Today’s endorsement is mostly for anyone in New Orleans reading this, because it’s for a local company called Bluebag. (FB page here)

I can’t tell you how sad it is that the closest IKEA to us in Houston, a good 6 hours away. Don’t think that doesn’t meant I haven’t made the drive many, many times. But it has been a rare treat for me lately to get to an IKEA, and usually it’s the one in Virginia by Kiki’s house, so it’s not like I can bring back an Expedit or something in my suitcase. (I have brought back suitcases full of smaller items, though.)

But then I found out about Bluebag. It’s genius, really. You peruse the IKEA catalog or the website, figure out what you want, and let them know. For a percentage of your total, they go to Houston and bring it back to New Orleans for you! Oh, it’s just magical, really. It’s certainly cheaper than the gas it would cost to drive to Houston, and far less of a hassle.

This week, I placed my first order with them. I was looking for bedding for the boys (for when we make the switch to bigger beds) and I found some I really liked, and of course, being IKEA, it was dirt cheap.

I also ordered some curtain wire I’ve been wanting for a while, to hang the boys’ artwork. (You can see an example of that in this post.)

The beauty is, no order’s too small! I could just order a three dollar