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.
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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