Anyone else not bothering with NY celebrations?

[Howmanyshoeboxesdoesittake]

I just can’t be arsed frankly!

We’ve had a really great Christmas and enough celebrating with family and friends and enough rich food! I just want to crack on getting the house straight and starting NY projects and for that reason I want an early night.

So dh and I will be retiring early and treating it as an ordinary evening. We usually just end up watching Jools Holland anyway! I’d rather just skip half heartedly doing something and make the most of tomorrow.

Anyone else?

I’ll be kicking around here a lot of the night. If you need a chat and think I can help please DM or post on here.

I went to my daughter’s grave today too, she’s been gone 8 weeks tomorrow. I wished her a Happy New Year too, it’s important to me, so understand where you’re coming from.

Maybe that because it’s not that long ago that Christmas Day wasn’t even a holiday in Scotland. No doubt an extreme-Protestant hangover from the killjoy rule of Oliver Cromwell.

No interest but if someone paid for me to go to Sydney I might be persuaded to change my mind. For those of you remembering family you have lost it's good to remember them and keep their memory alive

💐to everyone who has lost a loved one.

We are having a quiet afternoon, then dinner and a couple of early fizz before watching a film. Planning to be in bed before 11.

The extent of our celebration is that we are doing a couple of simple appetizers for dinner and watching movies. I may or may not open the Prosecco I have in the fridge. We will be asleep by 10.

Me...was going to my daughters.. but came down with Norovirus yesterday.
Feel dreadful.

Me. Just bought last of anything in supermarket. Everyone grumpy and ill. Will watch crap tv and go to bed. Don't want to see new year in. Just praying this one is better than the last.

Bloody hate it, I’m waiting to go to sleep 😂 tbh I keep forgetting it is NYE, I’ve never liked it and this year just feels more depressing than normal. In my own this evening so just gonna take myself off to bed at normal time and then just feel shit tomorrow and hopefully I get out of new year funk over the next few weeks. Same every year for me, I don’t know why it effects me so much but it does

DS is home from his dad's in an hour. He'll be tired and full of junk food, so I've home made veggie soup, wholemeal pasta carbonara, and we'll play scrabble.

I've already cleaned the house, so tomorrow is Parkrun, a bit of gardening and prepping for work on Thursday.

I never do. We stay up and watch it, but just as background tv, not an event. We're usually up or just going to bed at that time, so no different. I don't really understand how a new day is any more exciting than any other new day tbh.

I never do anything out of the ordinary. I hate fake merriment in the wet and cold, and the weather today is a very typical late December sleety mix here, so I won't even be taking a walk outdoors.

We're having spaghetti and meatballs for dinner tonight. One DD is heading out to a party afterward.

to those mourning a loss.

I've nothing exciting planned. I'll be home alone. If I really wanted to, I could do something with someone but I cba. I'll probably watch the end of year roundup programmes and flick around a bit on TV. I'm aiming to be in bed shortly after midnight.

I quite like New Year's Day though. If the weather's good, I'll head to a nearby garden for a winter walk. Although if it's anything like today (wind and rain), I'll stay home by the fire and read instead.

My husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour 25 years ago today. 31/12/99. There was so much hype about it all. I just remember driving through Edinburgh wondering what an earth was happening

He died in 2012. It was never a great time if year but became worse after 1999.

I'm remarried now and the first couple of years of our relationship we went away at new year then COVID hit. We are seeing friends tonight but not much else.

I'm so sorry to hear the stories of loss on this thread - thinking of you all.

A very quiet NYE for us. I've just made a beef stew and me and my boyfriend will watch a film. It's been a really difficult year, and for the first time, we just didn't feel like celebrating.

Here's to a happy and healthy 2025 for everyone 🥂

I never do. I've always been a bit of a NYE Scrooge. We're having a bit of a buffet for dinner, and will have a roast tomorrow, but beyond that nothing.

One thing I 100% wouldn't be doing is watching Jools Holland! An ex I had made me sit through that every NYE when we were together, and I never want to see it again!

I always think NYE is just the worst night of tv all year.

So sorry for your losses. Hope you have a peaceful evening 🙏💓

Haven't really bothered since the DC were born as we were too tired when they were young and then just couldn't be arsed. DC are young adults now and doing their own thing. I was recently widowed so will probably be in bed between 10-11pm. No doubt will get woken at midnight though when WWIII breaks out outside (fireworks).

Normally go for dinner and games at friends but they are away, so have got some nice M&S food on yellow ticket today and we will have that and watch a film, I think.

Another one here who won't be staying up for the bells.

2024 has been a bit rubbish in places - DDog got cancer and despite treatment he had to be PTS at not-quite eight years old, and then my much loved MiL passed away. It wasn't unexpected and she had had the proverbial good innings by anyone's reckoning but I'll miss her dreadfully, as will the rest of the family obviously. My mum's been ill too with a couple of hospital stays and I've had to dash down from Scotland to the Midlands at short notice.

It's not been all bad by any means and we have our health and no massive financial worries so we're very fortunate but I'm still looking forward to turning the page on 2024.

We're planning to finish off the fridge leftovers, share a bottle of something nice and we'll turn in about half-ten.

Wishing everyone a good 2025. xxx

Sound bliss! Enjoy 🥰

The fireworks have started already, in fact they started at 4.30. Thankfully the cat came in just as the first ones started. She’s now hiding under the sofa.

Never do. I enjoy the fresh start of a new year but i get that when i wake up. Im not a party person and enjoy my sleep