Ah, New Year's Eve: the holiday that keeps your post-Christmas depression at bay, also known as the butt end of the holidays. You get to wear that new overpriced dress you bought and go to a party with all of the old people you went to high school with, and you probably only like about 25 percent of them. Or you are spending the night with your family, which in that case you are dressed up for people who don't really care if you're wearing a dress or a garbage bag. But New Year's Eve is still fun because of these reasons.

1. You can get as hammered as you want and no one cares.

New year, new you, right? That doesn't start till the morning. Go ahead, take that shot you really don't need.

2. You're going to get a fire Insta.

New shoes: $75

New dress: $125

Breaking your likes record: Priceless

3. You get to kiss someone (maybe).

Whether you kiss a significant other, a random, or a bottle of champagne -- that's up to you.

4. You get to surprise yourself with how late you can stay up.

On a usual night I'm in bed by midnight, especially since it's break. It's amazing what a little Ryan Seacrest and champagne can do to help alter your circadian rhythm.

5. You get watch all the people in Times Square and think, "Wow, I'm glad I'm not there!"

No better way to start a new year like getting your toes stepped on, standing in a packed crowd of hammered people for 16 hours, and playing tonsil hockey with some random guy from Hoboken.

6. You get to dream about how good you're going to look after going to the gym every day next year (LOL).

You get to feel better about yourself for two weeks and you get to take another shot when you cheers to that while eating your fifth piece of pizza! Yay, fitness!

7. You get to watch all the people who usually don't drink embarrass themselves.

People who only drink on New Year's Eve are kind of like the people who only go to church on Christmas and Easter. Though since it's NYE, no one really cares how hammered you get because we are all on that level too. Therefore. you can still have a crazy night without being a sloppy mess.

8. You can finally move on from all the people who screwed you over in the past year.

Ya know, until you hit your ex with that drunken "I wish you kissed me at midnight" text.

9. You don't have to worry about any of the problems in your life.

Because since it's a new year that means all my worries from last year are just going to magically disappear right?! Awesome.

10. You get to be optimistic.

This is the most optimistic you get to be for the next 364 days because a number on the calendar is changing. So enjoy it now until you wake up the next morning with a 48-hour hangover and the depressing realization that you didn't kiss Zac Efron after singing karaoke at a ski resort the night before. Happy New Year!