Happy #thinkingoutloud Thursday! No idea what I’m going on about? Click here!
1. First off, thanks so much to everyone who’s e-mailed me about e-mail subscriptions not being delivered anymore! They’d been acting wonky for a little while now before deciding to completely throw in the towel a few days back. Pft. I think I managed to get everything sorted, so you should be seeing this in your inbox if you’re subscribed. And if you haven’t subscribed to Spoons yet, you can easily do so by entering your info into the bar that goes across the top of the page…
It’s only blog posts going out for now, but I do plan on starting up a monthly newsletter soon, which’ll include things like health tips and recipe roundups, so be sure to subscribe if that’s something you’d be interested in!
2. Also, a bunch of you were interested in hearing my thoughts on my new iPhone 6, so I figured I’d do a mini review for you! I’m not going to talk technical details or specs because that stuff is completely beyond my level of interest/understanding, but function and form I can do. So let’s talk size…
A lot of people complain about the 6 being too big, but I honestly don’t find it that bad at all… and the bigger, Retina HD screen makes things look absolutely gorgeous. The 6 Plus was way too big for me, but the regular 6 feels just right… to the point where my old 4 feels too small now. That being said, I do have extremely long fingers and slightly larger hands, so that might account for some of it.
The hardest things to get used to, I found, were the thinness and rounded edges — they made the phone feel extremely slippery, like it would fly out of my hands at any second if I wasn’t careful. That and the fact that the lock button was on the side of the phone instead of the top — one week later, and I’m still trying to get used to that one….
In terms of battery life, I don’t find it to be any better or worse than my 4. I have to charge it at the end of every day, but don’t notice it draining any faster than my old one. The only thing is that the charger for the 6 is different from the one for the 4 and 5, meaning you won’t have as easy of a time mooching one off your friends if you’re caught out and about without yours.
3. The camera is easily my favourite part, though. Now, keep in mind that I’m upgrading from a 4 (not even the 4s), so I’m not sure how much it’s changed from the more recent models, but it was a huge improvement over my older one. The picture quality is amazing and I can easily get by without using any filters or edits…
There’s even an option to take videos in slow motion and time lapse. And the colour adjustment and auto-focus is super quick. Actually, the phone is just crazy fast in general. It loads everything almost instantaneously, and I can now use Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook without having to worry about things crashing on me.
4. And now back to your regularly scheduled randomness… Do you think I have enough bananas?
Because I’m not sure if I do, and that’s not even all of them — I have about another bunch’s worth cut up and hanging out in the freezer, waiting to be tossed into smoothies. What can I say? I’m going through a phase.
5. I’m also kind of freaking out because I think I swallowed the floaties (aka: bacteria culture) in my last bottle of kombucha.
I can’t be 100% sure since I did my best to spit it out as soon as I felt it, but the possibility is there. And I know there’s nothing wrong with drinking it, but it skeeves me out nonetheless. Not thinking about it 😯 😯 😯
6. Riddle me this… why is it that whenever I decide to kill some time by painting my nails, I suddenly have 100 things to do. Either that or I suddenly have to pee like crazy. It never fails.
7. Speaking of nails…. The other day I broke off half of the toenail on the second toe of my right food (specific, much?) by [violently] stubbing it on a vacuum cleaner about 40 seconds after I got out of bed in the morning. Remember how I mentioned that I have a problem with leaving Swiffers, mops, and vacuum cleaners in the middle of the floor for days on end and simply stepping around them when I need to move around? Well, sometimes my laziness backfires on me… And if you think that would be enough to get me to clean it up, you’re greatly mistaken — the vacuum is still lying there as we speak.
8. This song <3
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9. This desktop wallpaper <3
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10. I’m heading up to the mountains this weekend!!! But unlike all of my past trips, I’ll be making this one solo because I’m going to visit these awesome ladies [and dog]…
Jo — Sam — Atticus
(stolen from Sam)
In case you missed the big reveal, Sam recently moved out to Canmore, meaning she’s now a mere 4-hour drive away from me instead of a 4-hour plane ride, meaning that we’re basically next door neighbours and I can go over to borrow a cup of sugar whenever I want. It just so happens that I’m currently in dire need of a cup of sugar, so I’ll be heading out bright and early tomorrow morning to spend the weekend. I probably won’t get around to posting tomorrow, but I’ll be here on Sunday with some Link Love, and my blogging schedule should go back to normal next week — this week’s just been a little hectic, hence the few extra days off. In any case, you can follow me on Instagram to catch a few glimpses of my trip… which I’ve actually been using more regularly now that I no longer have to worry about it crashing on me!
No questions… just tell me whatever comes to your mind! 😀
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You know I’m digging on your banana hoard there. Maybe you can take a selfie with one and tag it #publicbanana on IG. It’s what all the cool kids are doing. 🙂
The weird floaties are one reason I don’t drink Kombucha. Well unless it’s in beer form, and then I’m game, but I figure the alcohol kills everything. 🙂
I really like your Thinking Out Louds. I think it’s really fun and truly lets people see the quirks of your mind. I also have had that kombucha experience by the way.
The iPhone 6 sounds pretty awesome! I’m still not sure how I feel about the size (considering I have baby hands), but I’ve heard great things about it other than that. For the record, I would also take a good month or two to get used to that side lock button.
So cool that Sam is in Canmore now! Now I just need to fly over there when all three of you are in the same place. Bucket list!
{Never too many bananas]
NEVER enough bananas! Also stubbed toes hurt, but broken toenails hurt worse… you should really consider leaving the vacuum in the middle of a less dangerous floor (maybe the kitchen?)
So glad for that review of the iPhone 6. I totally want one 🙂 And every.single.time I paint my nails I have to pee. It’s just a fact haha!!
I also have the ancient iphone 4 and I’m dying to upgrade to the 6, mainly for the camera quality!
And I’m totally there with you with the nail painting, I feel naked without my nails painted but it’s something that I always put off until I need to leave the house in 15 minutes! There really is nothing worse than smudges.
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I got a iphone 5 a few days before the 6 was released – doh! But love how easy video and photos are on even the five. Enjoy the mountains – I am planning to hit them too this weekend – nothing more peaceful than mountain time:)
Atticus the pug! I’m in love 🙂 🙂 When I went from a 4 to a 5 iphone the photo quality blew my mind so I can’t even imagine the 6 haha. The nice thing about extra bananas is that there are SO many possibilities with them! I can’t wait to see what you do with them haha. And you’re right about the nails thing – no matter how hard I try I ALWAYS smudge them. It’s infuriating!
You can never have too many bananas.
And while the girls look fun, I would totally steal time with that adorable dog in a second. I have serious puppy fever and neither the time, nor space for a pooch. 🙁
Have a blast!
AHH HAVE A BLAST WITH THE GIRLS! I am also drooling over that iPhone.
Thank you for hosting the link up! Yes, I think you are all set with bananas. 🙂 I over buy them too.
Have fun with Sam, Jo, and pug!!! It’s amazing how much you form friendships via the Internet. And I lost 3 toenails (!!!) at one time when I was running in too small shoes. Yeah, NOT comfortable.
I need some of those bananas! I ran out…again.
Hope you have a great trip!! Take lots of pictures! I love hearing about your weekend getaways! 🙂
The worst is painting your toenails BEFORE putting on the skinny jeans. I never learn 😛
Have an amazing weekend in the mountains! If I weren’t in Van I may just invite myself along, but never fear – next time I may make an appearance with the lovely Jen in tow 🙂
Wow, creepy much?! ha!
That would actually be awesome! The more the merrier 😀 We’ll have to put something together in the future!
Wow that iphone 6 camera is impressive!
Also I’m super jealous of your upcoming weekend with Jo and Sam. Hope you ladies have a blast!
#5, I have sympathy stomach pains for you ;_) xoxo, ganeeban
Have SO much fun with Sam this weekend! xo
Thank you so much for your kind words on the new look of my site! I really appreciated that and it meant a lot to me…Best of luck to you too in pursuing your dreams! XOXO
And to you as well, lovely lady! <3
I was just painting my nails and had the same exact problem! I had to go to the bathroom twice! NO bueno!
That phone looks so beautiful. My family is upgrading over to a new carrier (yes, I’m still on my dad’s plan…), and he asked me what kind of 5s I wanted again. I told him silver or gold, didn’t matter too much, but also asked for the 6 as my Christmas present…would be pretty easy, right?! Those photos are absolutely beautiful! =) I love hearing about bloggers meeting up!
I still have the 4 and I have to say, the new update has made it faster, but things still crash on me (FB *cough cough* 🙂 ) What?! Why would they change the power button? It would take me months to get used to that. I <3 the gold, it looks great!
If you ever find out the answer to the nail painting question, tell me. I rarely paint my nails and when I decide to, the oven suddenly beeps, my hair is in my face, and someone needs me to text them back asap. WHY.
I’m loving the iPhone 6 too! You are much braver than me though with no case!
Oh the new iPhone. I actually just upgraded to the 5 lol I’m not big into new tech, so I didn’t see the appeal, but my husband is BANANAS over the new one. He’s going to get the ultra super iPhone 6, the one that looks giant next to his ear. I laughed so hard when he tried it out in the store….
P.S. hope you are no where near the craziness that happened this week with that nutty shooter. Saw it in the news and thought of you <3
Awwr <3 No, that was all the way on the other side of the country... Still so sad, though 🙁
Loving that desktop picture! Have a great trip!
We have the same banana problem. I bought 3 bunches last week at the store. . .any that I don’t eat, just get sliced up for smoothies or baked into bread!!
The iPhone 6 requires a new charger too? I didn’t know that. That’s annoying. They make you buy all new stuff for the 5 and then again for the 6! nothing like draining all the money out of you. haha
It’s actually the same as the 5, Shannon! I just made a mistake.
I’ve heard such awesome things about the camera on the iphone 6. I have a 5c that I JUST got a couple months ago, so I won’t be able to upgrade for a while.
I’ve never tried kombucha, but just hearing the word floaties makes me queasy.
Ugh, I’m going to be *that person*: the charger for the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 are the same. I had the iPhone 5 and just upgraded to the 6, but haven’t even taken the charger for the 6 out of the box yet — I’ve just been using my iPhone 5 charger, since it was already out haha. I found moving from the 5 to the 6 wasn’t that huge of a change (aside from size), but maaaaaaaaan do I not like having the lock button on the side of the phone! I feel like it’s much more awkward to use over there than when it was on top. Oh well. That’s a pretty minor problem in the grand scheme of things, I suppose 🙂
Thanks for letting me know, Bethany! I guess it’s just different than the 4, then. And I think I’ve actually gotten used to having the button on the side… I went to do some things on my old phone and had a hard time getting used to it being on the top. That and it just felt so tiny!
Love love love that song! Made my day. Have fun with the girls!
Ahhh I’m dying for my iPhone 6 to ship! I need it in my life ASAP. I always use the camera on my iPhone 5 and cannot wait to test out the much-improved 6 camera.
Kombucha floaties freak me out too…it’s slimy and weird! But I still drink them for whatever reason.
Enjoy your weekend trip! Take plenty of photos (with your gorgeous iPhone 6 of course)
For some reason I still didn’t get the Email subscription/notice in my inbox today (as well as the last few days)…. so I made sure to go to your blog anyways, since I “hate” to miss out on any of your new posts!!
Oh, and I love the idea of a monthly newsletter – that would be great!
Also, do you know yet when you are going to start offering your “Health Coaching”, and are you planning on offering an option via internet/phone?
Most importantly, though: have a wonderful trip this weekend! I love the Canadian mountains, but unfortunately don’t get to go nearly as often as I would like.
What?! Ugh… thanks for letting me know, Katja! And I should be introducing health coaching services to Spoons within the next couple of months — I just wanted to finish up with a couple of my current clients first. But I’ll start sharing some of the details soon, and online/phone coaching will definitely be offered!