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On Anxiety and Depression: the voice

6 April 2017 by kristarella 2 Comments

I have a voice in my head that almost constantly tells me how unhappy I am. Ugh, I’m so unhappy. Oh my god, I’m so sad. Fuck, I’m so angry… It whispers to me anytime there is a quiet moment that it can be heard. Sometimes it tells me other things, like how much I […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts Tagged With: anxiety, depression, mental health

I built a light box

28 February 2017 by kristarella 1 Comment

I am making an online store. It’s not ready yet; I’ll let you know when it is. The reason for the store is that I make so many things, but I don’t have use for all of them, so I thought I’d put them out there for others to buy. I want the product photos […]

Filed Under: Photography

A day in the life of a Happiness Engineer

21 February 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

There have been a number of day in the life posts that all provide a unique perspective on being a Happiness Engineer at Automattic. This week there are going to be even more! So what’s a Happiness Engineer (HE)? An HE is essentially a support person guru. You might also be wondering what Automattic is… it’s not […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts, WordPress Tagged With: a8cday, dayinthelife, work

Gamifying Life

8 February 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I’m not good at building new habits, especially good ones. My husband is amazing at building new habits, and I’m not sure how he does it… It seems like he decides to do something and he just does it, day after day, never forgetting, never making excuses. As a society we spend much on motivation, […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts Tagged With: apps, goals, habits

Knotting things

2 February 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I am really enjoying knots and learning to tie new knots! I even figured out a knot that I couldn’t find anyone having written about! It’s #785 in The Ashley Books of Knots. I posted how to tie it on knots.blog: Long Crown & Diamond Knot (ABoK #785)  

Filed Under: Blogging, My life & thoughts, Tutorials

The future is everyone

23 January 2017 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Let me start by saying I am in support of the women’s marches. It’s important that the women of the United States feel united, strong, encouraged to not despair over a president that so far seems to be not only sexist, but a bigot to boot. That said, I keep seeing this phrase, The future […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: feminism, USA

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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 👊🏻
Spotted this spider from the other side of the sta Spotted this spider from the other side of the stairs and were amused that it was wrapping up a whole lizard. Then we realised it was a red back and we were not amused. #straya #thingsthatwanttokillyou
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