It's Absolutely Perfect!

Last weekend we spent wandering around Phoenix, Arizona.  Now and then the errands pile up and we have to bite the bullet and go to a real town.  You know the shopping list is daunting when it takes two days to get it all rounded up.  We love to wander Ikea and get ideas for tiny houses, so we broke up a long day with lunch and a look-through.  And found the treasure of treasures.

From left to right: Water bottle and cup, various tools, the Pocket Palette and teensy spray bottle, pencil sharpener, pens, paper towels and sketchbook.

If you are a regular reader you will know of my seemingly endless quest for the perfect travel watercolor kit.  Well, believe it or not, Ikea had the solution I have been seeking for ages.  Bless their little hearts.  A travel toiletry kit, happily the exact, and I mean exact size I needed.  For $6.00.  HA!  How’s that for a score?

All stowed away and ready to close up

Offered in red or black, the bag measures 9.5 x 7.5 inches.  My Pentalic travel sketchbook is 8.25 x 5 inches.  It’s serendipitous.  The stars aligned, the angels sang and my ideal travel kit was born.  The other customers may have looked at me strangely as I clutched it and danced around the bin, but I didn’t care.  It was my day and Ikea is my current favorite store.  We even had an ice cream cone to celebrate.  My husband was probably celebrating that I’ll now stop looking at, measuring and scheming over bags.  Funny how innocent he is. 

The bag is not fancy, it's utilitarian.  Just right for dragging along on adventures.

 Thanks for stopping by! Alice