One thing to get you through January (aside from booking a holiday) is to dream about what you'll do on your lovely free days off AKA bank holidays.
Question is: when are they?
The good news is that the first bank holiday falls quite early in April on the 3rd.
The rest are as follows:
6 April, Easter Monday
4 May, bank holiday Monday
25 May, bank holiday Monday
31 August, bank holiday Monday
25 December, Christmas Day
Enjoy!