Not only is it Sister's Day 'round these parts once the calendar flips July >> August, but it's also MUG SWAP month!! This year will be my third year participating in A CUPPA KIM's annual mug swap.
I found out about this swap (where you buy a mug for someone after reading a bit about them, and you receive a mug from some other person who reads a bit about you) two years ago. Two years ago I gifted my swappee this mug with DIY tea bag tags (we're still instagram friends) and received this sweet Starbucks mug all the way from Florida! It's still one of my favorite mugs.
Last year, I gifted my swappee what I affectionately called a MUG SWAP-topus. It was all kinds of awesome, in my humble opinion, and I don't know how I'm going to top it this year! Haa! (click to see a round up of all the mugs blogged about for A CUPPA KIM's 2013's Mug Swap)
This year, the theme of Kim's mug swap is "blessing others". That's such a sweet concept because thought, time, and consideration is put into finding that mug (or should be) and how often does thought, time, and consideration get put into anything anymore?!?! ...let alone from a complete stranger. So, to me this swap reminds me that it's a blessing to participate. It's a blessing that something so simple as a new mug bought with someone in mind can brighten that person's day.
Check out the post on it, and I would say "go sign up", but turns out she hit MAX CAPACITY on day one. Sorry guys. Check out the posts on social media with the hashtag is #mugswap14, and the handle @CuppaKim. Hooray!
