5 Relaxing Activities To Do In The Evening
At Home
Watch a movie:
Watching a movie is always a good idea to end your evening after a long day of work, or simply, to enjoy the moment. You can spend some quality time with your family and loved ones. You will always enjoy the dialogues of Quentin Tarantino, the complexity of Christopher Nolan, the genius of Stanley Kubrick, the nostalgia of Martin Scorsese, the mystery of David Fincher, the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock in cinematography, and so on.
TIP: If you go for a marathon, to enhance the experience, a cinephile shouldn’t ignore the one crucial thing, which is, yes you guessed it: FOOD !!! Some recommendations that go hand in hand with movies: popcorn, pizza, chocolate, chips, sodas, BEER.
Play a video game:
Playing a video game is always fun, PC or console, single player or co-op, it doesn’t matter, gaming is gaming after all, and it’s fun. If you’re such an enthusiast as me, you can never get bored of playing video games. There’s always things to discover in video games that keep you entertained: areas to explore, search for collectibles, free roaming, socializing, and my personal favorite is to platinum as many PS4 games as I can, it is always a challenging task, and yes, it takes time, for some games it takes a lot of time, but in the end you’ll be very satisfied that you accomplished something special that not many people have accomplished. The journey and the experience is worth every second. Also it has been proven that for a person who plays video games regularly it’s easier to make a decision in life, as gamers are always put to the test and have to make difficult choices in video games. As the saying goes: ‘’Once a gamer, always a gamer’’.
Listen to music:
Music… sweet sweet music. Since the beginning of time people have been attracted to music because we are surrounded by sounds and patterns. This art touches our souls so deeply because we humans are born poetic and life has a rhythm of its own. Also music have been proven therapeutic. The best way to really enjoy the music 100% is through a record player. In the last years vinyl records have made a comeback, while the CD sales have dropped dramatically. People of all ages nowadays have started investing more into music and are more inclined to start collecting music on vinyl because of the superior quality of the audition. Nothing more satisfying than to collect vinyl records, grow with them, every time you put them and watch them turn, you listen carefully and then the magic starts. It’s a mesmerizing experience for a person who is really passionate about music. Also in the past years artists have started remastering and re-releasing a lot of their old material, and releasing mainly on vinyl.
Practice an instrument:
One way to spend an evening is practicing an instrument. If you’re in a band or you’re an independent musician or simply you love music and want to express yourself through it, why not, all the great musicians through history have made theirselves known because of their passion and love for the music. The difficult part is always the beginning, maybe you don’t know which instrument to choose, or if you’ll have time to practice regularly, but make that step, and give it some time, and it will grow on you, each day you’ll become better, and who knows, maybe you’ll even make a career out of it, making good money, living like a Rockstar! Nothing’s better than to be paid for what you love to do.
Improving your cooking skills:
Have you ever wanted to become a master chef? I think most of us have dreamt of it at least once in our life. How many times have you tried to cook that delicious recipe you saw on YouTube? Cooking also have therapeutic value socially and interpersonally which is very effective because it encourages creativity. By cooking some recipes, you can get to know yourself better. Cooking also has its mental health benefits because it forms part of a healthy routine, it forces you to get organized. You know what they say: ‘’Practice makes perfect’’. Washing the dishes afterwards is also a part of the organizing process in your life. You can finish the day in style, and also enjoy a very good meal that you put effort into, and if your family or friends will taste your dishes and compliment you, it will really determine you to cook even more! So, what are you waiting for? Those dishes are waiting for you in the kitchen to be cooked.
TIP: Don’t you ever invite Gordon Ramsay at your house, he’s never satisfied.
