A cup of inspiration.

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The week has been a roller coaster.  An extra amount of kid-drama (and that's an understatement). _ And to think, they're home with me for the next 2 days- and pretty much the whole month of November... {BREATH}.  [*Disclaimer:  I LOVE being with my kids, but I'll pass on the extra drama!]

Yep.  Lots of highs and lows in a matter of what, 2 days?!  However, there has been lots of doing -  and since you probably don't want to hear about the mountains of laundry I've climbed, the piles of dishes I've hurdled through, the toilets I've tackled- okay, anyways...

What has remained consistent, has been my morning cup of Starbucks, and the accompanying blog reading.  In so many areas, big and small, during that cup (or 2) of sipping, I've felt utterly connected, inspired, motivated, and informed (enough to change, to do, to share).  And lately, it's got me thinking about why I love blogging...
 
...It is entirely customizable, just like a Starbucks coffee beverage!  And the combination choices are literally ENDLESS.  Whether you have 1 or 1000 followers, everyone- and I mean everyone- has their own unique customization choices in both how they create and maintain their own blog, and how they form their own "daily-read" list.  It reminds me of my Starbucks barista days, when my primary job requirement was to get to know each 'regular' by serving them their personal, customized, favorite beverage of choice.  

Yes- each person (and blog) is similar in many ways, but every single one of them has their own spin- their own style, their own partiality & preferences, their own blend.  And that is why I continue to read your blogs, and add new ones to my already full reader... So, today, "I'd like to order a double-tall-stlyle-w/ cooking-x-tra motherhood-no travel-light photography blog please."  (and for the next 2 days, I think I'll be take it black)