Kali J Desautels

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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!

How Do You Adapt?

What do you do when things change? How to you adapt? How do you regroup?

Me? I change my hair. I dye, chop it, curl it, straighten it. Doesn’t really matter what I do to it, as long as it is different. The reddish brown of the summer that was as long as all get out that I wore through the summer is gone. A change is as good as a rest and so now I have watched a YouTube video and chopped it myself. A month later? I have dyed it plummy black. I do not always know how it will turn out, and I definitely do not always love the change, but it feels worth it. And besides – it’s only hair. It will grow out, or back, or can be covered up or tied back.

With 2 months left in 2019, I am not holding my breath that things will get easier or better or that I will suddenly be unburdened and calm, but I can always change my hair again. And that’s pretty much the same thing.

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