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Like a dog…

27 June 2007 by kristarella

My poor husband is so sick today. We had an inspection of our unit for the owners today. Not the kind that check if we’re treating the place well, but to assess tax depreciation or something. The guy was kind enough to not go in the bedroom and disturb the sick, sleeping one.

Filed Under: My life & thoughts

Itllnevahappentome Syndrome

26 June 2007 by kristarella

Common among young people and people from the upper middle class. It is often characterised by phrases such as “Just to be safe.” or “It’ll be fine.”, and is accompanied by a false sense of security. This syndrome is very difficult to detect. Many will go their whole lives without the symptoms being exposed for […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts

Redesign: the search for a better blog

25 June 2007 by kristarella

I recently had the urge to create a much simpler template for this site. I also wanted to somehow link together the spaces I occupy on the net. I created a homepage that links to those places; my blog, photoblog and deviantART page. Those pages also now link to each other. The homepage has the […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Design

New design

23 June 2007 by kristarella

I think I’ve finished the new template for this blog with matching homepage and photoblog template. I might wait until tomorrow to implement it in case something goes wrong and I’m stuck here fixing it up. 😛

Filed Under: Blogging, Design

Feed Reading

23 June 2007 by kristarella

Yesterday I culled the feeds that I’m subscribed to. I just couldn’t stand (any longer) how new posts were building up and I wasn’t reading them. Many of you won’t even notice that I’m not reading your blog through Vienna anymore because even when I was subscribed I don’t know that I was reading your […]

Filed Under: Blogging, My life & thoughts, Technology

Sad and angry

23 June 2007 by kristarella

I’ve been these two things a bit lately. It doesn’t help that I can’t sleep very well. It also doesn’t help that I spend almost every day inside studying. Although, it was raining on the days I was in and on the days I went out for exams the sun was shining. It doesn’t help […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts

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A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’ Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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