Beach Huts Beat ‘Blue Monday’ by Heather Hilder on January 8, 2025 Beat Blue Monday Beat ‘Blue Monday’ at Your Beach Hut Happy 2025! Sadly, the start of each year sees many people struggle during January. The post-festive season can seem something of a comedown. The evenings are only just starting to get a little longer and the UK weather is usually at its gloomiest. So let’s explore how beach huts beat ‘blue Monday’. Perhaps the mix of all these things is partly why the third Monday in January (20 January 2025) has been declared as ‘the most depressing day of the year’! So many people now call this date ‘Blue Monday’ that The Priory has pointed out that, far from trivialising depression it actually shines a light on how difficult this time of year can be for some. Positive action at your beach hut The best way to beat the blues is by doing something positive. The trouble is that when you feel down part of the problem is a lack of motivation to do anything at all. That’s where beach hut owners can play their part. Although many will have safely secured and locked up their hut for the winter, those who truly know the all-year-round value of a hut will be able to make a difference. What better way to help someone who is feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders than by inviting them along to your very own palace on the prom? A warm drink on a cold day, some twinkly lights to keep the twilight at bay or maybe just the chance to have a good old fashioned natter and put the world to rights – all of these things can help cheer up someone you know who might be feeling the strain. Down or depressed? Nip down to your beach hut Of course The Priory is quite right to point out that feeling a bit down is a very different thing from actually suffering from depression. Doing your best to cheer up a friend or family member who needs an arm round them or simply to be amongst smiling faces is one thing. However, helping someone who has a deeper malaise can be far more difficult and challenging. The NHS takes depression seriously, as we all should. Sometimes the best thing we can do for someone is to gently point them in the right direction of seeking out help in other ways. Helping hand Giving others a little boost really does work both ways – most of us need a little boost in January and helping others has the added benefit of helping you feel better about yourself too! The social aspects of being a beach hut owner play a bit part in the appeal, and having somewhere that you can find some quality ‘me time’ to have that peace and quiet we all need is truly priceless. It can be really hard to find in our modern tech-ruled world and it is undoubtedly one of the great things about having your very own beach hut. If you’d like to know more about owning a hut in and around Brighton and Hove get in touch today – we’ll help make sure 2025 really is a happy new year!
