Kali J Desautels

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  • Reposting @michelle_hillstrom_author: – via @Crowdfire #amreading #bookstagram #booknerd #bookworm #booklove #readersofinstagram #reading #read #readmore #readersofig

  • Yellowstone’s Morning Calm This is sort of my ideal morning. Dramatic and epic scenes and conditions are great but often end up making me feel rushed to make the most of them. On mornings like this I can enjoy the beginning of the day while looking for simple scenes that try to communicate that feeling…

  • Mid-Week!! What are you working on today? I’ve got to admit the last 2 weeks have me running at less than my best, being pulled in so many directions at once – kids back to school, year end at work, ramping up to #KaliDesautelsReads 5000 follower milestone, expanding the offerings on the blog, networking, volunteering…

  • Sooooooo… do you like WINNING FREE things??? How about books? How about gifts from sponsors??? Any of these sound appealing??⠀ …⠀ Wellllllll, when @kalidesautelsreads hits 5000 followers, we will be giving away our BIGGEST PRIZE yet!!!! You do not want to miss out! I’m not even kidding – this one will be a great, great…

  • Problem-solving steps:⠀ ⠀ Step 1 – Identify the problem. This is where you explain the problem situation. Keep asking “Why?” to continue diving deeper to discover the root cause of the problem.⠀ ⠀ Step 2 – Determine solution criteria. Define the goals and objectives the solution must satisfy. These might include staying within a certain…

  • Slime is big in our house. Like so big that we watch YouTube videos of people poking slime. That’s literally all they do – they poke slime, and my kids love it. It’s bananas!! This time, my son decided he was making a slime brain, so he could be a zombie. Because that’s “sooooo cool,…

  • Repost @msrachelhollis with @get_repost ・・・ I always loved this quote and I always remember it on days like today. I will never forget –I doubt any of us who were old enough to watch the footage will– the bravery and humanity of the first-responders on 9/11. I will never forget the members of our military,…

  • Repost @tarajiphfan with @get_repost ・・・ DROP A 🙌 BELOW IF YOU AGREE. “When women support each other, incredible things happen.” – – – – – – #tarajiphenson #violadavis #tuesdaymotivation #goodvibes #womenempowerment #womenempoweringwomen #womensupportingwomen #womenwhohustle #empoweringwomen #successfulwomen #inspiration

  • KaliDesautelsReads is sooooo close to hitting a major milestone!! At just over 4000 followers, we are sooooo close to our next milestone of 5000!!⠀ ….⠀ Thank you for joining me on this journey. I cannot wait to see where we end up! With the Virtual Book Club, the training, the book reviews, the writing… I…

  • This is a hard posting week, you guys. 17 years ago today was my first day of classes at UBC. I had had the fun of Frosh week, and was about to head to my first day of classes when my mom called me and told me to watch the news before I went to…