LIFE IS FINE IN 2009

So here we are at the beginning of another 365 days (ok I cheated, because Ididnt post this on the 1st, so letssplit the difference and call it around 351.5 days) and all I see around me is a whole lot of doom and gloom.

So while we are about to stroll down the long highway that will be 2009, facing the thought of economic recession, increasing unemployment rates, global warming crises and such, lets give our outlook a lift, and embrace denial in 2009 - in an indignant, not ignorant fashion.

In this honor, I present you with a quick few eco(nomically friendly) tips to make life simply fine in 2009.

BECOME A RECESSIONISTA

Transport yourself back to the 1930's - pre depression America. Drape yourself in head to toe black. Drop your hemlines and switch to simple, classic style. Make accessories your statement - not your shoes. And dont spend your precious pennies on the 'it' bag... take a stand and carry a green bag, thefashion item du jour and social-conscience easing alternative.

BOTTLE UP YOUR FEELINGS

And I dont mean in an "I'm going to crack and need to see a shrink immediately" kind of way. Bottle them up metaphorically. Eg: You know that feeling you get when you walk out into a beautiful warm patch of sun and your whole body relaxes and pulses with the glow of its rays? Suddenly you feel free, uninhibited, and undeniably happy? Well, get a metaphorical bottle and pop that glow inside it; those thoughts and feelings, and save them for a rainy day. Who knows when you might need to refer to them. And the big bonus - bottling up your feelings costs nothing!

BRING ON THE BORED GAMES

When the pay cheque is not in, and you cant instantly gratify yourself with the latest blockbuster flick or glossy magazine, get out the board (or really really bored games). There's nothing like a bit of cleaning up in Monopoly by swooping on Mayfair and Park lane to make you feel emotionally richer!

POKE SOMEONE

You know what I am talking about! In this grand era of digital intimacy, be brave. Poke the person you havent spoken to in a while on facebook. Catch up on the latest goings on in other peoples lives. Heck, why not even make an excuse to go out and have an old fashioned chin wag.