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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Going Shopping


 
 Pull 'em on, Besties, we've got shopping to do!
The most glittering season of all is upon us, and if you think for one second
I'm doing my Thanksgiving sparkle-free, well...
you're obviously new around here.
 Deals/Dollar Tree Shopping Alert!
I'm not into the lighted plastic arrangements, but Deals had THIS!
 Natural curly tall branches with LEDs on a tan string that was nearly invisible.
 They're nice and tall, and battery operated means there will be a little change up
on the dining room table.
Especially with a price tag like this.
Haven't checked out Deals?
There's 15 within an hour of me, so hit the store locator,
PLUS you can shop online.
 Deals and Dollar Tree both have these ethereal little winged fantasies.

 I bought several in copper to coordinate with my existing Fall decor.
 But oh, the silver jumped in my cart too.
I couldn't make these for a dollar!
There's a handy little clip on them, so your fluttering
jewels can perch anywhere.
The wings are also wired for posing.
And....and....
GLITTER.
 Am I done?
Not by a long shot.
Get ready to spangle those corn husks, people,
we're gonna shimmer this year!
So....
 Headed for Michael's, Dollar Tree and Walmart,
BRB.
If not back, avenge death.


Friday, November 2, 2012

Inner Donna Reed...

It's clean up time!
 Time to pack up the skulls and spiders...
time to pull out the Thanksgiving goodies and start to plan for the December celebrations!
 Time to gather your family close with delicious meals and comfort food.
Time to channel a little of your inner Donna Reed...
inner Donna Reed... 
inner Donna Reed...  
inner Donna Reed...
 Time to make something so simple, with things you can always have on hand,
but so good it will have your family running for the table!
 Heat that oven to 425 and let's get busy!
3 cans of sliced pears
1 can of cherry pie filling
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 tbs ground cinnamon
Mix that all up in a bowl.
 2 boxes of macaroons, located at The Dollar Tree.
Leave the cookies in the bag.
 Remember that thing Marylou Plimpkin said about your shoes looking like they're 
from Walmart at the school bake sale? Use that anger constructively and crush the
cookies with a rolling pin. So what if your shoes are from Walmart???
They're CUTE!

 Now open the bags of coarse crumbs and put them in a bowl as cold and hard as Marylou's heart...
 er, sorry.
 Melt a stick of butter for 45 seconds in the microwave and mix it in with the cookies.
 Add a glurp (1/4 cup) of your favorite liqueur.
I have amaretto hanging around the house.
 Liberally douse a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
Spread the fruit mixture over the bottom and then sprinkle the cookies on top if that.
Give it a little shake of cinnamon sugar if you're a spice freak like me.
Pop it in the oven, sit back with some hot cider, kick off your $5
Walmart sneakers and wait about 35 minutes until it's brown and bubbly.
Serve this up with a little whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Try to look like it was hard to make so you're justified when you buy more shoes.

I wonder if I can write those off as a business expense?

Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Wicked Witch of the Mess

 It was a spooky night...
 ...the full moon heralded the horrors that awaited...
 ...we waited, breathless with fear...
 ...knowing that any moment, the unthinkable would happen...
...I would squeeze into a corset!!!
 [SHRIEKS]
Join us for a little camera dump as we show you evidence that revelry did in fact occur.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!







 After that, we moved on to the kitchen, where I became
The Wicked Witch of the Mess!
 (Cheesy Wiener Roll Ups)
 (Vegetarian Cheesy Wiener Roll Ups)








 Tiny bundt cakes were taken to the lab and horribly transformed...
 ...into a Zombie Pumpkin Patch!!!
Deliciously scary!
The trick here is to set all of the cakes on wax or freezer paper
while you decorate them so the frosting stays just on that item
and you can lift and position them easily.
 Those pretzel rod stems anchor the cakes into the sheet cake foundation.
Sprinkle each one differently.

 I may make these for Thanksgiving too.
You know, just to mess with people.
 Time for me to crawl back into the mirror...
...where Evil Moms belong, and emerge as...
Just, you know...
Evil Mom.
Happy Halloween.
Blow that out when you leave.