You know that dream that you hold in your heart but aren’t sure will ever come true? Here‘s mine.
I am 37 years old and I published my first book. I know that I still have a lot of life left before me, but I began to think maybe I had missed my chance and that my scattered nature and intense anxiety would leave me feeling regretful that this dream would never be more than that.
I thought I had missed my chance and that I would be able to see this through.
But then I thought – why? Why can’t you see this through? What is stopping you? What are the physical barriers to you doing this?
I didn’t have a good answer, other than me. I was standing in my way. I was keeping myself from doing what I wanted to do. I was the one who dreamed it, so why was I waiting around for someone to come make it true? No one else cares whether they see my name printed on the spine of a book. No one else cares if I write a book that people can actually hold and read. No one else was going to sit down and tell me how or what to do.
Only I could do that.
So I did.
P.S. the mug on the cover is by @onecraftykeeper purchased locally at @townandcountryvintagehome
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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