I spent my day as usual, even though it was New Year's eve

Today I slept until 11 a.m. and got out of bed at 11:15. I can explain this situation. Something understandable happened today. All night, the street lights were on, and the light came slightly through my window. My bed is located right next to the window, so the room was as bright as possible. Usually, the street lights are turned off around midnight, but this night they stayed on, and it really bothered me. As a result, I fell asleep around 3 a.m., even though I went to bed at 1:30 a.m. For about one and a half hours, I tried to fall asleep and read Reddit posts, as usual. After I woke up and finished my morning routine, it was already close to lunchtime. So I waited a bit and started my day with lunch.

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It’s a real spruce New Year tree. I don’t approve of it because a living tree is cut down just for decoration, which harms nature. I think it’s better to use an artificial tree because it’s more convenient and environmentally friendly

This day was nothing special. I started the day late and planned to finish it after 1 a.m. I didn’t plan to celebrate the New Year because my family and I decided not to celebrate it. We didn’t prepare a holiday table, and we didn’t set up a New Year tree. For me, it was just a regular day. However, I clearly remember the last times when I celebrated the New Year. It was December 31, 2022, in Turkey, and December 31, 2021, in Kazan. Over the last three years, I haven’t celebrated anything.

During the day, I fixed bugs on my blog, added some improvements, and practiced my English. I also watched and listened to some YouTube podcasts and shorts. In the evening, I finished watching the New Year movie Home Alone 1 and went for a walk near the New Year tree. There was a New Year party with games for children, concert programs, and, of course, Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. Honestly, I don’t like watching such parties. I stayed there for only about fifteen minutes and then left.

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Ansar
31 Dec, 2025
#31
I spent my day as usual, even though it was New Year's eve

Today I slept until 11 AM and got up from bed at 11:15. I can explain this accident. Today happened something undersandable. All night, the street lights were turned on. And the light slightly fell through my window. My bed was located directly near the window and it was lighting as much as possible. Usually sreet lighs were turned off approximately at 12 AM. However, this night they decided turned on and it bothered me properly. So I fall aslept around 3 AM, but I went to the bed at 1:30 AM. Around 1.5 hours, I just tried to sleep and read posts on Reddit as usual. After my woke up, while I finished my morning routine, the time was closer to the lunch. So I waited a little bit and started my day with lunch.

This day I spent without something special. I started day at 11 AM and want to finish it after 1 AM. I don't plan to celebrate New Year. Because my family and I decided don't celebraite it. Even we didn't prepare the holiday table and the New Year tree wasn't install. For me it was just a regular day without something special. However I clearly remember my last time when I celebrate New Year. It was December 31, 2022, in Turkey and in Kazan, 2021 December 31. Last three years I didn't celebrate nothing.

During the day I fixed my blog's bugs, added some improvements and practiced my english. I also watched and listened some youtube podcasts, shorts. In the evening I finished New Year movie "Home alone 1" and went for a walk near the New Year tree. There was provided New Year party. Where was some games for children, concert programs and of course Father Frost and Snow Maiden. Honestly, I don't like to watch around those parties. So there I spent only fifteen minutes and left.
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Ansar
01 Jan, 2026
#32
1. Overall impression
- Your text is clear and easy to follow
- Good structure: morning → day → evening → reflections
- Many grammar and word-choice mistakes, but they are typical and fixable
- Some sentences are too long and slightly confusing

This is solid intermediate-level writing, but it can sound much more natural with small changes.

2.Key mistakes & how to improve them
Verb tense & form
- “Today happened something understandable” → “Something understandable happened today”
- “After my woke up” → “After I woke up”
- “I want to finish it after 1 AM” → “I wanted to finish it after 1 AM” (past → past)

Articles (a / the)
You often miss articles, which is very common.
- “started day at 11 AM” → “started the day at 11 AM”
- “finished New Year movie” → “finished a New Year movie”

Word choice (very important)
Some words are understandable but not natural:
- “accident” → sounds like a crash → “situation” / “reason”
- “it bothered me properly” → “it really bothered me”
- “celebrate nothing” → “didn’t celebrate anything”

Sentence flow
Some sentences are too long and should be split.
Example: “Around 1.5 hours, I just tried to sleep and read posts on Reddit as usual.”
Better: “For about 1.5 hours, I tried to fall asleep and read Reddit posts, as usual.”
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