Mug Hug™ reusable lids.
Those who know me, know that I really love a freshly brewed pot of coffee. Yes, a pot of coffee. Honestly, I’d say I’m addicted to it. Don’t get me wrong I like tea too—black tea, white tea, iced tea, and I’m working on liking the green one. I still believe nothing compares to a good cup of joe.
I tried to go cold turkey once or twice, maybe more. But during my attempts I experience excruciating headaches, which I attribute to caffeine withdrawal.
Instead of giving up, I persevere every time I go cold turkey. Oftentimes I manage to stop drinking coffee for a month or so. Good huh?
I do pretty well, until I drum up an excuse to drink just one cup of coffee. Then the entire process is derailed. Unfortunately, after a few days of a few cups, I steadily increase the dose. I can drink it all day while I work, which leads me to the story of when I decided to hug my mug.
Once upon a time, I was enjoying a very good cup of coffee. I set my mug on the desk while I responded to my emails. Before really digging into the work, I reached for my mug and something caught my eye. That something was floating around enjoying my coffee too. I fished it out and thought, “eww groady.”
It made my skin crawl to think of how many times “something” may have been floating around in my mug when I didn’t notice.
With dust bunnies, lint balls and random crawlers residing at the office, it’s a wonder we ever place our opened, uncovered cups on our desks unattended.
That day, I vowed to do my best to prevent this from happening to me again. My remedy: to cover my mug with a Fleischmann’s Olive Oil Spread lid.
Seriously, I really did use it. And it worked. It kept the yucks and icks out. But there was a catch. I didn’t have a drinking hole, so I had to raise the lid to sip the coffee. It wasn’t a big deal. I was content using my Fleishmann’s lid.
Until Springwise.com featured a few companies that produce reusable ones designed to serve this purpose. Most have a covered opening for easy access. And just like that, problem solved. Now I don’t leave home without one. I use them at home, the office and the coffee shop.
Think green, eco-friendly, tree lovin’, mug hugger. Ha-ha.
Wanna hug your mug too? Visit www.mug-hug.com for information of how to get your paws on one of their lids.
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