15 funny memes to sum up the chaos of starting a New Year

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Fireworks illuminate the Statue of Liberty during New Year celebrations in New York City. (Image via Getty/Lokman Vural Elibol)

Happy New Year, ladies and gentlemen! Two days into the shiny new year, some of our lives may already be shrouded in chaos and mayhem. Whether you are a parent, or you've got work, deadlines to complete, or bills to pay. The bottom line is, time waits for no one.

While unfortunately, this means that the start of the new year can be stress-inducing, it's up to us to make it better ourselves. And so, with this list, we're doing just that. We've scoured the online world that is the internet to bring you the best memes we could find, and therefore hopefully, we may manage to bring just a little bit of laughter to your day.

Besides, if all goes well, you'll be laughing at this week's chaos at the same time next year.

Disclaimer: This piece reflects the writer's opinion; the reader's discretion is advised. Do let us know in the comments what you think should have made the cut.


All the best "chaos of the new year" memes in one place!

1) New year, new chaos, but the same mentally ill problems


2) Me entering 2025 and leaving 2024 behind like:


3) Entering into the new year with all the chaos in my life like:


4) How we thought 2025 would start vs. how it's actually going:


5) When you enter the new year with a whole lotta aspirations, but with each passing day, all of it slowly comes crashing down:


6) When you come back to work and you open your mail to find the dreaded mail:


7) When it's "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" all year, but tomorrow is January 1


8) New Year, New Me? Nah, same chaos, just with a fresh calendar.


9) When it's the first day of the year and there’s drama on the timeline


10) I'm not making any resolutions for the new year. Why, you ask?


11) Starting the brand new year with even more chaos like:


12) When a bit of chaos in the new year might not be the worst thing for you after all:


13) You and your friends cheering to the new year, and to the new chaos, like:


14) When 2025 just started and it is already way too chaotic to handle:


15) When 2025 started off with a bang... and not in a good way.


Hopefully, with all this drama in the year, you manage to keep yourself grounded and alive with just a touch of humor in your life. Have fun, and here's to the whole year we have ahead. We hope it's a good one.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu