Sharing her vision of New Year’s Eve “in my mind versus reality”, Kaling contrasts a picture of herself dressed to the nines in a shimmering ball gown versus reality: in her PJs on the sofa, watching Rick & Morty.

If a photo speaks a thousand words, this on-point montage is relatable to all of us who will end up having a date with the settee tonight (flying in the face of that nagging instinct that says we should be doing something).

The FOMO is alive and kicking, and so too is the background worry that we could be knocking back gin gimlets in a secret bar somewhere. And yet – those cushions look far too inviting…

Mindy Kaling’s hilarious post on the reality of New Year’s Eve is all of us