Have you ever been out of town in a cute little boutique store and looked at something that you totally loved but the price was more than you’d pay if you were at home in your own, like Walmart, store?

That happened to me when I spotted this mug outside of Austin, Texas. I was with a bunch of friends shopping in this STINKING CUTE town that I was so inspired by that I went and started this Anna Poe penname and created Fox Hollow, Kentucky that night– anyway! So, I’m shopping and I saw this mug and it was like $26.99. STUPID price. Right?

But it’s books, and coffee, and the mug on the picture is in my favorite color. And the design is on both sides so it’s not inhibited in its cuteness by my left-handedness.

So, yeah, #sorrynotsorry

A regular dose of joy = priceless.

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