
From:(Anonymous)
Date:January 13th, 2010 09:15 am (UTC)

Blue Monday

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Valdary
you are absolutely right about being positive on Blue Monday - and that's the whole point of the Blue Monday campaign - check out www.beatbluemonday.org.uk.

What was originally a formula is now used as the symbolic 'most depressing day'. The formula has uncovered a yet unquantifiable, yet real what's called a zeitgeist - a general mood that people can feel low towards the back end of January.

The whole point of the campaign is to be positive - and where possible do some good - eg support a charity, do something fun to cheer others up.

So, have a great Blue Monday - and yes, be positive.
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From:jemjabella
Date:January 13th, 2010 11:47 am (UTC)
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I've popped your link on http://www.happymonday.info/ under 'more info' - hope you don't mind :)
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From:valdary
Date:January 13th, 2010 01:16 pm (UTC)
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Of course, That's fine!
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From:xjenavivex
Date:January 14th, 2010 02:36 pm (UTC)
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May I copy the post and also link to it just in case some folks don't make the jump over here. I will be at work Monday and online. Poke me if I fail to post.
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From:valdary
Date:January 14th, 2010 08:13 pm (UTC)
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Copy by all means, I want to copy and share as far as possible!

Also take a look at the next post where I have posted some free Happy Monday icons both for twitter and livejournal and anywhere anyone wants to use them
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From:xjenavivex
Date:January 14th, 2010 08:15 pm (UTC)
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Sweet!
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