Happy Saturday! I'm having a quiet night in, so I thought I'd share are a few more awesome iPhone apps that I just love. If you missed my first post on this topic, be sure to check it out before you get into this second edition.
First up, Small Planet. I learned about it from my friend Liz, and the second I saw one of her photos from this app I had to get it. I was also pleasantly surprised to learn it was free! Awesome. Basically it takes a photo of wherever you are in the world (or you can move the satellite to wherever you'd like), and then makes it into a "small planet." Really, really cool. Here's one I did of downtown Prescott.
Another one of my most favorite apps is 8mm. It allows you to make old-timey movies right from your phone. I cannot wait for the weather to warm up so I can use this outside- I have a lot of fun movies I'm definitely excited to make. Here's an example I just put together from a few different little clips I had on my phone:
Over the past few months I've fallen more and more in love with Tumblr (except when it crashes, annoying!) but I found that the actual Tumblr app is the worst. Someone recommended the Tumblr Gear app to me and since then I've used it from my phone without any problems or issues. You know how every time you "like" or "reblog" in the regular app it reloads the page...well this one doesn't and it's SO much easier to use. It's actually enjoyable; super fast and user-friendly. I highly recommend this one! And, it's free!
I've also been loving the US Weekly app. Yes, I love ridiculous celebrity gossip, and I find myself mainly using this app while I'm feeding Henry. It loads the "news" quickly and includes text, photos, and videos.
And finally, Pocketbooth! I'm a sucker for old photobooths, and this app lets you have a photobooth...right in your pocket! Ha. It's awesome though and really easy to use. This is another one I definitely recommend. Here's Henry and his sweet Sophie the Giraffe.
Hello everyone! This post was from Sunday morning, but when I started going into labor I pulled it! I rescheduled it for today. :) Friday I will begin sharing my wonderful guest blog features, so get excited!
Today I thought I'd share three things: a book, a movie, and an album! 1) a book
My blog has been lacking a bit in my normal book recommendations for one reason, and that reason is...HARRY POTTER! I've been reading the HP books for the very first time, and I recently finished book four. I'm trying to go slow so I can savor every bit of the series, so I decided to take a small break before I start book five. It's hard though, because I have the last three books stacked up on my nightstand, taunting me, but my Kindle is also full of samples of great books I've been looking forward to checking out. On a related note: did you know on the Kindle you can get the first chapter (or sometimes couple of chapters) sent to your device for free? I always do this to make sure I want to read the book before I commit to spending the nine or so dollars on it, and I'd say it's one of my favorite features of the Kindle. So, during my Harry Potter break this week I've read a few books in my downtime (aka waiting to have a baby time), and there was one in particular that I really enjoyed.
I am going to include a short summary from Publisher's Weekly, but I've shortened it because if you're anything like me, you dislike hearing too much about a book!
Near the start of this outstanding novel of psychological suspense from Edgar-winner Lippman (Life Sentences), Eliza Benedict, a 38-year-old married mother of two living in suburban Maryland, receives a letter from Walter Bowman, the man who kidnapped her the summer she was 15 and is now on death row. The narrative shifts between the present and that long ago summer...
This is the first book I'd read by this author (it was published just a few months ago) and I was really impressed by not just her style of writing, but her ease of story-telling. Her characters have great depth, and as a reader I started to really feel like I knew these people, and I got to live a bit in their experiences, which was an experience in itself. I found this novel to be fascinating, dark at times, but overall an intriguing read that I'd recommend to anyone who is looking for a new book!
2. a movie
Yesterday Hank and I went and saw "Morning Glory." I love Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton, and Harrison Ford (along with a lot of the other minor actors), so you'd have to imagine my happiness when I first came across this preview over the summer:
Hank wasn't too keen on seeing it, but throughout the entire movie I glanced at him to find him laughing, smiling, and even maybe, sorta, kinda having a little tear in his eye. In the end, he enjoyed it. And as for me? I LOVED it. I found it to be motivating, inspiring, and uplifting. It went beyond a "chick flick" and I thought it was a lot of genres rolled into one; romantic comedy, a feel-good film, a "finding yourself" kind of movie, and yes, a movie that girls would enjoy. But my husband loved it too! There's something for everyone. I highly recommend this movie! 3. an album
I'm quite late on the Mumford & Sons bandwagon, but recently this album has been on repeat in our house close to everyday. It's just that good. I adore these guys- their music, their voices, and those cute scruffy faces. But, on the small chance you haven't yet fallen in love with this band, give this little playlist a listen, and then head over to their website to buy their album! Enjoy!
