Beat The Post-Christmas Utah Slump With This Trick

There’s a moment — usually sometime between taking down the tree and discovering the last stale peppermint bark in the pantry — when the post‑Christmas crash hits. The lights come down, the magic evaporates, and suddenly you’re left with a living room that looks drab and empty and a calendar full of… January.

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It’s no wonder so many people feel a little hollow after the holidays. We spend weeks building toward something bright and nostalgic, only to slam into the grayest stretch of winter with nothing but resolutions and leftover ham to sustain us.

A Trick for Post-Holidays

But here’s the good news: you don’t have to wait until summer to feel alive again. Here's a little trick I was turned on to a few years ago: plan something now to look forward to.

Include These to Soften the Post-Holiday Letdown

Those You Love: include those you will miss the most in your upcoming plan because nothing empowers "see you soon", like the reality that it won't be long before you are gathering again ready to create new memories.
Good Timing: If you can keep it within two months, again so "soon" really means soon.
Keep it Simple: There is no need to break the already Christmas-broken bank to apply this therapy. A simple weekend, a gathering place and good times are sure to bring out the fun in you.

Southern Utah

If you don't have another gathering place, might I suggest the wonder of Southern Utah? Even if you live in the area, Southern Utah has so many little getaways it really is an easy way to leave your old surroundings behind and enjoy some desert peace.

The holidays are wonderful, but they’re intense. When the magic fades, it’s easy to feel the drop. Planning an early spring trip to Southern Utah gives you something bright on the horizon — a reminder that beauty is still coming, that warmth is returning, that the world is bigger than your living room sans glittery decorations.