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My first European adventure

22 June 2016 by kristarella Leave a Comment

It’s been just over a year since I started working for Automattic; and what an amazing year! I have got to do what I really like doing, which is help people make their websites. I have met a bunch of new people, online and in person. I have contributed to learning and development projects for […]

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

WordPress.com and Jetpack

18 March 2016 by kristarella 1 Comment

Most tutorials and information that you come across about WordPress will be for the open source software that you can install on any server and do whatever you want with; often referred to as WordPress.org or self-hosted (because you have to manage the installation of WordPress on your host). WordPress.com is a bit different. WordPress.com is a […]

Filed Under: WordPress

Save your MacBook screen

15 November 2015 by kristarella Leave a Comment

It’s a thing with MacBook screens that sometimes they get marks from the keyboard on the screen. I think it’s most likely to happen with the retina screens that don’t have a significant portion of case around the screen, but it can happen with the MacBook Airs too. It’s also more likely to happen if […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: MacBook, tips

The WordPress Customizer

4 September 2015 by kristarella 4 Comments

The Customizer is the way forward… It essentially removes the fear and disconnect between the WP Admin and the front end of someone’s site. So, it’s a bridge that gives people the confidence to make changes, while seeing those changes in real time. — Matt Mullenweg Matt said that during his Q&A keynote at WordCamp Europe […]

Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: websites

Kristen is an Automattician!

30 May 2015 by kristarella 5 Comments

This month I officially joined the ranks of Automattic! For those in the know, I am a Happiness Engineer on the Store team. For everyone else, I do support for WordPress.com, mainly for Business plan customers. I love my new job. Helping people with their websites is what made my blog popular, it’s how my […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts, WordPress Tagged With: Automattic

Automattic totally just acquired Woo

20 May 2015 by kristarella Leave a Comment

WooThemes has been acquired by Automattic! There’s not too much I want to say about this apart from: exciting! The focus is going to be more on WooCommerce than the themes side, at first at least. I hope WooCommerce will be in WordPress.com sooner rather than later. That would be sweet! And since the whole network is […]

Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: Automattic

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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’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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