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So you say you like the outdoors? How many hours in a week would you say you actually get to spend outdoors? I don't have children, am not married, don't have a house to maintain and live in the backyard of an outdoor mecca, and I would say I probably only get outdoors three hours a week, if I'm lucky. What's that all about? It's because we're suffering from INDOOR-DOM!

Yes, the gloomy disorder that starts to consume you when you spend too much time in the office and not enough time sharpening the saw (little shout-out for all you Stephen Covey fans). Luckily, the Pocono Mountains has come up with a cure for you, which all starts with some self-reflection.

Yes, that's right, snap a picture of you right now at work! Now head to our Greater Outdoors Giveaway Facebook application and upload it. If you really want, you can take another and get creative with it because in order to win the remedy to this nasty disorder, you need votes. The cleverer the photos, the more votes you receive. Everyone knows that is pure physics, or scientific method or something like that! Can you tell I have a BA?

Now, we get to the second step, voting. Once you've uploaded your photo, our snazzy application allows you to root through your friend list and see who you want to notify in order to get more votes, as well as instant share options on Facebook and Twitter and automatic pre-shortened URLs. Come on, people! We couldn't make this cure any easier.

The image with the most votes by August 18 at 12:30 p.m. will win the Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Package, including a kayak, mountain bike, tent and camping gear, fishing pole, backpack and Pocono Mountains getaway! Essentially, all you need to get out in Mother Nature for more than a couple hours each week. Plus, we will be giving out a weekly prize of outdoor gear to some lucky participants.

So what are you waiting for? The earlier submit, the longer you have to get more votes. So snap away my friends and when your boss asks you what you're doing, tell him there might be a kayak in the deal for him or her!