So you don't have any giant, super-cool New Year's Eve plans. So what? No matter what you've got scheduled for the last night of 2015, there's a way to spin it on social media to make it look super cool. Have no fear, have no FOMO.
1. Working
It's entirely possible that you didn't want this shift, but nobody needs to know that. You know that tonight you'll get great tips, especially if you're working catering or some other party-based gig. Ring in the new year knowing you're slightly more financially stable than you were last year.
2. Family Party
Staying up until midnight listening to your little cousins fight over who gets to be the car in Monopoly isn't exactly something you can Instagram. But your baby cousin, the one who falls asleep at 8 p.m., is totally picture ready. And even though your parents only let you have one glass of champagne, at least, you won't be hungover tomorrow like all your other friends.
3. Netflix
Now you don't have to feel slightly guilty about staying up all night to catch up on new seasons and movie uploads -- you're supposed to! Think of this as a mental health night in, preparing your sweet and introverted self for the countless January-Fest parties you'll be attending next week. That's a holiday, right? There will be other times to party.
4. Party With Yourself
Treat yo self, even on NYE! Getting dressed up to drink some wine, watch some movies and dance it out as you watch the Times Square coverage is as fun a time as anybody could wish for. Whether you're alone by choice or by default, nothing says "I am a confident and self-sufficient adult" like a snapchat story of your snazzy table set for one.
5. Catching up on Work
When everyone else will be stumbling into their respective schools, offices, lectures and meetings half-dead and unprepared, you will rise to your place of glory, having used the last hours of 2015 to catch up on all the work you ignored during winter break. Perhaps this wasn't a choice, but a necessity. Don't tell people that, but do give them encouraging little smiles when they talk about how their New Year's resolution is to "be more like you."
6. "Mothering" a Party
Cool, good for you! You got invited to a party, and you're going... as a designated housecleaner and driver/caretaker of drunk people. It's fine. It's just because people know you're responsible! Besides, this means that all of your pictures from tonight will feature your non-flushed face looking chic and not sloppy -- a god among drunks.
7. Sleeping
Perhaps the greatest New Year's Eve gift you can give to yourself is sleep. All those late-night holiday parties and long days spent with friends and family have worn you down. Don't worry about posting anything when the ball drops. Shut your blinds, put on some tranquil rain sounds, and start the new year rested and happy. Tomorrow morning, everyone's going to be wishing they were you.
