It is crazy how well you can get to know people you have never met in real life. I had the great pleasure of celebrating the holidays with my team today, and they sent incredibly thoughtful gifts and heartfelt cards, which we opened to laughs and smiles and deep gratitude.
My colleagues and I have all been working from home and our team is based all across the country, and yet through our year of working together and the exceptional leadership of our Director, we have become close and dependent on each other. My heart is full of joy and gratitude as I think back on the many ups and downs that have come our way, and yet we have been able to come together as a team and build trust and friendship.
To the ladies that I work with – thank you so much, not only for these gifts and cards which I adore, but for the amazing level of care that you bring to our team every single day, and your generosity of time, energy and spirit. I am glad to have you in my life.
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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