{Top 5 Tuesday} Top 5 iPhone Apps

Hey y'all,

I'm linking up with the lovely Rachel of just peachy for Top 5 Tuesday. This week's topic is iPhone Apps. I have only had my iPhone since the end of September so all iPhone app suggestions are welcome! Here is my Top 5, they are kind of boring but I was raised by parents that instilled in me that a phone is a phone not our entire lives. Let's get started:

My iPhone

1. Instagram. Kind of obvious but I love Instagram, it is just a great way to share photos and experiences with all of your friends. I also use PicStitch to make some collages for Instagram. I now check Instagram I think more than I check Facebook.

2. Spotify. This is the best app for going to the gym. I typically elliptical while watching one of the shows on the big screens but if I am going for a run I grab one of the treadmills upstairs and plug into my phone. I have a really long 5K playlist that I continually add to and would love your playlist or favorite song to run to.

3. Goodreads. The website Goodreads is great but the app is better! Do you ever wander around Barnes and Noble and find a book you want to read, you can scan the book and add it to your to-read list. If you are a bookworm like me I think you should check out the app.

4. WhatsApp. I am currently using WhatsApp while my best guy friend travels the world. This app helps you send texts to friends with smartphones using your 3G or Wifi so for those in other countries they are not having crazy fees and charges. I don't know, I mean I am only using it for communication with him while he is traveling. 

5. Facebook. Another obvious choice but I mean, we all love some social media and having the app on my phone helps me to stay connected when I am taking a break from the world. 

*Honorable Mention: Bible App. I love that I can have the bible at my fingertips. I do not look that often on this app but I use YouVersion on my computer a lot when I do a devotion in the morning. I just tend to be near a computer or my actual bible when working on a devotion.

What are your favorite apps? 

Link up with Rachel

Top 5 Tuesday: Candles

Hey y'all,

One of my favorite bloggers is back! Rachel of Just Peachy is restarting her Top 5 Tuesday series and since she now has a new place the topic is CANDLES! While my mother hates candles I for one am all for it. My favorites tend to always be Slatkin & Co. by Bath and Body Works so I thought I would just do my Top 5 favorite scents. Luckily, all but one are still available for sale since the last time I had a big candle haul was in the summer!

top 5 tuesday candles by janeaustenprepster on Polyvore

So I am not the greatest at describing scents so I thought that Bath and Body Works did a great job on their site so here is what they say:
1/ "Salty and Sweet! Mandarin, juicy mango and ripe plum capture the aroma of this classic poolside cocktail with a freshly salted rim."
2/  "Dive into this blend of tropical melon, raspberry nectar and lemon mellowed by creamy coconut milk and raw sugarcane for a fragrant and exotic escape."

3/ "Indulge your sweet tooth! Notes of fresh vanilla bean, sugar, cake batter and rich buttercream frosting combine to create a sweet fragrant treat as mouth-watering as the real thing." *This is the best candle for when you first move into a place and want the smell of fresh buttercream frosting!
4/ "Cheers! Enjoy this pretty and intoxicating mix of zesty mandarin, crisp apple, watery pear and sugared berries."
5/"A mysterious blend of cranberry, rich blackcurrant and raspberry delicately layered with notes of cinnamon bark, cedarwood and warm amber." *The Wallflowers are still available but this scent was my go to during the fall and winter months since it is such a cozy scent.

Link up with Rachel to show off your favorite candles/scents.

And I was going to wait until WILW but y'all should hurry to Kate Spade's Surprise Sale!The Pride & Prejudice Book Clutch which I have been lusting over since it appeared on the site (I mean English major who loves Jane, it was meant for me) but $328 was out of my budget but $99 will do!

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Top 5 Tuesday: Celebrity Crushes aka Hottie Edition

Hey y'all,

I am so excited that Rachel brought back Top 5 Tuesday that I am delaying the post I scheduled for today to share with you some very hot men known as my Celebrity Crushes. I hope that you link up and share who you are crushing on since I think it is so fun to see everyone's answers.

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

Ryan Gosling

I had to throw in the shirtless photo from Crazy, Stupid, Love

Ryan Reynolds

Funny, Charming, Adorable...

and look at those abs.

Hugh Grant

I know that he is now old but I love Hugh Grant.
Since I'm not a George Clooney fan Hugh is my older guy crush.

Christopher Pine

Oh, Hello.

Alexander Skarsgard

Who Doesn't Love Eric the Vampire

Honorable Mentions(since 5 wasn't enough):

Ed Westwick

Gerard Butler

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Alex Pettyfer

Henry Cavill (The Tudors anyone....)

Paul Wesley

Ian Somerhalder

Matthew Lewis

There are so many more but I guess I will just leave y'all there.

Peace and Blessings,
jDl