NEW Year’s Eve is both exciting and stressful, isn’t it? You spend most of December worrying that your plans may not be cool. If you’re still looking for something to do, here are some ideas.

1. Party

This is the obvious choice, and probably the most popular one. You could throw a party of your own, or go drink in a bar, and count down to midnight with everyone there. You could also go to an outdoor plaza or a park, but if the weather is miserable, this may not be a good choice.

2. At-home yoga

An at-home yoga session is a wonderful activity for any evening, and a particularly nice one for the evening right before a new year begins. Light some candles, put on some nice music, dim the lights and have a luxurious stretch.

3. Send a compliment

Maybe wanting to feel better yourself isn’t the purest motivation for saying something kind to someone else, but also, what does the intent matter if the result is so positive? Use the end-of-year energy to think of something nice you’ve long thought but never said about someone you care about, and tell them. It will make their night.

4. Cook something nice

If you’re staying in for New Year’s, but still want something different to do, it’s a great time to attempt that complicated recipe you bookmarked months ago but never found an occasion for: lobsters, layered cake or anything that you like.

5. Get rid of old stuff

If there’s anything you’ve been hanging onto for too long (mostly ex mementos: pictures, notes, ratty T-shirts, etc.), New Year’s Eve is a symbolically ideal time to get rid of it. That could mean burning it but could also just mean taking it out to the dumpster at the stroke of midnight, and saying a little spell or something. That might actually feel very nice.

6. Midnight run/walk

If you enjoy running, heading out for a jog or walk near midnight on New Year’s Eve (if you are able to do so safely) is a great way to absorb some of the night’s festive atmosphere without having to actually get involved. You might see some fireworks, and some drunken revelers, and even if you’re not partying yourself, it’s nice to see other people having their own fun while you have yours. It would also be a good excuse to buy yourself some new sneakers for the new year.

7. Teach your dog a new trick

Teaching your dog a new trick is fun and rewarding, and if you do it before midnight it will give you an additional thing to say you accomplished in the previous year.

8. Clean your apartment

Cleaning your apartment is not boring if you think of it as a symbolic — getting rid of your old mess, entering into a new year fresh and open and alive! Your apartment will be clean when you wake up in the morning, and won’t that be nice and fun?

9. Make your partner or a friend tell you 12 things they learned about you this year

It’s at once a sweet game and a mean prank. Of course the other person will play along, because they love you, but, 12 things? “One for every month of the year!” you’ll say. And you can prepare your own list in advance.

10. Go to bed when you’re tired

There are plenty of parties you’ve regretted going to, but never once you will regret going to bed when you get tired, whether that is 9:45 or 11:15 or 12:04 p.m. Ultimately, New Year’s Eve is a night like any other. There will be many other occasions to celebrate that feel more personal to you. There is no better feeling than giving your body what it really wants, and sometimes that is sleep.(SD-Agencies)