Approaching End of Semester Stress Relief

I am a terrible, terrible liar. I said in last week's post I would make another Mac 'n Cheese recipe to compare this week, and hopefully you weren't looking forward to it, because I really did not make Mac 'n Cheese this week. In fact, I didn't make something to eat at all. Instead I thought about how much money I'd have to spend on an entire box of butter just to use about 3 tablespoons and leave sit in my fridge. For the same price, I could get all the ingredients to make my current obsession:

Slime.

If you aren't already hooked on slime, let me convince you. It sticks to itself, but not your hands, its cool (both figuratively and temperature-wise), is easy to make, and is all over ASMR and DIY Youtube. Now most of the channels that post DIY slime videos market the slime for children, but I don't conform to normal cooking rules, so why should I conform to their idea of what's for children?

If you still aren't convinced, here's some awesome videos of slime (that I totally did not spend time watching instead of doing my homework):

And the video I loosely used to make my very own slime:

Now to make the slime you will need:

1. One bottle of glue
2. A little bit of contact solution
3. A little bit of baking soda
4. A little bit of water

(Amazing measurements Kylie)

This recipe is extremely simple and surprisingly not messy. Start by dumping the whole bottle of glue into a medium sized bowl. Add a "1/4 cup" of water (see picture below for approximation on bottle).

I actually used less than the recipe called for (about half of the picture shown), then mix the glue and water completely. Add about a spoonful of baking soda and, once again, mix thoroughly. Once you've combined the ingredients, slowly add contact solution and mix until it does not stick to the bowl, only itself. It should not stick to you hands at all either. My advice is to continue mixing with the spoon until you are completely sure it is not sticky, as it's not difficult to use a spoon and saves you from having to pic little balls of slime off your hands.

Once the slime doesn't stick to anything, you're ready to play! Yes, it's seriously that simple. I've heard some people say to leave sit in the refrigerator for several days to get rid of air bubbles, but I didn't want to wait, and I honestly like to hear the comical noise it makes when you pop the bubbles.

As silly as this week's recipe sounds, I'm honestly so glad I made it. This recipe only cost me $4.83 and makes just the right amount to hold in one hand or pull between both hands. If anybody is having a stressful week, treat yourself to a $5 stress reliever. I've honestly relaxed myself so many times in just the two days since I've made the slime by pulling it between my hands for a few minutes while working on homework.

I hope everyone has a good week, and I hope you get a chance to make yourself some slime! (I'm not going to make any promises, but I'll probably make that Mac 'n Cheese I mentioned last time)