How's your NYE looking?

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Dh did a 'normal' food shop this morning (the Christmas food is finally pretty much gone) and I've spent a good hour cleaning out the fridge and kitchen cupboards. I've just finished and sat down with a coffee and a bagel.

Ds1 is still in bed and ds2 is mooching around in his dressing gown watching TV and playing on his phone. Dh and I are going into town to get some bits sorted in a minute and we'll drag the reluctant teens out for a walk this afternoon since the sun actually seems to be out for once.

We're at family friends' this evening for drinks and food - ds16 was making noises about doing his own thing but funnily enough no one's parents seem keen on a gang of teens in their house tonight, so I think he'll be with us as usual. The friends have dcs the same age as ours and we've been doing the same thing since forever so it should be ok.
How's everyone else's day panning out? I love reading these threads

Had my booster yesterday and feeling a bit ropey so spent most of the day snoozing so far.
Meant to be having a Zoom NYE with friends as various households are isolating but honestly wondering if I can bin it off and wake up brighter and in a better mood for 2022

Home alone. Might see if there are any VR parties.

DD 10 with suspected ASD had a massive meltdown as I was going shopping for some nice food for us tonight so while we have lots of food in the house it doesn't feel like anything fancy. DD is now in her room and apparently I am the worst mother in the world.

Found out a mum friend had invited some other mutual friends over tonight but not me even though she knows I'm not doing anything. Thinking as usual that it's because I'm a single parent and not a fun couple.

So sorry to be a negative ninny but right now I feel like just going to bed and crying. Everything feels pretty hard at the moment. DD rarely has meltdowns like that and it's really drained me.

A bit dull really. Went for a swim this morning then did the weekly shop. Went for a walk with DD and DS is out on his bike with a friend. Staying in tonight eating pizza.

Feeling a bit down, up till last year we would have the same group of friends over for a dinner party. As we didn't know what Boris would be deciding, I invited them all over beginning of December for a meal so its not as if I haven't seen them, but NYE will not be the same.

Nothing even remotely exciting here. Husband is at working until 10pm so just me be the kids at home just now. They’re watching a moving and I’m ‘reading a book’ (by which I mean sitting on mumsnet). Food delivery has just arrived and is away so I cracked open a bottle or prosecco, only to find its corked, hardly surprising as we found it when we moved house back in March and have no idea when we got it!

After dinner I’ll send the kids upstairs to play in their room so I can have a few hours to myself then they can come back down once DH gets home from work. We’ll put some nibbles out for them, watch whoever is presenting the BBC Scotland Hogmanay programme and be in bed by ten past midnight.

@ilovetomatoes

DH and I have had to cancel seeing friends tonight because I genuinely DO have a streaming, hacking cold. I'm gutted! I bet your friends are too. There are hideous colds going around at the moment.

Saw Mum this morning, now tucked up on the sofa before getting ready to meet friends for drinks and go out for a curry and then round to theirs to see the New Year in. Only the four of us so a select gathering😁

We usually spend NYE at friends, they always go to town with cocktails, canapes, a lovely meal, card games, champagne at midnight. This year we have covid so it looks like beans on toast & early ro bed

Cosy tucked up one here.
Loads of cheese and biscuits for dinner then a crappy film us and DCs and dogs.
I’ll be out for a run early morning with club mates as part of my running club’s 24 hour continuous new year relay run!

Going over to a friends with another couple for food and drink. Older DD (22) got elaborate plans and younger DD (16) is going to a party.

Had a little lay in while DH and DC watched a film.
Had a bath and a pamper.
Did the weekly food shop! (Busy)
We are having a party tea and playing board games/Wii etc with the DC and seeing the new year in together.

@AlbertBridge. I know my friends. I’m pretty sure they stayed up partying late last night and are hungover.

Hope you feel better soon

Staying in and avoiding people as per usual (as DH is deepy unsociable). Except I won'y be getting FOMO this year because I genuinely want to avoid socialising just now anyway. I am taking and collecting DD to and from a party so I won't be having a drink either.

Quiet night in for us, DH usually works (pub) but they are closed due to lack of staff (covid)
DD is going to a house party & I'm the designated cab home!
If I’m honest I would prefer if she wasn’t going but she’s 16 & this has been a pretty crappy Xmas holiday for her so far (lots of covid isolating) so I’m keeping quiet & keeping my fingers crossed.

We aren't celebrating new year or acknowledging it. I went to the supermarket and helped DC tidy their bedroom. DC and I will have dinner, they might insist on staying up late and watching a film (because it's Friday, not because it's New Year), I will spend hours putting them to bed as usual, I will attempt not to have an absolute breakdown about the fact that tomorrow starts a year which my DH will not be part of (he died in September, I am trying to pretend the date is not significant and it is just another day)

I was going for dinner with friends but tested positive for covid a couple of days ago so I'm alone for 10 days now and will watch tv and order a takeaway.

I’m making a nice dinner for myself, DP and DC. Then probably drinks and games with DD (19) see in the bells then bed as she is up early for London tomorrow and I can barely stay awake past 11 usually anyway!

But this has been one of the worst years of my life so determined to stay up and see the back of it!

I probably won’t make it to midnight but DH and I are having (mainly beige) party food and a bottle of champers once DC are in bed. Was feeling a bit meh earlier about not being invited anywhere/having no-one to invite here, but it was short lived! Happy New Year to you all when it arrives 🎉

Just had our first bottle of wine...cheese board later. I hate NYE

@badlydrawnbear

Finished work at 4. DH still working and will be home anytime after 6. DD1 gas covid and is feeling very pissed off that she us missing NYE. DS is on his Xbox (as usual).

Ive lit the fire, champagne in the fridge (nit an expensive bottle) and im in my PJ.

Lazy night, and a 10k in the morning with friends

I've been at work and DH has been looking after our DDs. We're going over to a friend's house shortly to have a little party with the DC then home to put them in bed around 8pm. DH and I will stay up with a bottle of bubbly and toast to the new year then in bed by 12.15am!

I've just opened a bottle of presseco. I'm currently sat on the sofa and have no plans to move from it all night. I've been watching films on Netflix all day and I've just finished of the Chinese left overs. I will happily be seeing in the new year on my own and saying goodbye to a terrible terrible year.

@badlydrawnbear

We aren't celebrating new year or acknowledging it. I went to the supermarket and helped DC tidy their bedroom. DC and I will have dinner, they might insist on staying up late and watching a film (because it's Friday, not because it's New Year), I will spend hours putting them to bed as usual, I will attempt not to have an absolute breakdown about the fact that tomorrow starts a year which my DH will not be part of (he died in September, I am trying to pretend the date is not significant and it is just another day)

I'm so sorry @badlydrawnbear wishing you a gentle evening x