Hunting for the good mood

I love my country and my home town.
But this year, for the first time ever, we had more than 30 sunless days (and counting). Gloomy and moody weather that makes all of us feel strange and depressed.
These are some of my suggestions (based on my routine) for tricking the weather and making your days beautiful and sunny on the inside:

1. Take advantage of the season and start decorating your home.
Usually, we start decorating the house and the Christmas tree just a few days before the 25th. But not this year! I haven't used all the supplies, since that would be a little strange, but I used some colorful lights here and there, just changing the look of the room, making it more pleasurable and cozy.

2. Go out! Get out of the house in the rainy, moody weather! You will love being indoors when you return.
I go out a few times per day, once to visit my parents, then to do the shopping (I particularly love doing the groceries), I go to gym (but that is a different topic) and I usually take advantage of any reason to go outside.

3. Do things that you love: go to the movies, go to a nice Christmas Carols concert, go to a restaurant where you love the food and the mood etc.

4. Learn something new.
I find it extremely uplifting when I have learned something new. From cooking a new kind of soup or desert to learning new phrases in English or knowing more about my pregnancy, learning keeps me happy, motivated and smiling.

5. Invite people over.
That can be tricky, I know. But the thing is you should only invite people close to your heart, since this depressing weather may turn out to be not so bad when compared to annoying company.

6. Go to gym!
I saved the best for last. Gym is the best thing for lifting spirits and putting a smile on your face. I don't do difficult things nor do I try to break records while pregnant, but going to gym is the best way to trick the weather or even the thoughts in my head. I know, there are thousands articles online about going to gym as antidepressant, so I won't go on bubbling about this. But please, bear this in mind: even if you look out the window and then think it's better to stay on the couch with the nutella jar and see a nice film, even when you are not 100% in the mood for gym, go! Go to gym and see for yourself the blessing. Go to yoga, go swimming, running, cycling or working on your core muscles. Do whatever you like the most, but go and do it! Don't stay in, don't fear the weather or the moodiness of others. Life is better and the weather gets sunnier after a work out. Of course, it's all in your head and muscles. But that is all the matters, isn't it?

Now, that I think about it, there must be at least a dozen other suggestions for tricking the weather and changing the mood. Please feel free to share your own.

Have a beautiful sunny day!