my home friends and i would meet up every tuesday at 2 pm on our high street and faff about. pure bliss. every week we would try and incorporate something artsy as well like pottery or colouring or bead making but yeah having at least one extra curricular a week is key.
then the sun sets behind them and you laugh together, they say something absurd, you put on a movie to watch together, and you feel like home is wherever they are (not to mention the harmless teasing to make you feel like you belong in that makeshift home, against all the odds)
call the girlies for a cozy night of indulgence to shore up the emotional defenses with loads of love. i’m talking favorite meals, drinks, movies, playlists, pjs, and blankets, etc. [& a few joints 😋]
never fails.
added in some flash-boiled diced sweet potato into the braising chicken for the last 10 minutes of cook time, so they could absorb the sauce as they soften. also used jamaican browning in the marinade (which you can find @ local grocery) instead of caramelizing sugar. 8.5/10 hella recommend.
