Not a problem. (Or is it?)

The lid on my travel mug has broken.  The little thingy that you open so that you can drink - it just snapped off.  The average person would toss the mug and move on.  But I'm not average.

I have a thing about the vessels that hold my hot liquids.  Crazy? Maybe.

I used to have this ceramic mug that Peter bought for me one Christmas after I had gushed over it in the store.  I used it every day when I walked the kids to school.  I loved the shape, I loved the lid.  I just loved the mug.  One cold morning I made the mistake of setting it on the hood of the car while I was loading up (I reasoned that if I set it on the ground then one of the kids would accidentally trip on it and it would end up broken).  I hadn't taken into consideration that there was frost on the car and I watched a my mug slide, in slow motion, off the car and into a million pieces on the driveway.  Okay, well maybe not a million, but I was sad.  There was definitely a period of grief.

Then, one day when I wasn't looking, I found it's replacement.  An overpriced ceramic travel mug made by a local artist.   Worth it though because I loved how it felt when I picked it up and I loved it's uniqueness.  Flash forward a year or so when, knowing the dangers of car hoods, I left it sitting on the floor and one of the kids kicked it over knocking it's handle off.

Perhaps ceramic isn't for me.

So last year I found a stainless steel mug at Starbucks.  I have used it almost every day since I bought it.  When I commute, I throw it in my bag and enjoy my morning coffee or end of day tea on the train.  It has never leaked.  Until now.  Without the above-mentioned thingy on it, it's kind of useless.

I mentioned my dilemma when I arrived at work Tuesday morning and my good friend said, a little too quickly, like she'd actually given it some thought,  "I think you need to stop being so attached to your mugs".

Gasp.

Me?  Attached to my mugs?  Well, maybe.  But is that really a problem?

My name is Jennifer and I am addicted to coffee mugs.

Could be worse.  It could be something much more costly.  Like shoes.

That being said, I'm now on the hunt for a new non-leaking, aesthetically pleasing travel mug.

Any suggestions?