Happy Christmas ❤️
Kali J Desautels
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This is how we feel about the snow over here, when we have no where to go!
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
My oldest loves the snow as much as I do, and watching them play in the snow makes my heart happy!
#snow #snowday❄️ #letitsnow❄️ #yvr #vancouver2022 #winter2022 #letitgo❄️ #andtoallagoodnight
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We got to spend the evening with this special girl. She is such a sweet love and melts our hearts every time we get to spend time with her.
Ollie told me that they love being loved by Poppy because Poppy doesn’t love everyone so it feels extra special.
I also love that they have matching “eyeliner”. 😉
#puppyloversofinstagram #rescuepuppy #furniece #pupstagrams #cuddlepuddle #specialgirl #babysitter
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Having just watched Love, Actually for the holidays, it feels like the right time to review Sh*t, Actually by Lindy West!
This hilarious book is 23 reviews of popular movies from The Fugitive (which West determines to be the only good movie ever made) to Shawshank Redemption to Love, Actually (where the book gets its name). To say that this is a niche book is an understatement- you will truly only enjoy the movie reviews/essays if you are familiar with (or better yet a fan of) the movies she reviews. Basing the movies on a scale of zero to 10 DVDs of The Fugitive, West’s trademark wit is evident throughout the entire book.
If you are a movie buff, or a fan of Lindy West’s past books (Shrill and The Witches Are Coming), you will enjoy this book. I also listened to the audiobook while driving and doing housework, as is my wont, but I found myself laughing out loud and replaying sections, such as the Forrest Gump review to my husband.
“I love making fun or movies. I love turning a piece of criticism into a piece of entertainment. I love pointing out a plot hole that makes a super fan write me an angry email… I love being flippant and careless and earnest and meticulous all at once” is how West opens the book and all I can say is that she succeeds MIGHTILY.
(242 pgs)#shitactually #loveactually #lindywest #moderncinema #moviereviews #booksreview #bookstagramcanada #funny #readingfortheholidays #tbr #fypp #fypge #toberead #essays #criticism #kalidesautelsreads
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! We spent a snowy afternoon at the Vancouver Christmas Market. Everything feels more festive when it actually snows!
Also – this little bean is 6 months old! How is she growing so quickly?!?
Processed with Lensa with Magic Correction 
Processed with Lensa with Magic Correction #vancouverchristmasmarket #yvr #vancouver #snowday❄️ #snowyafternoon #niecelove❤️ #6monthsold #babygirl
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Why am I skipping Black Friday?
- I have all the major electronics that I need
- 3 out of 4 of us have more clothes than we can possibly wear
- the temptation to spend more money than is in my budget will take me away from my more important savings goals
- shopping addiction is real and I am working hard to recover
- not hitting the stores on Black Friday or the online deals on Cyber Monday, I am here to tell you that you are not alone. I will be working very diligently to avoid Amazon, and delete the ads that are flooding my inbox at this moment.
#sittingthisoneout #blackfriday2022 #blackfriday #shoppingaddiction #shopaholics #fomo
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“How lucky I am having something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ~ AA Milne – Winnie the Pooh
I will miss you forever.
#griefquotes #grieving #winniethepoohquotes #cancersucks🎗 #worldpancreaticcancerday #pancreaticcancer #fuckcancer👊 #soulmama #loss
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Today we trimmed some trees and spent time with our favourite little elf. She was very interested in the lights, and her big cousin.
I am feeling very festive now! 🎄
#babysfirstchristmas #happyholidays2022 #christmas2022 #trimthetree #wrapthepresents #lights #christmaslights #holidaycheer #cousinlove❤️
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It’s been a while since I posted about living with chronic illness and chronic pain. Today, I have a plain old run of the mill cold. This seems like no big deal during cold and flu season but due to an invisible illness called ankylosing spondylitis I am on an immunosuppressant medication that takes my already abysmal immune system and weakens it further, meaning that I am at a greater risk of catching plain old run of the mill colds. If you made it through that run on sentence, congratulations.
Sometimes living with chronic pain, flare ups and fatigue is just something that I deal with and move on with my life. I have a job that is perfect for me and allows me to accommodate my needs, while living a fulfilled existence; I know how to listen to my body when it is trying to tell me something; I know how to advocate for myself in healthcare.
But sometimes all it takes is one plain old run of the mill cold to make managing my chronic illness and chronic pain feel like a Herculean task. My head hurts. My throat hurts. My sinuses hurt. My body aches. I am fatigued. And those are the symptoms of my day to day life, so when those are amplified by cold and flu symptoms, I find it much harder to cope.
What is the point to all of this? Surely I am not just whining for the sake of whining! No, dear reader, I am not. The purpose of this is to please have patience with people. To you they might just have a plain old run of the mill cold, but to them it could be something more. The whole problem with chronic pain and chronic illness is that they are often invisible, so please have patience. Remember that a plain old run of the mill cold on top of fibromyalgia or CFS or hypothyroidism or heart disease or any number of illnesses might just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. We get used to functioning at a higher level of pain or discomfort day in and day out and can often do it with a smile, until… well you know.
#ankylosingspondylitis #as #ankylosingspondylitisawareness #fibro #fibromyalgie #fibromyalgia #cfs #hypothyroid #depressionsupport #spooniesupport #spoonies #invisibleillnessawareness #flushot #rollupyoursleeves #coldandfluseason #coldandflu #chronic
Kali J Desautels 