After hemming and hawing about getting an iPhone, I finally broke down and got an iPhone 6 to replace my poor old Nokia Lumia 530.  During the buying process, and over the first few months of ownership, I noticed a few things:

1. I usually don’t buy cases for my phones but I am DEFINITELY getting one this time.
2. I think the sales guy forgot to take off the plastic they put over the screen, gonna have to figure out how to take apart the case now >.<
3. Speaking of the sales guy, he was starting to push just a little too hard to get me to buy another on-contract device.  Grr.
4. First order of business: upgrade to iOS 9!
5. Make that the second order or business, had to charge it fully first.
6. Weird thing: My Apple purchases have been three years apart:  iMac in 2009, iPad mini in 2012 and now an iPhone. I guess I’ll be getting a new iThingie in 2018
7. Picked up an OtterBox Defender case, which turned the slim, sleek, sexy iPhone into a big chunky thing. I may have gone overboard on the whole ‘protection’ thing.
8. Then again, I like having a little heft to my devices, so it’s just as well
9. There is something weirdly satisfying about snapping my phone into its OtterBox belt clip.
10. It’s just as well that I traded in my Windows Phone, I don’t even think I could get few magic beans for it at this point.
11. Speaking of which, I keep going OMG I CAN ACTUALLY GET THAT APP NOW instead of “Aww, no Windows Phone version.”
12. iPhone is Coke. Android is Pepsi. Windows Phone is that godawful ‘Cola’ they have at the dollar store.
13. I nearly talked myself out of an iPhone while waiting in the store.  I started thinking: “Well, maybe an Android…” but then remembered my past experiences with them.
14. When did Android phones get more expensive than iPhones?
15. Sign of the times: I didn’t realize I hadn’t set up my voicemail until I got a phone call the next day.
16. I thought I’d have to charge my iPhone once it hit 10% but it took a while for it to get really low.
17. Not sure what I’m going to do with the earbuds that came with it: 99% of earbuds don’t fit my ears so I’m not even going to try them on.
18. I’m having to get used to having a good camera on my phone.  The iPhone has all but replaced my point-and-shoot Sony camera.
19. That said, it was almost a full week before I took a picture, and it wasn’t even a selfie.
20. Time since last charge: 51.5 hours standby, 7.5 hours usage 😀
21. I already miss Cortana!