2019 has sucked, but life is sweet. Earlier this year, when the third of 90 bazillion kicks in the teeth that 2019 has provided had occurred Danielle and I texted each other and said that if Dave survived his rectal cancer and Ty found a new job or started his company, we would get sucker tattoos together to show that we survived the year that threw us down the stairs and laughed as we smacked our heads all the way down.
Danielle and I have leaned on each other this year, even more than we usually do, and so, this week we went and got out suckers. Because 2019 sucked, but it was also sweet. Our suckers are full of meaning to us, including the blue cancer ribbon details, and remind us that once again – we survived this year, we can survive LITERALLY anything. (For the record, Danielle’s is identical, just bigger and in a different position.)
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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