Don't spend *all *of January sitting on your couch miserably munching on corn cakes - you are allowed to have *some *fun you know.
Here's a few fun things to get you through.
Get giggy with it
'Oh I NEVER got to gigs anymore' - you and your friends say like once a week. Make 2016 different and get involved with SoFar sounds - the organisation that puts on gigs across the country in people's living rooms and other unusual spaces. There's something happening almost every night across the UK so no excuses. Tickets are pay-what-you-want too so if you're still broke after Christmas then here's a way to have a night out for free.
Become a super sleuther
If Sherlock's New Year's Day episode got you in the mood to sleuth the shit out of everything then grab a few friends and head to Hidden London's Moriarty's Game - a mystery solving experience that combines uncovering evidence with, erm, getting drunk. It's £60 - but that's between four people so actually - it's just £15.
Eat all of the food
Newcastle-dwellers delight; from January 18-24 it's restaurant week! The city is offering set menus in over 80 of it's bestest restaurants for just a tenner. Finally an excuse to justify a starter AND a main. Or dessert. Whatever.
Update your wardrobe
Head to Brighton's Rags Revival 'swishing' event on the 9th of January. Just cart along all your old clothes to the Fair Shop and receive tokens in exchange which you can then 'spend' on other people's old clothes. It's only a fiver to get in AND there's free wine.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.