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Write about your life as if it were a recipe
You've seen the memes - two cups of this, one tablespoon of that, a bucketload of this, mix it up, sprinkle something negative on it and serve. If you were to use the formula of a recipe (taking as many liberties as you want), how would you describe your life at the minute? (Remember to tag me so I can see your responses.)

recipe for disaster (with some light shining on through)

4-13 cups of emotional abuse,

1 cup of holding it all in,

1 and 1/2 cups of letting it go and having some of the best friendships around,

15 cups of moving (constant constant constant moving),

about 6 tablespoons or so of insanity (or, at the very least, being told as much and feeling so),

3-4 heaping cups (or pounds) of love for twenty one pilots

a pinch of empathy and compassion (only a pinch; it spreads so fast that you might sour),

2 pinches of love for others,

a handful of not feeling deserving of others’ love,

3-7 teaspoons of depression,

3-7 teaspoons of anxiety,

and maybe about 9 or 10 teaspoons of some PTSD, if you’ve got some (storebought does just as well as all-natural)

and i suppose there might be some better qualities, but i’m failing to think of any that i really, truly, deserve to have in this recipe of myself as of this moment.

sift and mix the dry ingredients (moving, insanity, love, empathy and compassion, and not feeling deserving of others’ love) in a large bowl, making sure to be generously rough with each stir.

once thoroughly mixed, pour in the emotional abuse as you see fit and then throw in the holding it all in, fully wrapped (this is to make sure it is honestly ‘held all in’).

you may have to melt it on high for a few days and rest your arms from the heavy and rough stirring before returning to the recipe. this is fine. let it sit for some time and do not fret or wonder if it feels the suicidal tendencies, yet.

once the mix looks a bit radioactive, it’s time to add in the anxiety, depression, and then the PTSD - in that order.

follow up with a week or so in the freezer before pulling it out to thaw an hour.

this is the best part, i swear.

please pour the love for twenty one pilots right on top. this should soak in, and may need a few minutes to settle. no need to stir.

to make sure the love for twenty one pilots is soaked up, the mixture may look a little brighter. healthier, one might say.

afterwards, pour in, very slowly, the letting it go and having some of the best friendships around, making sure to stir quickly as it softens the harder mixture.

if it turns all sorts of colors and looks really happy, you know you’ve done well.

cook for about a month at 400 degrees.

then, pull it out, very carefully.

smash it to bits with a hammer, and maybe pour some glue on, for a glaze.

serve cold, with a side of a hefty dental bill.

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