My belief has always been that I would never get her ears pierced until she was 1000% sure she wanted them. She had a long period of wanting the sparkle but didn’t want the piercing, but didn’t want the piercing of the piercing.
She and her daddy made a deal that if she could keep her bedroom clean for a set amount of time, she could get them pierced. Now that daddy is finally better, and she kept up her part of the bargain, we went to a tattoo and piercing shop near us, and she is now the proud new possessor of sparkly earlobes.
I am so grateful this beautiful soul chose me to be her mama. There is nothing I love more in the world than to see her smile.
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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