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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. […]

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When you’re not okay

19 October 2019 by kristarella Leave a 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” […]

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Farewell to 2018

3 January 2019 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Twenty eighteen. It happened! This year I tried to summarise the year with doodles. It was a fun exercise; I’m still not good at doodling, but that’s okay! The first quarter was pretty quiet. We attended a couple of birthday parties for friends’ children in January. February was a very routine month, which included working […]

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Using photo location data

13 October 2018 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I have just updated Exifography to version 1.3.1. The changes in the plugin are relatively small, but one thing it does enable is to fetch geo data from images in a variety of formats. In the future this should make it easier to build add-on plugins, such as a map-based directory of photos. For now […]

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Highlights of 2017

1 January 2018 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I spent some of my holiday time preparing my bullet journal for 2018 and thought I would make a final spread in my 2017 journal looking back on the year. My depression and anxiety were a bit worse overall this year compared to last, but in spite of that it was a good year. This […]

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On Depression and Anxiety: happy places

4 May 2017 by kristarella 3 Comments

Last time I wrote about the voice in my head. I will write more about dealing with that another time. Today I want to write about the importance of happy places. Everyone has happy places. They are important for everyone, but they are extra important in managing depression and anxiety. These are not necessarily literal places, […]

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Our little Monty boy had to go to bunny hospital y Our little Monty boy had to go to bunny hospital yesterday. A bit anxious to hear how he's doing this morning. I hope he can come home today 🤞🏻🙏🏻🐰❤️
I had to reset my phone this week, and in the sear I had to reset my phone this week, and in the search for a new wallpaper I remembered this evening spent with my company at Epcot Disney World. Good memories! Loving seeing this on my phone everyday.
#a8cgm #fireworks #epcot #disneyworld
This is my word of the year #resilience I want to This is my word of the year #resilience
I want to bounce back from adversity, and be able to grow even under stress.
#lettering #brushlettering #wordoftheyear #2021
I don't always feel the need for a new notebook in I don't always feel the need for a new notebook in the new year, but I did this year. I'm not really kissing 2020 goodbye and thinking 2021 will be better; I suspect there are plenty more curve balls coming our way, but I am hopeful that my mindset for the year will be strong and resilient.
#bestnine2020 I can't believe there are no bunnie #bestnine2020
I can't believe there are no bunnies! #karate and #lego were definitely a thing though. Personally it wasn't a bad year, I look forward to better times for and with everyone else though 🤞🏻❤️
Swipe for the previous two years' best nines.
#brickheadz #gkrkarate
This silly bird flew into our glass doors today. I This silly bird flew into our glass doors today. It was stunned enough to sit still while I took this photo and checked it wasn't dead, then flew unsteadily away. #straya #prettybutdumb
This is my new friend. He lives in the garage. I'm This is my new friend. He lives in the garage. I'm cool with it as long as he eats any red backs he comes across. #straya #thingsthatdontwanttokillyou
Good holiday investment! @d.symonds and I trying t Good holiday investment! @d.symonds and I trying to stay at least a little active these holidays 👊🏻
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