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5 Random Things I Tried Last Year That I Would 100% Recommend to You

I read somewhere that when you treat your leisure time as your main task and your job as a side quest, life would be much easier. I have to agree with it. We go to work, work on ourselves, and put effort into our relationship. All these things boil down to doing one very thing. That is enjoying your life. To have the freedom to do whatever we want. One significant thing that I learnt last year is that life is never meant for us to sit in any negative emotions for a long time. 


In this mindset, I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried out a few random activities. 


Played a Pickleball game





And I totally loved it! It was the most hyped sports/game last year. There were courts built for this game everywhere. I stumbled upon this game, and I thought Why not? I played squash when I was very little. The racket still sadly looks at me to this day. After a long time, pickleball caught my eye. As someone who gets lost when people explain any rules of the game, it was pretty easy to understand.  If you are looking to get involved in any type of sports, you have to try pickleball. Jump on the bandwagon, you won't regret it!


Tufting 




When I first heard “We are going tufting today”. I said, “You mean trifting”. Nope, it is tufting, and I heard it for the first time. It was a lot of fun trying tufting for the first time. It is kind of like knitting, but you have a device to shoot the threads in. The instructors taught us how to use the machine, and boom, it was hours of tufting. It was a quiet day to spend the time wisely. It is recommended to bring someone with you to take turns. Because ya girl got tired after some point. So while others are doing, you can get reenergized and come back again. We thrifted a cute mat. You can choose any picture and draw on the given fabric. You can request the instructor to draw them for you(depending on the place). 


Sand art




I know this is a bit old school, and I am visiting it after a long time. But isn't that the best? I remember buying the small sand art after school and doing that instead of my homework. I happened to come across it suddenly, and the child in me wanted it. An example of the picture and the coloured sands will be given to you. All you have to do is peel off the stickers and pour the colours in the correct place. Such a calming and no-brainer activity. 



Built a DIY miniature




Okay, I looove miniatures. It is just so fun to see everything in a mini version. If you are also into miniatures and building stuff, you would really enjoy this. I built a DIY miniature bakery. It was so satisfying to see the results after putting together each piece. And the mini cupcakes and trays? Adorable! This is very similar to Legos, just much cuter! 


Shooting paintballs




This was such a stress reliever! Just aim for the target and shoot them. Simple as that! It wasn't easy for me to reach the target. But if you are already into archery and any aiming games, this would be easy for you. It was fun to just randomly shoot paintballs against the target board. 


It is these little things that keep us young and alive! So go ahead, romanticise your life a little. Try something new. Laugh more. Play more. And never forget that you are allowed to enjoy your life.

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