Let's normalise crappy new years eves and days

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Il start first.

I should have gone to bed at 11pm when I was tired instead of forcing myself to see out the year. At least then I'd have gotten an extra hours sleep to top of the mere 2 hours I did get because my toddler decided last night was not the night to sleep... and I've just discovered a massive new wrinkle under my eye.

Oh and partners fallen asleep on the sofa again when he knows I detest it when he does this (my own hang up!)

Crappy new year! 🙌🏼 🥳

We went out early evening and I wanted to go to bed really but the kids persuaded me to stay up! Switched on the telly to watch the countdown and I had a choice of Rick Astley or Jools Holland, who were both a bit cringe.

The London fireworks looked good but not so much the voiceover. Not drinking so shared a bottle of Nozecco with the kids.

We had fireworks going off around us from 4pm to gone 2am so the dog was terrified and refused to go out. He got me up first thing as he was desperate, only to come across people setting off fireworks this morning! So he froze, refused to to walk any further and dragged me all the way home!

So basically a bit shit all round!

I had a last takeaway and wine with my partner whilst our child was in bed. On a diet from today!

I usually like the fireworks on the telly, in previous years the displays have even made me cry (2021 in particular) but obviously nothing significant happened in 2023 aside from the coronation and the barbie movie, according to the 2023 display.

I got kept awake by next doors dogs going mad at the fireworks that didn't stop until 130.

My mum died in July and I spent all week dreading NYE, a had a bit of a wobble but DH put on the inbetweeners movie so we just watched that and had a laugh instead of doing the countdown and fireworks, which make me weepy at the best of times.

I want to go a walk on the beach today but we live quite far away and nobody can be arsed

I've got an upset stomach , alcohol doesn't agree with me , kids exhausted and DH moody because it's his last day off and I'm not feeling great .

I went to bed about 11
Woke in the early hours because blue lights went past , but I'm not sure what was going on .

Nyd always feels like a wasted day to me. Dh likes to cook , but he just makes a mess , hogs the kitchen, clutters the fridge up and then makes food nobody else likes.

I've put something in the slow cooker for later and I might take the dog out for a nice walk

I would choose to be at work if I could.

DH fell asleep at 9pm. Teen insisted on staying up (fireworks would have woken her anyway). At 12.05am she went ‘that was crap’ and went to bed.
DH then woke up and recanted stories of how amazing it was when he was a kid, but actually couldn’t list one good NY since his grandma died when he was a teenager. Went to bed, cat woke me super early as it’s sunny.

I could have written this post myself! Good luck today.