I've been quiet

Sorry for the lack of updates! The last two weeks were pretty rough, as a big event happened in my life where I felt I hit a wall and was forced to come to many unsettling and uncomfortable realizations. Anyway, to keep my mind off unhappy matters, I actually haven't been knitting at all. I turned to other hobbies, some new, some really old.

One of them is puzzle building! 

I actually am 90% done now, so that's an old picture. But it took me two to three days to get to even this point. I used to be really into puzzle building- it actually depends if I come across a puzzle that I decide I really want to build. I can't really explain why, but it was oddly therapeutic building this. 

Another new hobby that I didn't even know existed until a week ago was colouring books for adults!

I love artsy things, and when I was a child I absolutely loved colouring in colouring books, so this is really nostalgic. It doesn't even feel childish either. It feels like I'm helping to complete something beautiful. And it is beautiful! 

This is all I've done so far. But isn't it neat? It's so intricate, and pretty, and creative. I just never thought I'd be colouring for fun again, and not even feel childish doing it. When I first heard of it, I knew I needed to buy it. 

Lastly, I've been trying to jog/hike - do something healthy, be closer to nature. 

Nothing like fresh air to keep a healthy mind! And I can't get enough of breathtaking views. 

So why aren't I knitting to keep my mind off unhappy things? Well, I love knitting obviously, but I find once I get comfortable with the pattern, it leaves more room in my head to think. And I just wanted to not think at all. Every other hobby I've mentioned above leaves me no space to think, requires all my convcentration or makes me too exhausted to think. 

Plus trying all these new things and rediscovering old things have made me really happy. I feel peaceful!