Our New Years Eve Plans

Can you believe that we will be waving goodbye to 2021 in a matter of days? It doesn’t seem like two minutes since we were saying happy new year, making resolutions and hoping that the year ahead was going to be better than the year before – well that didn’t exactly go to plan did it? Here’s hoping that 2022 will be better for everyone.

There’s been a lot of changes for us this year, some good, some not so good but on a whole we can’t complain. We’re all healthy, happy and very much together and that’s more than some of our family and friends who haven’t been so lucky this year.

I don’t plan to make any resolutions for 2022, I’ll continue to exercise and get fitter and I hope we will be able to book a trip to New York for my 40th in 2023. My plan is to go in December 2023 to see all the decorations and Christmas trees. My hopes are that my family remain happy, healthy and safe and that we’ll be able to see my stepson again at Easter as this Christmas time has been lovely with him being with us again after not seeing him for two years due to travel restrictions.

This new year eve we will be at home with our boys. We plan to see the new year in all together for the first time as they are now all old enough to stay up late. Although I do think by the time the clock strikes 12 at least two out of the four will be in bed and fast asleep.

We are planning a buffet, games and a movie night not exactly rock and roll but a night we will all enjoy non the less. If the pandemic wasn’t still around we’d have invited our neighbours, family and friends around to celebrate too.

Long gone are my days of parting the night away in a nightclub with my friends. These days I have a couple of small drinks as the hangovers are just not worth it. In recent years l have been know to be in bed just after 12 or even before due to my husband having to be at work early the next day or already being at work – the joys of working in security over the festive period.

If you’re having a party this New Year’s Eve or getting together with your friends and family you’re going to need an outfit to wear (after all you can’t be like me and dressed in your comfiest pjs). Have you decided on your outfit yet.

When I used to go clubbing I’d wear a dress or a skirt. It would always be freezing (it snowed on at least one occasion that I can remember) so I’d make sure I’d wear tights. They were usually skin coloured or black depending on my outfit but if I was going out this year I’d consider a pair of patterned tights teamed with a black skirt or my new knitted grey jumper dress. I’ve not had the chance to wear it yet but hoping That will change soon.

I’d team my dress and tights with boots, as already mentioned it is always freezing New Year’s Eve and there is nothing worse than cold feet whilst your waiting to get into a pub / club or waiting for your taxi to take you home.

Do you have any New Year’s Eve plans this year? If so, I’d love to hear about them in the comments below.




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