Mod Mix Monday 31

Drinking in a New Year

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Alcohol and New Year's go hand in hand.

I'm still pinning away nice bar ideas.

I love this old trunk turned into a bar and mixed with the vintage mirror and modern ghost chairs.

I only had a little egg nog for New Year's by they way and it was long after midnight.

I think it would be cool to have a bar set up in the house all the time because the bottles look 

so chic on a tray.

But truth is...I don't drink hardly at all.

I used to enjoy a cocktail quite frequently but I've found in middle age, 

I feel drunk most of the time without drinking. 

I don't need a drink to make me feel even more unsteady.

Lots of pretty things in last week's Mod Mix Monday.

Let's look....

Valorie aka The Visual Vamp took down her Christmas decor and replaced it with

New Year's decorations. Oh and she did this with things she has on hand.

She invited friends to drop by to celebrate

the New Year. That's her little dog Cholo posing.

Oh...I wish we lived in the same neighborhood and I could just have dropped by for a drink 

and a snack with her and Alberto.

This lovely holiday table was put together by Aimee at It's Overflowing.

Love all the silver and snowy white with sparkles.

Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage did a change up on her mantel from Christmas to New Year's.

She made that pretty 2012 banner.

My friend, Amy over at Maison Decor is so creatively prolific. 

She has always got a new pretty project going on in her house.

She bought fabric samples from Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic SoHo Store.

I love the way she is showing them off in her studio.

Betsy of Betsy Speert's Blog shared her family room redo.
It's so pretty and yet cozy and livable.
Kind of unlike my own living room where I get uncomfortable when someone has the nerve
to sit on my pink sofa.
I know that is so wrong.

One night late, I got on Petfinder and found this cute little 10 month old boy.
I seriously considered adopting him and even sent in an application and called.
But today, the day I was suppose to go see him...Violet woke with a back ache and that made me think I need to just focus on
taking care of the pups I have and not adding another even though I really want to.
I keep thinking about him though.
Plus I need to increase my income before I get another...which makes me sad...because
I really want to add a puppy to the mix to make us all happy.

In other news...I am having problems with Facebook.

I usually post all my blog posts on to my Mod Vintage Life page on
Facebook but since a day or so before Christmas I am unable to.
A locked sign is showing in my post window every time I try to post something and nothing happens.

I sent a help message to Facebook days ago...and have heard nothing back.
I still cannot post anything.
I know many of my readers like to just wait to read a post when they see it come up on
Facebook and now I can't get that to work.
Does anyone have any idea why I might be locked out?

In other news...I was asked to become an official team member at Target.
No raise involved and no benefits...so kind of wondering what the honor is in that.
Other than it will be steady income while I continue to look for a real job.

Let me tell you people working at Target and Walmart are not making ends meet and they do
not have insurance.
The cheap prices they offer come at a cost to those in our society that are struggling already.

At least I know my career in discount retail will not be forever but for many that is all they can get.

I am not saying that Target is a bad company. They are not.
They donate large amounts of products and money each year and treat their employees well.
But as long as this is the standard to work people 37 hours a week so that you do not have to
provide full time benefits...that is the way things will continue.



As you see I am late getting Mod Mix Monday up again.
I'll try to do better...

I got home way past midnight the last two nights.

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