Recently been trying to keep things simple and since I bought an iPhone 13 a while back to go with my iPad I’m more and more sold on using Apple stuff so there’s a bit of a theme here!

I think some of this will change soon as I do want to get a bit more into blogging and that will involve trying different things out, and it’s been on my mind for months that I kind of want to buy a macbook. Not exactly pocket money that though, is it?

Music: Apple Music

Podcasts: Apple Podcasts

Password Management: Bitwarden

  • If I ever manage to go all-Apple I would interested in moving to Apple’s Keychain

Books: Kindle

  • Prefer using my actual Kindle Paperwhile but the Kindle app on my phone sees some use too

Todo: Apple Reminders

  • Only if it’s very time-sensitive, otherwise it would just go in the notebook
  • Shopping list goes here too. Love having it on my watch as I go around the supermarket

Calendar: Apple Calendar

  • Trying this out as a way to remind myself when it’s time to eat and time to unplug and read or journal at the end of the day
  • Owaves is an app that’s built for this exact usage but I found it clunky somehow

Mastodon: Ivory

  • Unsure if I’ll keep paying for Ivory once the subscription runs out. It IS a very nice app but I should really be limiting the mindless scrolling on my phone

Blogging: Micro.blog and Epilogue for micro.blog

  • The default Micro.blog apps seem fairly basic but I’m sure I will find some workflows that help me get stuff onto my blog more effectively with them

Notes: Bear

  • Just using the free version at the moment on the iPad but will be happy to subscribe to be able to use across devices

Journaling: DayOne

  • I have the ‘Plus’ version which is the grandfathered one, since I guess I bought the app shortly before they moved to the subscription model. I get most of the stuff from the Premium version but not everything. Wouldn’t mind subscribing because it’s just such a nice app and I’ve used it (off an on) for about 10 years I think

Not apps:

Bullet journaling: Scribbles That Matter B6 hardcover dotted notebook.

  • I try to keep things short and snappy in the notebook, and if I want to expand on something it can go in DayOne or Bear

Meal planning: whiteboard on my kitchen wall

  • I try to update this every weekend with evening meals for the week
  • Also try to keep an inventory of frozen meals in the freezer. I live on my own so it’s convenient to cook enough food for four and then freeze individual portions