5 things

In no particular order, here are 5 things I'm grateful for today:

1. An overcast day, perfect for working from home and drinking copious amounts of tea.

2. Bright nails that make me smile.

3. A new poster for my room. Thank you Frankie.

4. Legs up the wall, or viparita karani in Sanskrit. Does wonders when you're stressed.

Source: naturallynina.com via Gabriela on Pinterest

5. Awesome girlfriends who make me laugh. Also does wonders when you're stressed. (These are not my girlfriends, obviously. But I think the laughter is about the same.)

Source: itsdelovely.tumblr.com via Bety on Pinterest

My favourite iphone apps

Ever since my husband surprised me last year with an iphone, we've been inseparable (my iphone and I, that is). And I began to love it even more once I discovered the world of iphone apps, so without further ado, here are some of my faves...

1. Cartolina - I use this app all the time. It lets you send short notes to people via text or email, and the designs are gorgeous.

2. Hipstamatic - Lets you take retro style photos, and my favourite part is that it looks like an oldschool camera on your screen.

3. Instagram - I know that everyone and their dog has this app, but I must say I'm pretty attached to it as well...

4. 8 mm - Like hipstamatic but for videos. You shoot videos through the app, and decide beforehand what kind of effect you'd like. I use this app now anytime I want to take a video, it just makes everything look so much more interesting.

5. Shazam - If you want to know what a song is that's playing somewhere, shazam will tell you (almost always). Isn't that amazing? Man, the internet is magical...

6. Photoshop Express - I think I got this before I started using hipstamatic and instagram, but it does some cool things if you want to edit photos. Like this...

from this... to this...

7. CBC Radio - What can I say? I love Canada.

So tell me, what are your favourite apps?

New banner and buttons!

You might have noticed that I recently got myself a fancy new banner, and today I've added a couple of buttons to my sidebar as well. Of course, I'd be delighted if you grabbed a button :) The top one is 200 x 200 and the bottom button is 150 x 150.

Both the banner and the buttons were made by Chelsey from The Paper Mama, and I'm so grateful to her! I love how they turned out, and being somewhat of a luddite myself, I know I couldn't have made anything half as pretty. If you're in the market for a new banner you should definitely check her out!