I am so lucky to have these people. When I was growing up, my parents said that family was everything, and that my siblings and I had better get along because when we were grown up, we would be sorry if we weren’t friends. When I was little, sometimes I would think “god! My parents have no idea how ANNOYING {insert offending sibling here} is! Why do we have to get along??” But they were right. I am so grateful that my siblings and I are friends. I am so glad that I can still finish a phone call with them in my 30s with “love you” and always get a “love you, too”. I am so glad that my kids have so many people to love and turn to for comfort and inspiration. I am proud that my son wants to try to keep up to his athletic aunt and uncle. I am honoured that my sister will sit on FaceTime from across the country to talk my daughter down from a crisis. I am blessed that we care about each other, and can have fun together and enjoy each others’ company.
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(And B – imma tag you in this even though you aren’t in the pic, because you are my sister and I love you and this caption is for you, too!!)
Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually.
Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!
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