My recent firsts

There's an electricity outage at my PG, so my mind wandered into daydreaming which made me look back on the past year and the numerous new experiences I had all these months. I'm grateful for all these new experiences, even the bad ones because they made me come closer to the people I have in my life.

Let's start with the good experiences first. I think I'd like to make a list for this one and I'll try to keep this one in chronological order:
  • Rode an ATV in Jaisalmer
  • I went to my first open mic (I tanked it but it felt amazing to talk out one of my previous blogs on stage)
  • Attended a food fest (it was such a crazy experience and the irony is that we had to visit a restaurant post the food fest since we were super hungry when we left the fest)
  • Earned my Bachelor's degree
  • Had my first girls' trip to Goa
  • Lived at a hostel on vacation for the first time on that trip
  • Shifted near my office and met my tribe of girls. These people made me realize the importance of having a girls' gang in your life and I'm so grateful for that
  • Wore a lehenga and danced on stage at a family function (this counts as a first, since the last time I did it, I was 10 years old)
  • Saw coffee plantations (absolutely loved doing this, given I'm almost a coffee addict)
  • Sponsored my first family trip to Thailand
  • Tried shooting and it felt so empowering (beware of this upcoming shooter now)
  • Started a coffee blog that I've been meaning to start for a very long time. I want to see how much traction it gets without me marketing it on my other insta account or my blog, so I'll keep you guys posted regarding its success 

But with all good experiences, there come some bad ones too - I believe that these happen in order to maintain a fair balance in the universe and that gives me peace. Some of the not-so-positive firsts were:
  • Getting a fracture (hated the feeling of being helpless and not being able to do the most basic task of getting myself a glass of water)
  • Almost got into a relationship but things didn't quite work out. This was particularly tough since it's usually very hard for me to open up to people. Also, this will be counted as a first since this was the first time I might've been ready to be called a "girlfriend"
  • Might have made some poor financial decisions (I'm usually super careful with this)
  • Felt like leaving my job but maybe this is how corporate works

It has been quite a year and all these experiences have taught me new lessons but the biggest lesson is to keep going and adding new experiences to the list. As I always say, "Risks are better than regrets." So, fly away and have those adventures!

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  1. AnonymousApril 21, 2023 at 6:43 PM

    This was so touching ❤️ risks are better than regrets 💪🏾

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