My Mum is throwing her usual Christmas party on New Years Day this year. A lot of the family think that this is a great idea because they will not be working that day and it is a while after Christmas when people are maybe starting to get a bit bored being home etc. She will be sending the new years invitations out with the Christmas cards and I am concerned that she is leaving it a bit late. People tend to plan their New Years Eve parties pretty well in advance and they tend to cost a lot of money. This means that they will not want to cancel them because my mum is having a party the next day and although it is in the afternoon, they may still not feel up to going. Luckily I know about the party invitations and so I will make sure that I do not get too drunk or stay out too late this year. It will probably do me good to have an excuse to drink less as I do tend to go a bit mad if I am not careful. I do not want to be hung over or still drunk the next morning as I will have to help prepare the food for the party.