Gloom Lifter
An activity, usually a long drive to coast, that is taken to relieve the gloom of every day life. Used to lift the spirits, get out of the house, get away from the tv / console and hide from responsibilities.
There is fuck all on tv, the wife is constantly nagging, the baby is crying and the dog has puked on the carpet. Bollocks to the world, I'm taking a long gloom lifter. I will return when I can once again see a purpose to life.