I never thought I was much of an “outdoors” person. I liked being in the house with my books and my CDs.
As I have grown up, I have learned that I need to be outdoors. I need to walk barefoot on the grass. I need to inhale the sent of the trees. I need to feel water lapping around me.
I would say that it turns out that I am an outdoor person, but that’s not necessarily true – I think I became an outdoor person. I learned that the tension in my souls let’s go a little when I am tramping through the woods. I learned that puppies jumping up to say hi makes me smile, where it used to make me tense with fear. I learned to stop looking at every bush as though a villain lurked behind it.
I think I learned to let go. I learned to let go of what scared me, let go of the anxiety that lives in my brain and release it to the sky. I think I learned to share what scares me, and in that I learned and am learning better ways to cope. I think I learned that things can always get worse, so if I can put on my runners, find a path, and breathe in, I can just let it go. Even for just a little while.
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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