Kali J Desautels

First day back to work after my first LOA of Dave’s cancer protocol. I’m happy to be back, but needed to bring my motivational mug with me! I even came back to an awesome care package from @raechellepassmore!! I cannot wait to get down to the books!! Thank you so much!!

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“I’m cleaning the kale, Mama. Why are you taking my picture? You like taking pictures of me at the silliest times, Mama.”

Oh, but Little Man, one day, you will not only be too old to “clean the kale”, but you will be too old to want to come to the store with me. You might even decide you are too old to call me Mama. So until then, I need these memories. I need to see this picture pop up in my feed in 3 years as a memory, reminding me of that silly Sunday afternoon, when you were nine, and thought the kale bunches looked like feather dusters and cleaned the kale. When you still had the softest little cheeks and outfits that you created yourself, and when you still got excited about everything. That’s why I always take pictures of you at the silliest times, because the silliest times are the memories that can disappear if we aren’t careful, and I really, really want to remember this silly time.

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Looking for the right balance of nutrition to get me through hot yoga, without making me sick in hot yoga. Today, I am trying oats, almond milk, peanut butter and bananas, with an entire bottle of water before I leave.

Do you have any recipes that you recommend before sweating yourself to death? Looking for more options that are dense, without making me nauseated!!!

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Little Man got to learn about long sword fighting today with his Auntie Michelle! She has been taking lessons at Acadamie Duello and discovered that he could come do a youth taster class, to see if he was interested in this as an activity. You’d best believe that he was over the moon excited to not just spend the day with his auntie but also to learn how to fight with a sword like a knight!! He is now really, really hoping that he can go to their summer camp and take lessons on Saturdays with auntie. All in all, I would say he had a wonderful day. He even came home and showed me some of the things that he had learned with the wooden sword that Dave made him for Christmas two years ago.

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I am pretty sure we have had every single season this week – starting with summer, running through spring and winter and now bumping into fall… taking advantage of the break in the rain, to go for a short walk with my family. Tackled Everest again. Today was not as good as last time, but I will just keep trying, until I can actually breathe at the top! (Also, i should probably stop trying to talk while I do this…)

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What is it about taking your hair out of a ponytail/bun/topknot/updo that immediately releases tension from your forehead? I can feel a headache coming on, which will need something more than taking my hair down, but it is amazing the immediate relief that I get from that simple thing.

What is your simple pleasure? What do you do that seems like no big deal but makes you much more comfortable?

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Just a friendly reminder – if you feel like hustling today, you are worthy. If you feel like curling up with a book, you are worthy. If you feel like staying in bed all day, you are worthy. Showing up for yourself means listening to yourself.

Repost • @chronicquotes__ Important reminder 💕

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Holy mackerel! The weather cannot make up its mind. Yesterday, I was out in a sundress, and today I have the fireplace on. It’s amazing how a beautiful sunny day has me wanting to be out and about, but a rainy, cold day has me wanting to curl up with my coffee and a blanket.

Anyway, I am back to work on Monday, so I forced myself to get up early this morning. At the rate I am going, though, I will fall asleep on the couch before I even get my coffee poured. 😂

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“I am (obviously) much in love with plants and above all trees, and always have been; and I find human maltreatment of them as hard to bear as some find ill-treatment of animals.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

Happy Earth Day 🌱

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Friday mood

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