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Wooden yarn swift

1 January 2018 by kristarella Leave a Comment

These holidays I took advantage of my husband’s new woodworking hobby to make a better yarn swift! My previous one was cobbled together from pieces found at Bunnings (hardware store) and it worked okay, but seemed to get worse with each use. The wing nut on the top would keep tightening down and locking the […]

Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: knitting, woodwork

PMJ tour, Sydney 2017

1 October 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

On Thursday, 28 September 2017, we saw Postmodern Jukebox perform at the Sydney Opera House. The full cast included: Adam Kubota: musical director & bass Chloe Feoranzo: woodwind & lead vocal Dave Tedeschi: drums Hannah Gill: lead & backup vocals LaVance Colley: MC, lead & backup vocals Logan Evan Thomas: keys Nick Finzer: brass Sara […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Music, Photos Tagged With: Opera House, photos, pmjtour, Sydney

Grindelwald, Switzerland

7 July 2017 by kristarella 1 Comment

After WCEU, I took the opportunity to visit my cousin who is living in Switzerland for the summer. Not far from where she lives is a town called Grindelwald and up the mountain from there, Pfingstegg. As it happens, our grandparents visited there about 40 years ago, so we decided to try to find all […]

Filed Under: Photos, Travel Tagged With: Europe, family, Grindelwald, history, Pfingstegg, photos, Switzerland

WCEU 2017 Photos

6 July 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I have finally finished processing all the photos from my trip to Paris & Switzerland! Here are some from WordCamp Europe. See the full album on Flickr.

Filed Under: WordCamp, WordPress Tagged With: Europe, Paris, photos, WCEU, WordCamp, WordCamp Europe

WCEU 2017: Day 1 (much mad sauce)

16 June 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

WordCamp Europe is off to an amazing start! w00t! #wceu is on pic.twitter.com/keIlf8ZREW — Kristen Symonds (@kristarella) June 16, 2017 We had Contributor Day yesterday, which was jam-packed and seemed to go really well. I liked having it before the conference this time, rather than afterwards, which was the case last year. This venue is […]

Filed Under: WordCamp, WordPress Tagged With: photos

Leavin’ on a jetplane (to WCEU)

12 June 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Woot! WordCamp Europe (WCEU) is just a few days away; and as I write I am in the airport lounge doing some work, enjoying some dessert, and thinking about WordCamp. I love WordCamps in general for a number of reasons. In no particular order some of those are: learning teaching amazing community swag inspiration community […]

Filed Under: Travel, WordCamp, WordPress Tagged With: Europe, Paris, photos

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Push-ups with @pushforbetter team mate Yuki, in he Push-ups with @pushforbetter team mate Yuki, in her cafe’s kitten room! #pushforbetter #marksymonds
Massive day today: 210 push-ups! Just smashed 20 p Massive day today: 210 push-ups! Just smashed 20 push-ups and 20 squats after brekkie.
It’s also Dollar Match Day from 10am, so if you’ve been thinking of donating today is the day! I’ll post the donation link again in my stories at 10.
#pushforbetter
130 today, combination of pushups and squats. I tr 130 today, combination of pushups and squats. I tried to do some pushups that targeted chest muscles rather than shoulders... I think I succeeded.Relationships are hard. We are all flawed beings who often struggle to understand ourselves, let alone others. Relationship breakdowns are really hard, I definitely see how mental health can plummet in times like that. Reach out for help if you need it!
#pushforbetter
Not gonna lie, I don't really understand today's s Not gonna lie, I don't really understand today's stat... It's to do with sustainability and how more people are getting eco anxiety, but I really don't know what it means that we're using 1.6 earths every year. I guess it's some combination of overusing resources and over-producing waste, but under that multiplier I'm not sure how we're not living like WALL-E already 🤔
I did 120 pushups and 40 squats today.
#pushforbetter
Silver medal 🥈 in the kumite tournament today! Silver medal 🥈 in the kumite tournament today! I entered with very little expectations on myself other than to meet the challenge, and not only did I do that, but I scored an ippon (full point rather than half point – only a few techniques qualify)!Watching the video, I find the way my legs and feet move quite bizarre 😆 something to work on another day.Thanks everyone for making it a great day!#gkrkarate #karate #kumite
Day 3 #pushforbetter 175 push-ups for the 17.5% o Day 3 #pushforbetter
175 push-ups for the 17.5% of Aussies who saw a mental health professional last year.
While 175 was quite enough for me today, 17.5% is pretty low given the number of people with mental illness, and the fact that these professionals can also help you through grief, hardship, relationship issues... Things other than mental illness that everyone will probably face at some point. It's okay to ask for help!
Having a pretty great Saturday so far!Our littl Having a pretty great Saturday so far!Our little geriatric bunno Monty is almost totally blind now, but he enjoys a bit of time in the garden (once he is carried down there).Finished up the manicure I started yesterday 🩵💙Mark is tired and emotional after waking before 4am, but he loves a walk around the block, and enjoyed his Nutella sandwich, and coaching me with my pushups (he was standing so close his knees were getting in my way 😆).Happy weekend all!
Day 2: 130 push-ups (or alternate exercises of whi Day 2: 130 push-ups (or alternate exercises of which I counted 30 today- actually did a bunch more)On average, Lifeline receives 130 calls per hour, or one call every 28 seconds.Check my stories for the link if you'd like to donate to Lifeline so that they can be sure to always be available when they're needed.Mark wanted to "help" with my last few sets! It was a bit challenging!@pushforbetter #pushforbetter
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