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Cold weather. Dusk at 5pm. The constant search for your misplaced glove. This time of year there are almost more excuses to justify feeling grumpy than energetic and chipper. But if you can see past the bleak horizon and align yourself more with the arrival of spring -- a time of energy and renewal -- you may just find yourself in a better state of mind and consequently a more productive person. To get there, you don't need to go on an extravagant vacation or spend a lot of money on vitamin infusions. Try some of these simple steps to improve your state of mind for free.

1. Take a hike
Yes, it's (sort of) cold outside, but so what? Bundle up and get out there for a walk. It will elevate your senses on all levels, make you a fitter person if you do it regularly and you may even get some vitamin D the natural way if you leave some skin exposed between your hat and your scarf.

Canadian movie fanatics, take note: Netflix is finally coming to the Great White North this fall. But this bit of good news comes with a catch.

Netflix is well known and beloved south of the border for bringing movies and TV shows to the consumer. Users pay a monthly fee to have DVDs delivered to their home, and when they're done they just pop it into the supplied postage-paid envelope and mail it back. There's no late fee either -- you simply pay one set fee, starting at $8.99 per month.

Interestingly, the company's press release only mentions a plan to export their online streaming media service north of the border -- no DVD delivery service is in the works just yet.