anyone NOT doing anything new year

Are any of your friends having parties at home? We're off to brother in laws for a few drinks then into town (they have kids so have to stay in) to a friend's house for drinks. Could you have people round to yours? I prefer doing something like this than paying a fortune to get into a *** club full of people I don't know.

We're not doing anything. There's no way I'd want to pay for a babysitter and I can't be bothered to have people round. I'll be lying on the sofa in my PJs watching a film with H.

Not that I know of that is local - we live in the middle of no where so I doubt anyone would come to us as someone would have to drive - tbh I am ok with this.

We're going to cook a nice meal, eat it with a nice bottle of wine and watch a film. Hopefully time that to finish a little before 12, watch the fireworks (on the TV and out of the window ?) and go to bed.

We aren't doing anything either. We usually go to friends' and indeed they've invited us again this year but we've declined. We have a 7 week old ? as well as our 2 year old son and although the 2 year old would be fine, he'd just rampage about and then sleep late the next morning, we're still getting up to feed his baby brother in the night and we just can't face being out even till 1 or 2 am and then having to get up to feed him a couple of hours later. Same kind of reason we're not having anyone at ours, can't face someone sitting there and not taking the hint to leave when we're desperate to get some kip before we're woken by the baby. So it'll be a couple of drinks around the bells, feeding the baby and then off to bed!

I'm not doing anything big (and this is treason in Scotland ?). Going round to a friend's for a quiet dinner & that's it. I have my reasons though - I am doing a triathlon on New Year's Day and really can't drink before it, sadly! It's going to be enough of a challenge without throwing in a hangover for good measure ?

I always think there's a lot of pressure to have THE BEST TIME EVER EVER EVER and get totally hammered. I am just less amused by being stuck in town with tens of thousands of sh!t-faced strangers than I once was [killjoy icon] Do whatever you fancy, and if that's nothing, then do nothing!

Good luck for the triathlon Pop Up Pundit!

I hate new year. Apparently I have to "get over this fact" in 2009 and be ready to party in 2010 according to my H. My new year will be spent watching tv and washing / ironing baby clothes ready for the new arrival.

Why do you hate it? Could you plan some exciting things for the new year to help? I'm moving jobs, starting a new degree and a photography course and am really looking forward to having a new life basically!

I am working New Yeas Eve and New Years Day so that's sorted for me.

? thanks! I'll do a race report when my fingers defrost

We haven't planned to do anything this year. Last year we went out for a meal, so might do that again if we get around to booking it. I'm not a fan of NYE really. All that forced jolity gets on my wick. As does all the pubs being full of people who only get p1ssed once a year and can't handle it at all!

If we don't go out for a meal, we'll stay in and cook something nice and watch a film on tv and fall asleep before 12 probably!

I'll be doing nothing, well I might be sleeping. H is working night shift on NYE, so it'll just be me and the toddler at home - she can't go to the usual big family party at my aunt's due to the chemo and I wouldn't be able to keep her up that late anyway, plus being pregnant, feeling sick and not being able to drink means we'd be a pretty miserable combination!

We nearly always stay in, out of choice. I cook a nice meal (usually something involving lamb shanks, which we love) and we play board games, watch a film, snuggle up and put Jools Holland on to see in the New Year. Time just spent together is pretty rare and we have company over Christmas, so it's a lovely evening and has become our routine (although my bro and his gf joined us last year.)

On New Year's Day we pack some flasks of hot soup, wrap up warm and go for a longish walk.

H and I have had so many awful NYE nights out that we're sworn off anything that involves more than a walk. This year we're planning to stay in our flat, have a nice meal and a few cocktails, and see the new year in together in comfort. What's the point in paying to go into a pub which on any other night would be both free and probably one you'd avoid, only to find that once you're in there you can't actually move and the queue at the bar is 10 deep? And getting home at the end of the night, even with Transport for London providing free public transport after 11.45pm, is hellish. A few years ago we went to a friend's flat in Camden and had to travel most of the way down the Northern Line to get home. We waited almost an hour for a train to arrive and when it did it was, of course, packed tighter than a tin of sardines. It's not my idea of a good time.

I can only echo what Mel just said.

I just can't be bothered! I'd rather have a nice cosy meal at home with my fiance and just have a nice relaxed evening. We'll have some champagne and then when we've had enough, we'll just be able to get into bed without all the travel nightmares!

My brother in law asked us if we'd like to head up to Bromsgrove with a load of him and his mates! We politely declined!

Well Mr G is working till 10pm and then has said he'll try to get his name down for support which means I won't see him till 3am. However that gives me chance to watch some films which he doesn't like and relax.

NYD we're off to a family friends house in the evening and possibly my parents house for lunch.

I doubt we'll do anything. We've been invited to a friend's house for a party, but having a 6 week old baby rather precludes much by way of partying.

We'll stay at home and have some nice food and a glass of champagne.

Not going out, but my husband and I are having my friend and her partner over for the eve, so just a few nibbles, a few glasses of wine, and party games on the wii

I'm desperately trying to get out of a party on Hogmanay (Lupus can be handy sometimes ?) as I really don't like it; I would rather watch BBC Scotland on Sky, seeing in the bells with The Burd and watch the Edinburgh fireworks.

New Years Day is important to me though and will be having a family day with in-laws (at my insistance) and I'll be making Scotch broth, steak pie and trifle for dinner.

We open a bottle of champagne (which I drink most of) and chat with friends on-line with Jools Holland on in the background. I don't think H is DJing this year, but I might be wrong!

New Year's Day we're doing a Midsomer Murders tour with my Mum and having lunch in one of the pubs that was featured in the programme

We're not doing much compared to previous years and I wouldn't really call it going out.

We are going to see friends who also have small children, the children will run wild for a couple of hours and then they will go to bed - well mine will, thank god for travel cots. We will then carry on with carcking open the wine and beer for a good old NY knees up with some party food. We may take the children out to supper at around 5pm, we will crash at there house. If all that fails we will have NYE at home with the last of the Christmas wine and beer. I refuse to pay stupid prices for a night out, i.e. my local pub charging £25 ahead and thats without drinks or food.

We're not doing anything this year, we did think about a party in a hotel, but most places don't allow children and I want to be with them. I did think about a party at home but I'm only 4 weeks post op and can't be bothered with the whole food, tidying of house, being host etc that comes with hostong one. So my plans are to watch a film and be in bed and asleep before midnight.

We're going out for a meal with my parents but will be home well before the witching hour.

We've not done anything big for years - too lazy and too far from our friends.

I always hype NYE into being a great night and its always a let down. The last few years its been great to wake up on NYD without a hangover - fresh start to the new year etc.

Sx

We never do anything for NewYears Eve. It's always been spent at home with the family. To us it's just another day.

H is taking me and K out for dinner (as its my birthday) at around 6pm so we'll be back in the house for 9pm, put Kyle to bed then sit on our fat bums watching tv.

At the moment all three of us are loaded with the cold, so we may even have to cancel dinner plans if we're all not better!! H and K should be over it soon as they are able to take cold/flu medicine, I'm not and therefore have been suffering for nearly a week now?

To be honest, we've been asked out to a party but I can't be ar$ed this year and would rather stay in bed!!

Working New Years eve until around 2100 and then home to OH and kids for take away and catch up TV or film. Were going to make New Years day our big one and have friends coming round for drinks and play on the wii lol then going out for drinks, Just local but they have morris dancers etc and its always a good laugh xxx

We will have a slightly swisher than normal meal and will maybe watch a movie but that is our limit. Even without the children we aren't big New Year Partiers.

We stayed in the year before last, had drinks, played cards etc with some friends. Last year we had a babysitter so went out to a club but it all got a bit messy so we ended up back home by about 1:30am on Singstar!?

This year we don;t have a babysitter so we have booked to go out for an Indian meal with some friends and our children. We'll probably either go to the pub or come back here for some drinks afterwards.

We're going away with our best friends and their children. 14 adults, 7 children and one pregancy all packed into a large house. We certainly won't be having a rave, but a nice action packed week finished off with a fine meal and plenty of champange on NYE.

H's best mate has invited us over to his for NYE - just a small gathering of us for some food and champagne. We can take Woody with us too and it's about a 15 minute stagger back at the end of the night. Perfect!

My parents and sister are here so we're having a barbeque - stay with me here ? - i'm making sausages and we'll have 3 different types of mash and a big jug of onion gravy, mulled wine and a pretty lit back garden. a couple of friends are coming as well, local hitchers welcome.