(T)Apped Out

Sorry for the hiatus, my friends!  Nothing terribly earth-shattering except our usual hulabaloo:  soccer, Sylvie being scheduled for ear tubes, and a bit of emotional drama that I shall let you know in a little while.

But not yet.  Sorry for being coy.

ANYWAY, I thought I would also update you on my gorgeous new phone.  I do adore the thing.  I love the camera, the iTunes, the video recorder, all the apps, the easy texting.  But:  while I thought I would use it for EVERYTHING - from making my grocery list to playing games to scheduling reminders about who should be where when - I'm finding I'm a bit more of a Luddite than I thought.  Like the calendar:  I have all my appointments housed in the Cozi family scheduling app right now.  But I'm finding that I like to see a whole week spread out before me to visualize what I have to get through, versus scrolling through each day on my little screen. 

The same with the grocery lists:  it is so darn cumbersome to add everything and categorize it on these grocery apps!  I suppose if I just sit down some night and just DO IT, it will be easier to use since I buy a lot of the same stuff weekly.  But then there's the conundrum:  when I notice we need something while I'm cooking - balsamic vinegar - with a pen and paper I just write it down!  But with my phone I need to FIND the darn thing first - it's usually in some kid's hot little hands, and by the time I get it OUT of their hands, the balsamic thought has vanished. 

No, I shouldn't have even gone down the let-the-kiddies-play-with-phone precipice.  But what can I say?  I am a weenie. 

Same thing with a reminder:  it's much easier to just jot something down on my old-fashioned written calendar!

So am I doing something wrong?  Am I missing something, or am I just too OLD to really get the most out of my phone?  What apps do you all find the most useful?