Kali J Desautels

I tried to find a way to post this picture of my beautiful boy without posting the job hunting, goal making mess on the coffee table… oh well – look! I’m human! And I have tons of crap, papers and laptops surrounding my couch camp out.

Anyway – here is Timon. He is so beautiful. And clever, and a pest. And above all – I love when he sits near me at night when we cannot sleep.

#cat #catsofinstagram #cats #catlovers #blackcat #myboy #timon #nomeerkat

Coffee with one of my favourite girlies today. This woman is strong and bright, and funny, and has a fantastic laugh. We don’t get to see each other often, but when we do, it always fills my cup.

Thanks for being the buddy that I needed today, Sarah! Love you lots. Christmas coffee with you will always be the best. ☕️ 🎄

#oldfriends #workbesties #newlives #next #thankyou #christmas #hugs #ghost #starbucks #loveyou #wce #saturdaysareforthegirls #thankful #sarah #peppermintmocha #quotes #quotestoliveby #kalidesautelsreads

Some days you just need a mental health day. And for this suddenly-extremely-tall young lady, that means baking her little heart out. She made all of her daddy’s favourite treats, and got some very special cake decorating help from Uncle Ty and Auntie Danielle. Luckily for me, she is a very talented young baker and her treats turn out so yummy. She says life doesn’t always turn out the way she expects, but cookies do.

Are you a stress baker? I find myself feeling more stressed trying to measure everything perfectly, I am more of a cook by taste type of person, with no recipe and way too much watermelon or cinnamon. 😉

#baking #baker #mylittlebaker #mygirl #mentalhealthday #anxietyisreal #anxious #mentalwellness #lovemygirl #mysweetgirl #mylittlelove #stress #feelbetter #kitchen #midsinthekitchen #makingcake #makingsnowballs #elf #christmas #kalidesautelsreads #unicornbaby #butterbakedgoods

“I recognized that I needed to re-train my brain to stop eating like I wanted to punish myself or punish someone else. I needed to re-learn how to eat like I loved myself, and want to nourish and support myself.”

~ Karen Salmansohn

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/karen_salmansohn_748906?src=t_nourish

#nourish #eat #quotes #selflove #selfcare #pokebowl #avocado🥑 #cucumbers #feed #eattherainbow🌈 #loveyourself #nourishyourself #takecareofyourself #foodisntpunishment #foodisfuelnottherapy #learningtoeathealthy #poems #quotes #train #kalidesautelsreads

How do you feel about public transit? Are you comfortable with it? Is it accessible to you?

A couple of years and 2 jobs ago, I learned to take the commuter train from my town into Vancouver, and when that didn’t intimidate me anymore, I started using our SkyTrain system. I decided last week to try adding a bus to this, and found it quite convenient and saves the cost of gas and parking. I was always afraid of getting lost, due to my own directionally-challenges brain, and I am not going to lie, I have gotten to SkyTrain stations thinking I was heading in the wrong direction, gotten off the train, then realized I had been on the right train the first time and getting back on the train heading exactly where I had been in the first place. Once I realized that the only person who cared that I was getting on and off trains was me, I started to relax and not panic about getting trapped in the wrong place.

Today, I took my place in line at the bus stop, rode the bus to the train station, got on the train, and voila! I did not have to wake anyone up to drop me off, I didn’t need to take the car and pay for parking, I just got to the train.

… where the conductor promptly told us that tomorrow’s first train in the morning and second train in the afternoon will be cancelled indefinitely… making me second guess my decision to rely on transit 😉

#transit #skytrain #wce #westcoastexpress #translink #bus #lowercarbonfootprint #antique #briefcase #society6 #birthdaygifts #travel #wednesdayvibes #wednesdays #kalidesautelsreads #intimidated #getlost #travelbag #coffeetogo #coffeecoffeecoffee

The ‘90s are alive and well in our house this morning! If they had made straighteners like this when I was her age, I would have been able to live out my super straight grunge hair dreams.

She walked into the room and I suddenly felt like it was 1995 all over again. Maybe it’s time to introduce her to Drew Barrymore movies LOL!

#90sfashion #90saesthetic #90s #grungeaesthetics #grungefashion #grunge #floral #floraldesign #floraldress #superstraighthair #straighthairstyles #hairstraightener #dresswithpocketsrock #dresswithpockets #drewbarrymore #kalidesautelsreads

This year, my babies have taken over Elf duties… and the first visit definitely had me laughing out loud.

As happy as I am to hand over this responsibility, I’m sad that my babies aren’t babies anymore.

#elfontheshelf #dog #doginthefridge #kids #sofunny😂 #christmas #christmastime🎄 #kiddos #kiddo #stuffedanimals #stuffy #puppy❤️ #nostalgic #bittersweet #elfontheshelfideas #elf #lol #laughteristhebestmedicine #kalidesautelsreads

“When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns

As every one of us sometimes learns

And many a failure comes about

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out—

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell just how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far;

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—

It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.” This poem is in the public domain.

#whittier #whittierpoetry #poetry #poemsofinstagram #poems #dontgiveupquotes #dontgiveup #trying #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthmatters #fibromyalgia #spoonie #try #selfie #myselfies #myself #greeneyes💚 #greeneyes #greeneyedgirl #kalidesautelsreads

#TBT to the happiest I felt all year in 2019. Day 2 of Wanderlust in Whistler in August. Heather and I were granted scholarships and spent a day and a half stretching and smiling and meditating. It was the push I needed for the next leg of the marathon that has been this year.

As we head into the last month of 2019, I am hopeful that there will be more days like this. More days where the peace in my heart overwhelms me, and I relax into my life. More days where my gratitude overpowers the anxiety and pain. More days where the air is clean and my head is clear.

#wanderlustwhistler #wanderlust #whistler #museintimacy #muse #angel #angelwings #wings #colour #muralart #colorful #gratitude #love #yoga #yogiclife #travel #happiness😍 #kalidesautelsreads

Metanoia, a transliteration of the Greek μετάνοια, is “a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion.” The term suggests repudiation, change of mind, repentance, and atonement; but “conversion” and “reformation” may best approximate its connotation. In The King James Version of the Bible, its verbal cognate metanoeo/μετανοέω is translated as repent.

Is 2020 the time for Metanoia? How about December 1st? How about now?

#metanoia #definition #dictionary #makeachange #change #changeyourmindset #changetheworld #findyourself #findyourpath #transformative #transformationthursday #kalidesautelsreads