Tomorrow my kids go back to school. My daughter will be in Grade 5 and my son begins Grade 3. I cannot believe that I began this motherhood journey about 11 years ago, and it is speeding by quicker than I could have imagined it would. No decade of my life has passed as quickly as this one. True, there have been long days, or weeks, but the time overall has such momentum that I know the next decade will go just as quickly, if not quicker, as I tumble after my kids towards their adulthood. I am not always good at being in the moment, often I am rushing to the next thing or reflecting on what has already been. This year, I am pledging to myself to be more present with my kids before they are ready to move into the next phase of their lives. …
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.
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