What are you doing on New Year’s Eve?

Nothing. I used to spend hundreds going out on New Year’s Eve and never once had a good time!

so I stay in, light the fire, open a bottle of wine and crack open a really good book! Bliss. It’s my favorite night of the year now.

I can't understand the hype TBH. The 1st Jan is no different to the 31st Dec! Its manufactured to get people to keep on spending and extend Christmas a bit longer.

However, it is celebrated on the same night all over the World (maybe not China, they have their own I think!) Whereas Christmas is not.

Like many others we do nothing special. Sorry ......

Painting skirting boards in the sitting room.

This used to be me but I no longer have a cat so this year, like last year, I'll go to bed with a book and a large glass of my favourite fizz, Cremant.

NYE doesn't get more exciting than that these days. 😆

We have booked swimming for us all in the morning and then soft play no doubt. I will then tell the children they can only stay up til midnight if they have an afternoon nap. We have some new party games to play on the Nintendo switch and we will probably get something nice in for dinner.

I'm just a misery, then, aren't I? I find it interminable.

Food at a great restaurant, then off to the pub to see the new year in with a group of friends.

We're going to a party, the hosts live just around the corner from us so no problems about getting home.

We are going to my parents house to eat traditional sausage and lentils. We'll play board games and watch a film, and have sparklers/party poppers if the DC are still awake at midnight.

Go to the village sports club, there is a pizza van and disco, families welcome, meet a bunch of friends, kids all in the same class and good friends, will stay until around 10:45ish when the girls will probably get tired, they are 8.

getting a curry and will be in bed for about 10pm in a food coma. probs woken up at midnight to fireworks

Nothing.

I've not 'done' NYE since I was about 18!

Going out for an early curry with DH and teens and then home to play board games - not a fan of NY but is more fun now the kids are older and can join in

NOTHING AT ALL!
Really looking forward to it 😂

We are going to stay at my sisters along with other family members.

I've hated new year's eve since I was an adult. As a child I loved being able to stay up and watch White Heather Club (showing my vast age) then teenage parties were fun. When DH and I got together it seemed like forced fun, going to gatherings and parties when we'd rather just spend time at home, especially with work fast approaching. It was more fun when DC were old enough to stay up and sometimes we'd have family round.
Now it's just the two of us with a hotpot and a bottle of something. Bliss!

We've got friends coming with their kids. We'll have raclette (which ex used to hate, which is why I picked it), do some little fireworks for the kids when it gets dark (they are 8, 8, 5, 1 and 5 months) and light the fire outside. They'll most likely leave by 10 or 11pm.
I'll have the hot tub on and, if DS is still awake, we'll enjoy a late night paddle and watch the fireworks at midnight. DD will be wrapped up warm and can sleep in the pushchair.
It's the first NYE without his dad and we used to just go to bed. I have no clue what he's planning this year. Perhaps going out with the OW...since he's on a trip to recover his lost youth...

Isn't the whole point of having friend to spend hours chatting, laughing and you know...being friends? Not killing time until you can go home??

Much to the chagrin of most of MN, I love NYE and we're going for a bottomless brunch, a pub crawl and then back to ours for lasagne (classic, spicy veggie and ham and mushroom) and trifle just before midnight. We'll then spend a few hours dancing in the kitchen (with our neighbours before anyone starts complaining), because my friends actually like spending time together and celebrating.

Just DP and I and 11/14 yo DCs. We will have snacky for and watch a film. Pretty much a rerun of Christmas Eve!

Last year was my first ever new year's not doing anything. Can remember why now. Done parties, Trafalgar Square, pub, friends houses, rented cottages with friends. I like New Year.

Last year was fine but...

We've got an invitation to the pub with friends this year or round to another friend's house...but DH has flu so I don't think we'll be going anywhere.

I live alone so I'll be on the sofa watching a film or something, will watch the fireworks on TV at midnight. I'd like to be in bed soon after that but I live in London and there's usually fireworks being set off well into the early hours so no doubt I'll be kept awake by that.

1AnotherOne hopefully you will feel better by Tuesday - hope it’s not noro 💐

Nothing! First year in ages and I can't wait!