Top 8 iPhone 6 Cases

Clear Rosa // Watercolor // Clear Case // Case Mate Brilliance 

Polka Dot // Stripes & Bows // Floral Lace // Snake Skin

Can I have one of each of these, pretty please? Aren't these cases to die for!

Let's be honest, half the fun of getting a new phone is dressing it up with fun new cases.

As you may have guessed, I am a bit addicted to phone cases. I had 12 cases for my last phone...

I'm totally that person who changes their phone case at least once a week. 

There's just so many cute cases out there, how can you stick with just one?

Which case is your favorite? 

iPhone 6 Review

Phone // Floral Art Print 

To say I was excited to get this phone would be a HUGE understatement. If you know me, or follow my twitter account, you probably know that I've been counting down the days until I could get my precious new phone for weeks! You're probably thinking whats the big deal, it's just a phone? Trust me, you weren't the only one! My mom kept asking me the same thing. I think the biggest reason I was excited was because my old phone (the iPhone 5) was slowly dying and breaking down day by day. The home button had stopped working all together, and the battery wasn't even a battery any more (sometimes I'd have to charge my phone 2-3 times a day). As you can imagine, those two things got super annoying, super fast. Which is why the day my upgrade became available, I ran headed to the Apple store, and much to my dismay, waited in a 2 hour line to get the phone. Once It was finally my turn to get the phone I did a happy dance sauntered in, and in 30 minutes I was grinning from ear-to-ear with a pretty new phone in my hand. 

Now that I've been using the phone for a week, I created a list of what I like and dislike about the phone. Hopefully this list will help you if you're on the fence about getting the new iPhone. 

What I Like 

1. The Design // I love love love the new look and size of the phone! I thought both the 6 and the 6 plus looked ginormous when I first saw them. But now that I've been using the 6 on a daily bases, I've gotten so spoiled with the larger screen. I don't know how I survived with a smaller screen before!
2. The Color Choices // You really can't go wrong with any of the colors -they're all stunning! The silver is classic, the gold is elegant, and the space grey is so chic. I got the gold one this time around!
3. The Battery // As I said before, my iPhone's 5 battery life was atrocious. The phone would be at 80% one minute and then 10% another minute. With the 6, I only have to charge it every couple of days! I've never been able to say that before! It's so nice to not have to worry about charging my phone every few hours. 
4. The Camera // Not only does it take spectacular photos. But there's so much more you can do with the camera all together. You can now take slow-mo videos (look at this cool one featuring my idol, Lauren Conrad!), time lapse videos (Kim K took a fun one!), burst mode (where you can take multiple pictures in 1 second), set a timer for when you're taking selfies, and so much more. For a person, like me, who takes tons of pictures a day, the camera is a dream.
5. Touch ID // I used to HATE having to type in my password 2-3 times every time I tried to unlock my phone. It seemed like each time I tried to unlock it, my fingers would slip and I'd inevitably type in the wrong sequence of numbers and get locked out of my phone. Boy am I glad to say these days are over! I love that all I have to do now is press my thumb against the home button, and instantaneously the phone unlocks.
6. The Built-In Apps // Apple really has thought of everything, right down to the perfect apps. The Health App is all new and great for anyone who's New Years resolution (like mine) is to get in shape. It stores all of your health info like your daily steps, calorie intake, heart rate, daily exercise, and loads more! GarageBand, Keynote, iMovie, Numbers, and Pages are some other great new apps!

What I Dislike

1. The Lock Button // I'm not really sure yet if I love or hate the lock button being on the side of the phone now, instead of on the top. It may just be that I haven't gotten used to it yet. But I will say, it definitely makes taking screen shots more difficult.
2. The Bending Issues // I'm sure by now you've seen countless articles and headlines talking about the "bendgate" scandal. There have been issues reported about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus bending, due to the slimness and certain weak points of the phone. Naturally, I'm afraid about my phone possibly bending, especially since Apple hasn't directed addressed the issue or how to prevent it.

Overall, the 6 is honestly the best phone I've ever owned! I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Are you considering getting the new iPhone? Or if you have it, what do you think of it?

When The Office Depot Guy Saved The Day

Have A Laptop Or Computer? READ THIS.

My computers been acting out the last few days, ever since I downloaded what was suppose to be a new font for me to use on the blog. Yea yea yea I know it's a big computer no-no to download things you're not really sure about. But I really wanted the super cute font!!! Mistake #1, when I downloaded the thing that was suppose to get me the font I wanted it downloaded some "downloads organizer", I didn't sign up for.

Mistake #2, going back to Google and downloading {what I thought was} the font I wanted but from a different website. And guess what happened. Another freakin' download organizer appeared. And still the new font was no where to be found.

Long story short, after 2 days of my computer acting weird I finally started to consider I had done something wrong {imagine that} and was starting to fear the worse, that my poor baby {aka my laptop} had a virus. So I researched places that could maybe help me out and as a bonus not cost me an arm and a leg to get my computer back to normal.

Surprisingly, Staples and Office Depot popped up as places that could help me out in this desperate time. So I called a couple locations to see how busy it was, how long it would take, the cost, etc. I concluded I needed a "PC Tune Up". Both Staples and Office Depot offer the tune ups, so then I just had to choose one...

My findings:
                                              

Time based on diagnosis: 1-5 DAYS {ha, that's a joke}                         1-3 HOURS
Cost: $10                                                                                                      FREE
Location: 15 - 20 min. away                                                                         10 min.

In case it isn't obvious enough, I picked office depot. Btw, who the heck is gonna give their laptop up for days and days? No one, is the correct answer. Come on Staples.
Anyway, I have to say I was SO happy with everything the Office Depot people did and I had an overall super experience. My hero, Ronnie {the tech guy} checked over my computer, and diagnosed it with having a minor bug, due to the stupid font things I downloaded. He said he would fix it no problem, but that he would have to run a program to clear it out which would take a couple hours. So I left him to it, and then came back a few hours later {after having him work on my computer for almost 3 hours} and my computer was magically fixed and back to its old self.
He told me he had cleared out unnecessary files I didn't need that were probably slowing down my computers performance a bit, he had also exterminated the bug {hahahah get it} in my computer, and had installed the office depot PC Support System that will now automatically clean out my computer {like he had to do} weekly so that all bugs and unneeded items are cleared out so that my computer can always be in tip-top shape.
Ronnie had made my day, I even felt the urge to hug him, but he seemed like kind of a shy dude so I didn't want to freak him out. If you've ever had your computer all of a sudden stop working correctly and you've gone into panic mode fearing your bundle of joy could be infected with a virus and that it can't be fixed, and then you have a nightmare that you'll lose all your pictures and documents and happy memories that are saved on your device and to top off the unbearable thought, you may end up having to spend hundreds of dollars in order to get a new computer that's virus free.

Your heart just sped up a little, didn't it?

Well the good news is, Office Depot is there to save the day if your computer starts acting up.
Which is the whole point of this very wordy post. To spread the word about Office Depots incredible tech team that can help you with any computer problem you may have!

 OH! and I almost forgot!! My whole excursion at Office Depot, with wonderful Ronnie working on my computer for hours {which ended up not being just a "tune up"} and installing the Office Depot PC Support Program, all turned out to be FREEEE! That's right, it didn't even cost me one dolla! and Ronnie wouldn't even take a tip! {or a hug for that matter!} BOOOYAHHH!

And along with fixing my computer, Ronnie also gave me a few helpful tips.

Tips From Ronnie:

1. Try not to ever use Internet Explorer. Use either Google Chrome or Firefox. Internet Explorer has been out a lot longer than the other 2 programs so it's more prone to having viruses and bugs that are dangerous for your computer.
2. You should clean out your computer every couple of weeks or at least once a month. A lot of unwanted junk/clutter can build up in your computer that will end up slowing it down, and no one likes a slow computer. You can clean it out yourself or visit your local Office Depot and have them install the "Office Depot PC Support Agent" where you can set it to automatically clean out your PC.
3. Always have an antivirus program on your computer. Mine expired about a month ago, so I'm up for renewal! Ronnie recommend the McAfee antivirus software.

I hope this post helped you and offered some valuable info on how to keep your computer healthy and virus free!

How To Make Your Phone A Piece Of Art

 Art may be too strong of a word for this I admit and some of you art critics out there may not think this is classified as art like a Monet or Picasso master piece! So keep your comments to yourself. But I classify basically anything colorful and creative, a piece of art!

 So here we go, the cool thing is you don't have to have an iPhone to do this DIY (yes, this is an android friendly post!), it will work for any phone and you could also do this with a tablet or maybe even a laptop (if you have the patience!).

 

This is a follow up from the Washi Tape Notecard Post I did a few weeks

ago. As you may of guessed, I am in loveeee with the this washi tape stuff and I keep finding new ways to use it!!!

 

{so this probably won't be the last post on it, sorry if you're not diggin' these posts, but that's why this is my blog and not yours:} Yes I'm sassy and happy today because I've had one too many cups of coffee... oops.

 

Now back to the post, all you have to do is pick out whichever tapes you fancy most, and measure or just pull a Natalie and cut them to the correct size by precisely winging it, the object is to cut the right size piece that will fit on the back of your phone, tablet, or laptop without it being just a hair too short or too long where you have to possibly start all over with a new piece of tape.

 

FYI, The tape won't damage or leave that annoying sticky stuff when you decide to take it off. Once you get the right length of tape strips and decide on the pattern you like, go ahead and stick it on your device!

And Voila, you're an artist!!!

 

If you're like me and can't go a day with a naked (aka case-less) phone, in fear of dropping it once and having the entire phone shatter and basically die right before your very eyes, then I have a solution for you!

Stick a case on it that has a clear or see through back like this one...

Now your little bundle of joy is not just cute and artsy, but also protected!

It couldn't really get any better, could it?

 

Here are a couple cases with clear backs:

 

One

 

Two

 

Three