Are you staying up to see the new year in?

Wishing everyone a peaceful 2026.
I was asleep by midnight but woken by my poor cat a couple of minutes later. Poor boy was absolutely terrified by the volume of exploding fireworks. He curled up beside me on the bed, something he rarely does, preferring his own doughnut bed, and shook.
Luckily it was all over in twenty minutes and after a brief doze he resumed his usual business and I got back to sleep. The benefit of only having a single brain cell is that he has no memory of any of that.

I went to bed about 9.30, read for half an hour then turned the light off.

Woken by fireworks at midnight.

Lay in for a bit, but got up about 6.30.

Happy New Year all.

Been to a small family gathering. I was driving so didn't have a drink except very dilute fizz at midnight.
Now I am wound up and not yet ready for bed!
Happy new Year and hope this is a good one for all of us.

Happy New Year to you all 🎉🍾
Been to our neighbours to welcome in the New Year and now just having a cup of tea, then bed time. 😊

Happy New Year, just off to bed. Always see in the new year. Hope it’s the best possible for everyone.

I've just got into bed. We've been to friends, five couples all in our 70s who have spent the last 25 years together on new years eve. We all contribute to the meal, have lots of laughs and enjoy each others company. Happy new year to all, may 2026 be a good year for us all.

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Happy New Year to everyone. I'm still up watching BBC Alba, the music is braw.

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr. I wish I'd thought of tuning in to BBC Alba from here in deepest darkest England. Jools Holland (even with Lulu as a guest) just doesn't cut the mustard for me at Hogmanay. Oh for a return to the halcyon days of the White Heather Club (sobs into whisky...).

Still up now watching Jools Holland, friends just left so killing the last of the Champagne.
Happy New Year GN'ers wishing everyone a healthy happy 2026 🥂

We stayed up with a few friends and ate drank and chatted a lot. We always celebrate the NY, just part of our tradition. My children don’t bother much though the grandchildren do. Maybe we are forever young ( I wish! )

Happy New Year to all gransnetters

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Just off to bed now. Celebrated NYE with my teenage grandsons. Some Prosecco was drunk🤣 We also followed the Spanish tradition of eating 12 grapes each - one for each month of the coming year, to bring prosperity.

Wishing all you GNetters a healthy, happy NY🥂

Happy New Year to everyone. I'm still up watching BBC Alba, the music is braw.

Thank you Rosie and a good New Year for you and yours.

1st time I have been up in 14 years.

I've always been a night owl but at New Year's I have to open the windows so I can hear the boats on the river sounding their horns. When dad was still alive he'd be on the phone which I'd hang out the window so he could hear them. Happy memories, happy days. Wishing all Gransnetters the best and happiest 2026 they can have.

Just watched the London fireworks on TV. Sent messages to family. Toasted the new year.

Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy New Year.

I always stay up and toast my loved ones at midnight, especially the ones partying on a cloud.
Happy New Year everyone

I went to bed at 10.30 pm and have been reading. At midnight I’ll send a message to my children. Then I’ll turn my light out.

Only staying up cause I’m binge watching Say Nothing…

Still up, just about to go to bed and get back into the current book. I can't get worked up about New Year's Eve these days - was thinking about it recently, rather sad that I no longer get the feeling of excitement and anticipation of a new year beginning with all the opportunities it might contain. Then realised that 2026 still contains plenty of options, it's probably more that I pay more attention to the news than I did in my 20's and 30's, even though I tell myself not to fret over things I can't affect or control .... It isn't a stamina issue as I'm a night bird anyway and often go to bed at 1 or 2am, even though I know it's better for me to tuck down earlier. Still, it's fun to recall (what I can) some of the past NYE shenanigans, although I marvel at my energy levels and alcohol tolerance!

Off to bed now
Night night folks have a good 2026 to you all

I am up waiting,I shall go out on my balcony at midnight to see any fireworks

Still up but not anything to do with NY I never go to bed very early shall go up soon no real want to stay up
Hope all my youngsters have a lovely evening I ve never been in a situation to go out and enjoy NY
Hope everyone has a peaceful and happy New Year and I hope the world remembers peace, acceptance and friendship

I’m in bed reading GN with the radio on and will probably fall asleep just before midnight and miss all the excitement of Big Ben’s chimes! 🙄

🎉 Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

I was in bed before 8, then slept until just before 10.
Probably still be awake at midnight but that is my normal sleep pattern.
Happy New Year to you all.