Smile! It's the happiest Monday of the year

HOUSTON -

Jan. 30 is the happiest Monday of the year, according to researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University in Britain.

Senior psychologist Dr. David Holmes said most people are happy because they have made it past a lean January.

The first month of the year is generally a financially tight month where people tried to make up for spending at Christmas.

Most people also have money in the bank because they have been paid their first and possibly their second paycheck of the year.

The final reason -- people are already booking or have booked their summer vacations.

With school out in just four months, most are making plants even if the destination is not as exotic as in years; past.

Having something to look forward proved to be the biggest factor in the happiest Monday of the year.

BuddhaRocks ®