Kali J Desautels

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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!

Self-Conscious Selfies

Here I am, self-consciously taking a mirror selfie at the start of tonight’s yoga class.

I have hosted this blog for years now, and I still never feel confident taking pictures of myself in public places. I worry that I am intruding on others’ space or that I look ridiculous or that I am one of THOSE people who want to take pictures of every thing they do.

The truth is, sometimes, I am one of THOSE people and I do want to capture a moment. Other times, like here, I am taking part in a challenge that requires me to provide photographic evidence that I moved my body for 30 mins a day for 100 days.

So I took the picture. It’s not the most flattering, and I’m not even looking at the mirror, but I took the picture and now I am posting the picture.

Will I ever be 100% comfortable taking pictures of myself in public places? Probably not. Not if I haven’t found that confidence in 7 years. But maybe now that I’m 40 I will learn to be less concerned about infringing on other people’s space and learn to take a bit more for myself.

We’ll see, I guess. I’ve got 90 more days to get the hang of it…

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