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Old 29-12-2016, 00:07
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We are going to have a nice meal and watch a good film. Maybe a bottle of sparkling wine we have left over.

I thought about inviting some people over but I can't really be bothered to host a party. Now we have kids and have been through plenty of New Years eves it just doesn't seem worth the effort.

What are you planning to do?
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:12
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Probably just watch a film or whatever I feel like at the time.
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:13
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We will probably have a nice meal and maybe see the new year in by watching it on the TV. Rock n roll.
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:14
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Family buffet eating crap party food from Iceland, getting drunk and watching telly.

There'll be an argument at some point between any 2 or all 3 of my mum, dad and brother. One of them will declare that they're not staying up until midnight and are going to bed. I'll be shaking my head in a bit of bemusement while the other 2 start pleading with them to stay up as it's tradition to see in the New Year. They'll stay up in the end.
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:23
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We are going to have a nice meal and watch a good film. Maybe a bottle of sparkling wine we have left over.

I thought about inviting some people over but I can't really be bothered to host a party. Now we have kids and have been through plenty of New Years eves it just doesn't seem worth the effort.

What are you planning to do?
We have a table for ten at our golf club from 7.30 until whenever - dining and dancing.
All our kids and grandkids will be elsewhere with their friends and next day we will all meet at the local from 2pm until whenever.
Yesterday we all met for a meal and nephews, nieces, cousins etc. reunited from Australia, Thailand and Uk.
Infant "cousins" who rarely meet were absolutely besotted by each other and my two grandchildren had a fabulous experience.
Annual tradition.
Love it 👍
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:26
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No plans.
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:35
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I will be home Alone
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:36
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Going to Mrs. Macquarie's Chair with a million other people to watch the best NYE fireworks on earth.
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:41
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Probably worry all day like every year
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:48
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Going to watch 'The auld Firm' game on tv, then get drunk after we win !
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:48
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Stay at home and have my party for one with ice cold prosecco, disco lights, music and fireworks on TV. The few times I have been out for NYE I rarely enjoy it.
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:53
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going to a party, will probably get hammered and take an uber home.
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:53
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Old 29-12-2016, 00:54
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No more Valium/ alcohol combo.

It will make you run off to the woods, sparking worried search party, broken ankle and dogshit covered shoes, not that I'm ever usually subtle, but that took the biscuit.
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Old 29-12-2016, 02:20
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Build myself up and get excited by telling myself how the new year means a new me.

Then as I sit alone, watching the 2017 fireworks on the BBC, get that cold, dark, depressing feeling and all those negative thoughts running through my head again about how ridiculous it all is. Just because a digit in the date has changed, doesn't mean my life will.

The gut-wrenching feeling as I try to resist the urge of having another bite of my pizza - because "2017!" - is one of the most vulgar feelings one can feel. Knowing that I've immediately failed my new healthy diet as I sit scoffing takeaway, kidding myself that "it doesn't count - it starts TOMORROW", knowing full well that 'tomorrow' never comes.

As I jump straight back into the gym after bloating myself over Christmas, knowing it doesn't matter how fast or how long I run, I'm going back home and treating myself to a big, fat chocolate cake and undoing any hard word I've done and I won't achieve the body I wish to have - just like every other year.

Knowing that as the firework display comes to an end, my time off work is over and it's back to a job I despise in 24 hours - a job that makes me feel ill.

And knowing that night, as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'll be crying myself to sleep about how scared of life I am, how I'm not strong enough to change my life, fooling myself into believing it's much easier to accept my life how it is, because I'm scared to fail so I will not try. How I always suppress my thoughts, feelings and ambitions and never act on them because I am weak.

The most depressing time of the year. I will never understand why people celebrate it. What are you celebrating? The disappointment you're about to endure? It's a massive anti-climax. All these parties building up the excitement all night long, then 10 seconds after midnight, everyone is over it. Never got it, never will get it.
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Old 29-12-2016, 02:24
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Build myself up and get excited by telling myself how the new year means a new me.

Then as I sit alone, watching the 2017 fireworks on the BBC, get that cold, dark, depressing feeling and all those negative thoughts running through my head again about how ridiculous it all is. Just because a digit in the date has changed, doesn't mean my life will.

The gut-wrenching feeling as I try to resist the urge of having another bite of my pizza - because "2017!" - is one of the most vulgar feelings one can feel. Knowing that I've immediately failed my new healthy diet as I sit scoffing takeaway, kidding myself that "it doesn't count - it starts TOMORROW", knowing full well that 'tomorrow' never comes.

As I jump straight back into the gym after bloating myself over Christmas, knowing it doesn't matter how fast or how long I run, I'm going back home and treating myself to a big, fat chocolate cake and undoing any hard word I've done and I won't achieve the body I wish to have - just like every other year.

Knowing that as the firework display comes to an end, my time off work is over and it's back to a job I despise in 24 hours - a job that makes me feel ill.

And knowing that night, as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'll be crying myself to sleep about how scared of life I am, how I'm not strong enough to change my life, fooling myself into believing it's much easier to accept my life how it is, because I'm scared to fail so I will not try. How I always suppress my thoughts, feelings and ambitions and never act on them because I am weak.

The most depressing time of the year. I will never understand why people celebrate it. What are you celebrating? The disappointment you're about to endure? It's a massive anti-climax. All these parties building up the excitement all night long, then 10 seconds after midnight, everyone is over it. Never got it, never will get it.
To be fair, I don't think it's NYE in itself that's depressing you. You sound like you need to talk to someone about how you're feeling. We've all probably had NYEs like that but there's an awful lot of despair in this post.

OH and I with three other couples get together every NYE. We each take a turn to host. Kids come too. It's always a great night with old friends, food, drink and a parlour game or two.
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Old 29-12-2016, 04:09
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Build myself up and get excited by telling myself how the new year means a new me.

Then as I sit alone, watching the 2017 fireworks on the BBC, get that cold, dark, depressing feeling and all those negative thoughts running through my head again about how ridiculous it all is. Just because a digit in the date has changed, doesn't mean my life will.

The gut-wrenching feeling as I try to resist the urge of having another bite of my pizza - because "2017!" - is one of the most vulgar feelings one can feel. Knowing that I've immediately failed my new healthy diet as I sit scoffing takeaway, kidding myself that "it doesn't count - it starts TOMORROW", knowing full well that 'tomorrow' never comes.

As I jump straight back into the gym after bloating myself over Christmas, knowing it doesn't matter how fast or how long I run, I'm going back home and treating myself to a big, fat chocolate cake and undoing any hard word I've done and I won't achieve the body I wish to have - just like every other year.

Knowing that as the firework display comes to an end, my time off work is over and it's back to a job I despise in 24 hours - a job that makes me feel ill.

And knowing that night, as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'll be crying myself to sleep about how scared of life I am, how I'm not strong enough to change my life, fooling myself into believing it's much easier to accept my life how it is, because I'm scared to fail so I will not try. How I always suppress my thoughts, feelings and ambitions and never act on them because I am weak.

The most depressing time of the year. I will never understand why people celebrate it. What are you celebrating? The disappointment you're about to endure? It's a massive anti-climax. All these parties building up the excitement all night long, then 10 seconds after midnight, everyone is over it. Never got it, never will get it.
It sounds as though you should seek help for your issues. This has nothing to do with NYE. Best wishes to you.
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Old 29-12-2016, 04:15
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I've been home alone on NYE every other year since 2012, and fully expect to be this year, though it's not impossible a friend will host a house party.

I'm not a massive NYE fan. It falls a week after Christmas but completely fails to recapture its warmth and spirit. The Scots have their own historic reasons for wanting to celebrate it, but in the rest of the UK, New Year's Day didn't even become a bank holiday until 1974, so there's no real 'tradition' behind it, and we're only really marking the ticking of a clock, and the tearing of a page from a calendar.

When I was younger, I used to pay over the odds to get into night clubs and would pay over the odds for drinks, then pay over the odds to get a taxi home.

The best NYE I had was at a comedy club that then became a sort of disco for the final hour after midnight, but that was in 2008 and none of my current friends seem up for doing that.

These days, I'm quite happy watching whatever entertainment BBC One has on, and I wake up the following morning without a hangover.
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Old 29-12-2016, 04:37
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Don't know yet, i'll decide on the day.
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Old 29-12-2016, 05:42
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Be in bed at 9pm to drag myself out at some stupid hour for a 5 mile run...
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Old 29-12-2016, 07:40
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I'll go to the gym probably late morning it early afternoon followed by a trip to M&S to get some food then go home, shower, eat and chill out for a while. In the evening I'm not too sure what I'll do as my husband is working till late but we should be able to see the new year in together. I will probably end up walking into town and meeting him for a quick drink
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Old 29-12-2016, 07:42
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I'm going to eat lots of crisps. Perhaps it might be a good time to set my celebrity deaths quiz too.
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Old 29-12-2016, 07:43
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Early night and finish of 2 books I received for Xmas before back to work next week.
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Old 29-12-2016, 07:54
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Well it's my last one of living in a different country before I return back to Blighty next year after three of being away.

So me and some friends will be celebrating in a downtown Vancouver bar, same as last year, and ringing in the new year with lots of dancing and no doubt lots of alcohol.

It will be sad to think it's our last one abroad but I will be looking forward to lots of new things in the future.

I hope everyone manages to find some happiness next year and has a peaceful new years.
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Old 29-12-2016, 08:05
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I plan to go to bed early.
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