Happy birthday, Mommy. The 3rd quarantine birthday in our family, and I wish I could be there to give you a big hug. We’ll have so many hugs when this is all over. In the mean time, I present the mushy birthday post!
Thank you for being my mom. Thank you for holding my hand when things suck and singing loudly to Elton John choruses when we don’t know the refrain. Thank you for laughing with me, and teaching my kids to sew. Thank you for helping me survive the last year. Who am I kidding? Thank you for helping me survive the last 37 years. Thank you for believing in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself. Thank you for being more than a grandmother to my kiddos. Thank you for teaching me that you’re never too old to love Disneyland. Thank you for everything. I love you so much, and when this is all over, I will come and give you your birthday hug! But for now – I love you, mommy. Happy birthday! 🍰
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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