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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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Mother daughter lunch date! Mother daughter lunch date!
It's so satisfying when the stitches start to cros It's so satisfying when the stitches start to cross!
#sashiko
So proud of my growing little man! He’s got his So proud of my growing little man! He’s got his new shark shoes on, walking downstairs on his own, found a new way to get up to the slide, and learned how to swing himself onto the big slide. 💙
ps he picked out his own t-shirt today 🦕🎅🏻
#marksymonds
Massive day at the #gkrkarate State Titles yesterd Massive day at the #gkrkarate State Titles yesterday. Overall the day ran really smoothly; big congrats to competitors and officials!
No medals for me, but I thought I did an excellent performance of Bassai dai, so I can’t ask more from myself than that 🖤
Some of the other shots from my adventure today; m Some of the other shots from my adventure today; mostly around Dawes Point.
Today I went to the Steve McCurry Icons exhibit: i Today I went to the Steve McCurry Icons exhibit: iconic photos by a photo journalist spanning over 40 years. It was beautiful and moving. It is being shown in Wharf 2/3 at Dawes Point (East of Circular Quay), and the building has been refurbished wonderfully: a gorgeous juxtaposition of glass, mirrors, and metal with the original wood. It was an excellent location for this exhibit, which showed so many extraordinary events, but also what is ordinary across several cultures, and what makes us all the same as humans.I really liked how the exhibit told related stories, sometimes from the same locations, sometimes across countries.Thank you @stevemccurryofficial @stevemccurryicons for an amazing display!#stevemccurryicons #photography #photographyexhibition
Saw @steph.t.gray in Les Mis this afternoon! Lovel Saw @steph.t.gray in Les Mis this afternoon! Lovely to spend the afternoon with Karen and Jo, and do something a bit different. I’ve never seen Les Mis before, but have heard some of the songs. Éponine’s On My Own in this production was much better than what I’ve seen on YouTube; I really liked it. The set design was really clever and the performances and choreography great too.
I’ve just left Mark at his second day of daycare I’ve just left Mark at his second day of daycare and it was harder than last week. He probably remembered I was going to go, and I also tried to say goodbye, whereas last week I snuck off while he was distracted. He was crying, and I feel awful. I hope he’s stopped crying now (he usually would have in crèche or with a babysitter). So here’s a bit of a dump of recent photos reminding me that he’s usually pretty happy 🥰#marksymonds
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