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I heart my iPhone. Yip, I love him so much that I get a little panicky when I can’t locate him within 5 seconds or less. Sad yes but oh so true. I have a slightly obsessive personality (not single white female obsessive but obsessive never the less) and I work in the digital space so it all is quite justifiable. Lately I have developed a new obsession with Runkeeper and tracking all my exercise. This gave me the idea for my latest blog post so here it is the top 5 iPhone apps I love.

5. Sleep cycle
It would seem I love tracking and analyzing stuff. I particularly enjoy the tracking and monitoring of pointless stuff like sleeping. So I have found a cool little free app called Sleep Cycle that tracks the type of sleep you get. The app records the time you go to bed and when you wake and charts by hour the type of sleep you get whether it be deep sleep, just sleep or if you’re awake. It also acts as an alarm clock and there is the usual “share” functionality via email or facebook. You never need to wonder why you wake up feeling so rubbish in the morning just check the app and see how much deep sleep you got. A word of warning though – this app tends to chew through the battery so make sure you have keep your phone charged throughout the night.

4. Chicktionary
My EBF introduced me to this addictive little word game – Chicktionary by Bing. The point of the game is to create different words from a jumbled list as letters. Play against the clock and get as many words as you can or find a set amount of words in a given time limit and earn ribbons. You can also challenge your friends and post your results on Facebook if you’re a nerd.

So in my humble opinion here are some of the best DVD’s you should get out and watch if you haven’t seen them already.

5. Remember the Titans (2001) – Yip it’s about American Football and it’s quite cheesy but I love it all the same.  Could Denzel Washington look any better in this movie?

I like to think I don’t watch a great deal of television that my father  would consider “rubbish” but who am I kidding I like crap soaps as much as the next girl.  So here’s my top five rubbish television programmes.These are in order with 1 being my favourite rubbish programme.

5. The big bang theory – lets face it everyone’s given a nerd a go in their time.

4. The Hills – I discovered the Hills at the same time I learnt about The Hills (see below). I must admit though that The Hills has gone down in my opinion since Lauren left….

Auckland has an array of activities to offer anyone – whether you’re old, young, a local or a tourist. Here is my top five things to do in this great city of ours:

1. Take a stroll down Ponsonby Road. Here you’ll find a number of top notch cafes, restaurants, designer clothes shops as well a few high street stores thrown in for good measure. If you go on Saturday you’ll catch the market which has NZ designed and made clothes, trinkets, books etc- this used to be the market that was in Aotea Square. Alternatively if youre feeling like something a bit less main strean then go to K Road instead. 

2. Go for a drive out to the West Coast beaches – Piha, Karekare, Bethells. Experience the heat of the black sand and enjoy swimming in these powerful surf beaches though it’s highly recommended that beach goers only swim during patrolled hours. There’s also a number of walks to suit a range if fitness levels.

3. Take a picnic and spend the day at Cornwall Park. Theres a number of walking tracks here with some spectacular views to be enjoyed at the end.  

4.  Summer music concerts at the Zoo – Spend the afternoon / evening at the zoo listening to some of NZ’s top acts with a packed picnic.  During the breaks you can take a stroll around the Zoo. Don’t worry the animals are quite relaxed with the noise and activity as the zoo keepers give them rescue remedy to relax them.

5. Take the ferry from the CBD to Waiheke . Once at Waiheke enjoy the numerous white sand beaches, vineyards and restaurants and cafes.  Of notable mention is Cable Bay Vineyard and Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant.

 To check out a more comprehensive list of activities to do  in Auckland visit Guide to Auckland.

Need directions?  Sorted. Visit Yellow Maps.