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About kristarella

Kristen Symonds, aka kristarella, works as a Happiness Engineer for Automattic. She is a WordPress fanatic with a love for photography, craft, SciFi and Fantasy, board games, and more.

Kristen is married to Dave and has two pet rabbits named Monty and Zoë. She is also a Christian and plays flute and guitar.

Sistaco Nail Powder Review

25 November 2022 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Yep! I succumbed to the ads on Facebook and bought some Sistaco mineral bond nail powders. I wanted to see if it was as magic as it seems…

Filed Under: My life & thoughts Tagged With: beauty, nail art, nailpolish, nails, product review, review

2020: the year that wasn’t

31 March 2020 by kristarella

I have been reflecting on 2019 and how it set me up for this year. 2019 was wonderful, and at times really difficult. Before 2019 I was not a goal-setter; I had this sense that setting goals was an exercise in futility because there is so much we can’t control that can derail those goals. […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts

Karate kumite

Karate

14 January 2020 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Part of my favourite things (🌧🌹) series. A wonderful quote came across my Facebook feed this week, Consistency is what creates a great martial artist, not brute strength. Karate is not for rank, glory, or revenge. It is way of life, a way to protect yourself, a way to build health, and a way to […]

Filed Under: Favourite Things Tagged With: GKR, karate

Cooked pizza topped with apple and bacon and cheese

Apple & Bacon Pizza

24 October 2019 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Part of my favourite things (🌧🌹) series. I have posted about apple and bacon pizza before, but I’m going to do it again, because I have recently rediscovered this recipe! Maybe someday soon I’ll get a better photo! 😛 Hope you love it as much as I do!

Filed Under: Favourite Things, Food & Drink Tagged With: recipe

song.land

23 October 2019 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I’m starting a short blog series on some of my favourite things (🌧🌹) and I want to start with a friend’s podcast song.land. Jesse is a very talented musician and I could listen to him sing all day (thanks to this podcast I have!). He describes the podcast as ridiculous and the weirdest podcast on […]

Filed Under: Favourite Things, Music Tagged With: podcast

When you’re not okay

19 October 2019 by kristarella 1 Comment

I have spoken about depression and anxiety before. I have made some significant strides lately in thinking more positively, and dealing with many of the symptoms I experience, but occasionally things are overwhelming and I just have no idea what to do about it. I know others can feel the same way; it’s why “mindfulness” […]

Filed Under: Graphics, My life & thoughts Tagged With: anxiety, depression, downloads

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Took a little break to walk around the block tonig Took a little break to walk around the block tonight and these things caught my eye: crepe myrtle flowers, callistemon and bee (nice to see a bunch of bees around!), lily pily, and vine tracks on a fence.
Today was a bit hard. I’m glad it’s nearly ove Today was a bit hard. I’m glad it’s nearly over, but I’m glad to have been here all the same.
#marksymonds
Autumn has arrived!She says on the predicted hot Autumn has arrived!She says on the predicted hottest day in years...#autumn #autumnleaves
Built the Lego Succulents this week. I like the li Built the Lego Succulents this week. I like the little blurbs they write about each plant, like how the moon cactus (tall one at the back) needs to be grafted onto another to grow because of its red chlorophyll. I wasn’t keen on the suggested arrangement with the small ones around the outside because I’ll have this on a shelf, so I rearranged them, but I feel like something needs to go in the front left 🤔 We shall see!#lego #legobotanicalcollection #legosucculents
Work in progress: micro Hogwarts! It started with Work in progress: micro Hogwarts! It started with the Build Your Own Hogwarts bag, and I decided I wanted to try to do all or most of Hogwarts! I don’t have enough pieces though (I’ve already run out of roof tiles), I will keep working on the tan structures while I decide whether to get more of the same bags, or order sand green pieces separately.
#lego #legoharrypotter #legomicroscale #buildwhatyoulove
I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner! I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner! So many dropped snacks could have been avoided 🤦🏻‍♀️ #mumhacks
So intricate! #dragonfly So intricate! #dragonfly
Good times in the dojo today! #gkrkarate #karate # Good times in the dojo today!
#gkrkarate #karate #marksymonds
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