Inexpensive ways to cheer yourself up?

[Jackjack]

I've developed the expensive habit (costa) of a latte and cake! Just wondering what others do when feeling down and need a lift but are skint!!

walk or a nice soak in the bath or re read a favourite book.

Yy to soak in bath. Use all your Xmas smellies! I gave myself pedicure last night, sat with feet in bucket watching tv! Not most glamorous, but lovely!

Go for a run/walk. Watch a good DVD, particularly a comedy one. Cook something I love to eat. Spend time with someone who cheers me up and makes me laugh. Have an early night - the version or just the boring version!

'sat with feet in bucket watching tv!'

I do this too Pootles2010! Although in my case it's an old washing up bowl rather than a bucket

Another one for a lovely hot bubble bath, Dh ran me one last night lit candles for me and my ds1 had made a battery operated docking station so I attached my blackberry. I had a lovely hour with a glass of wine and my christmas smellies.

Bath and a glass of wine. Sainsbury's house wine range has bottles that are about the same price as a coffee somewhere like Costa.

I spent a fortune in Caffe Nero just before Christmas. My new "thing" is I only go into a coffee place with an attractive man working on the till, because then I get embarrassed out of ordering a cake, and I just stick to a cup of tea. Much cheaper and better for me!

He he PastGrace I'm too old to care what the men are like these days, just give me the cake! X

Buy some fresh coffee and a cafetiere, then make your own lattes at home and spend the leftover money on double portions of cake.

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I like to buy a crappy magazine like '25 Beautiful Homes' and cut and file all the pretty pictures.

Second/third/fourth the vote for a long bubble bath, ideally with a lovely new book (charity shop or library).

Re-read a childhood favourite such as Ballet Shoes, Daddy Long Legs or Charlotte Sometimes.

Go for a walk with dp and have coffee and cake at cheapo church-run cafe, rather than Costa!

Filter coffee in Pret for 99p.

I was about to suggest Costa and cake just as I opened the thread! It is my little pleasure too.
I can justify a fiver once a fortnight though - that half hour of peace is the highlight of my life

Can also recommend:
going to library and browsing trashy books you wouldn't buy
going for an evening walk all wrapped up (if safe where you live)
looking at fantasy houses on Rightmove

These are the little things that got me through a very skint year!

Ok I'm going to have a bath, with a good book, a latte and then do a manicure followed by a pedicure with a big class of wine. That should beat my credit crunch/winter blues!
Seriously Thankyou for your replys x

Get your Christmas choccies and hide a few of your favourite ones in random drawers and pockets. When you feel low, remember where you hid them. One unexpected choccy surprise is better than a mountain of chocolate to plug through IMO.
Library books are great, I get non fiction and read up on random topics
Make your own biscuit dough, slice it into biscuits and freeze it, taking out a couple of frozen biscuits to cook when you want a treat.

Magazine, bubble bath, candles, paint my nails or straighten my hair or watch a bit of trash T.v.

book ,bath, candles
good dvd to watch on my own
invite friends round for a girly eve with wine and nibbles.

Watching Desperate Housewives on laptop
Watching a romantic comedy on TV
Browsing Rightmove and glass of cheap wine
I am constanly on diet, so Costa coffee+cake is out of question anyway!

Big mug of Green and Blacks Hot Chocolate (theres nothing like it),

A great TV drama (loving Public Enemies at the mo),

DH out with mates so whole sofa and control of remote to myself et voila.........bliss! Almost for free!

Zumba class (£4) weekly.

Going with the kids to the cinema on a Sun a.m. £1.25 a ticket at the local Vue. Can have Popcorn, a drink and a couple of oreo biscuits for £2.50 if feeling generous too.

Go to Wilkos or Poundland and buy one of those thermal mugs. Fill it with fresh coffee from home for about 15p a day.
That's what I keep meaning to do, anyway

Go fishing
Go birdwatching
Go walking
Go Church
Get DH to do me a massage
Cuddle the cat
Bake
Draw
Knit
Ring a friend
Grow things (need a bit of time for this one)

Watching re-runs of Father Ted does it for me!

For me, it's a walk out in the fresh air (free) or an uninterupted hot bath (free) or either an early night or a lie in (free)
getting more expensive now watching a "girly film" with a glass of wine or even a nice mug of tea, tbh. Over last 18months or so I've picked up dozens of videos from charity shops of old films I've either missed or want to see again - generally 3,4, or even 5 for £1, so abou 25p for my treat
If really want to push the boat out Go for a pub lunch with a friend - get the '2 for a tenner' type deals and sit and just put the world to rights for about 3 hours. Excellent value for money.

Curl up in front of a log fire with a cup of Earl Grey in my favourite cup, a good book, and some Rococo dark sea salt chocolate...

Paint nails
Read book in bed
Bath
Oil hair
Make and then eat cake
Hot chocolate
Meet up with friends
Movie at home in jimmy jams