The Must Have Plan for New Year's Eve

It's the penultimate day of 2012, and in my time, I've had plenty of drunken New Year's Eves where I can't remember half the night, or end up making a right royal tit of myself. So, in aid of being a good person, and wanting to help more amateur New Year's Eve drinkers start 2013 in a way that they don't end up living to regret, I have compiled a fool-proof list of things to do in order to make sure you have a wonderful, yet drunken start to the new year rather than a regretful, puking up start. Let's start 2013 as we mean to go on...

1. Get plenty of sleep the night before. This is essential for you to stay awake past 12AM to actually see the new year in.

2. Eat. Eat. Eat. I know it may give you a bloated belly, but you need to have hearty, stodgy food in order for you to not get too wasted, end up puking up over yourself and wishing that it was 2012 again the next day.

3. Shower, and get ready early, BEFORE you start drinking. You may think that you are a pro at make-up, but once you have a drink or two down you, your steady hand will no longer be your best friend. Unless you want to go out looking like the joker, I advise you to stay sober enough to get your pretty on.

4. Pre-drink. I don't care how rich, or how civilised you are, all students do this because it works. The best part of a night is generally the time you are in control and can remember what you're doing. Drink at home before you go out because it'll save you money to wherever you are going. It also gives you an alcohol jacket to allow yourself to not have to bring that big, annoying coat to keep yourself warm with.

5. Select the right shoes. The sparkly, new high heels may look great with your new, carefully chosen outfit, but the blisters on your feet at the end of the night do not spell out attractiveness. If you must, take a pair of flats to get home in; there's no shame in having hurting feet- girls, we all get them.

6. Have fun. It's the end of the year, so who cares if you get a little too drunk, slur your words and dance like a complete prat? You're celebrating after all, so celebrate. Have some drinks, dance and laugh.

7. Always, always, ALWAYS stay safe. No matter how drunk you are, you need to make sure you stay safe. Create a plan for getting home BEFORE you start drinking and go out. We don't want to start 2013 in a gutter having had something horrible, unimaginable happen to you. There's fun, and then there's stupidity. Let's stick to fun...
8. Eat something and drink water before you go to bed. My go to food after a night out is toast, something that will give me some substance over night to prevent some of the horrific hangover the next morning. I highly recommend you to do the same.

No matter what you are doing tomorrow night, whether you're going out drinking with friends or family, or staying in and welcoming the new year in with a clear head and a clear conscious, know that the new year holds endless possibilities for you to do and be whatever you want...

Love to you all, I hope I have been some help to everyone, and you take my tips and implement them into your last day of 2012..
xxx