KaliDesautelsReads

The Nineties: A Book ~ Chuck Klosterman (2022) ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I loved, loved, loved this book. Chuck Klosterman’s The Nineties: A Book is a series of essays of varying lengths dealing with different aspects of the decade that was “bookended by falls - the fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers”. Covering everything from the definition of Gen X, to fax machines, to the murders of Tupac and Biggie, to the prevalence of TV and movie rentals, there is very little left uncovered. As a person who spent her early teen years and childhood in the 1990s, there is much that I remember (the OJ Simpson trial and the Monica Lewinsky scandal) but didn’t really understand. This book helped me gain context for these and other events. If you have any interest in non-fiction and lived through the ‘90s, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It was fantastic. (370 pgs) ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #bringbackthe90s #ilovethe90s #imissthe90s #nineties #the90s #thenineties ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #2pac #90s #90shiphop #90srap #biggie #biggiesmalls #california #deathrow #deathrowrecords #defjam #doggpound #drdre #eazye #funk #hiphopculture #icecube #legend #losangeles #lowriderlifestyle #notoriousbig #snoopdoggydogg #southcentral #straightouttacompton #the90s #tupac (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcV7isaPSDp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It is a beautiful sunny day in Vancouver. Are you into spring or is it still winter where you are? Spring always gives me hope as the sun comes back and flowers pop up from the earth. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #flowers #spring #springflower #springmood #flowerlovers #travel #springishere #flowersofinstagram #springday #photographer #springvibes #flowerslovers #springblossoms #springblooms #springflowers #photography #nature #flowerphotography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #springlove #flower #plants #beautiful #springtime #travelphotography #photooftheday #springbreak (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcTWE51PX1a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Every year, the Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Daffodil Campaign unites Canadians to take action for the nearly half of Canadians expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. This spring, hope is more. More than a word, more than a feeling. Hope is action. Breakthrough discoveries, quiet acts of care, roars of support. These are the things that give hope life. That make it bloom. So that more people with cancer can live longer, fuller lives. And that’s why we need your donation to make it all happen. Your donation to this year’s Daffodil Campaign will fund nationwide support programs that offer comfort and connection – and world-leading research to transform the future of cancer. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #donate #canadiancancersociety #fuckcancer #cancersucks #cancerawareness #didyouknowfacts #helphopebloom #cleanbeauty #cancerawareness #betterbeauty #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #iwasbusythinkingabout #cancerresearch #cancersurvivors #prevention #daffodilcampaign #daffodilmonth #daffodil (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcSDQGbL2xA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“What you did was impulsive, capricious, and melodramatic… but it was also wrong.” ~ Moira Rose ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #schittscreek #schittscreekquotes #schittscreekfans #schittscreekmemes #love #eugenelevy #davidrose #schittscreekfanpage #catherineohara #danlevy #schittscreekedit #ewdavid #johnnyrose #anniemurphy #moirarose #schittscreekfan #schittscreekupcloseandpersonal (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcSBsRQLSof/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day without any mistakes in it yet?” - LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables This is my very favourite quote. It resonated with me the first time I read it when I was 7 and it still speaks to me 32 years later. We all make mistakes every day but for a short time there is a tomorrow that lays fresh and free of mistakes. No matter what happened today, we get to try again… and make mistakes again. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #author #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblog #bookblogger #bookclub #bookcommunity #bookgram #bookish #booklove #booklover #booklovers #booknerd #bookphotography #bookporn #bookreview #books #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #instabook #read #reader #reading #writer (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcR_5BerLv5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s crazy how much love fur babies bring into a home. Between my raggedy old man, and my bouncy Sadie Rose I feel so grateful to share my home and my life with these bundles of love. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #dogsofinstagram #explorepage #dogs #cute #dog #fyp #dogoftheday #doglife #instadog #foryoupage #doglovers #puppylove #animal #animals #cutedog #cutedogs #dog #doggo #doglovers #dogoftheday #dogsofinstagram #pets #petsofinstagram #pup #puppies #puppiesofinstagram #puppygram #puppylife #puppylove #puppyoftheday (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcR-uq7LhRT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.” – Giada De Laurentiis ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #arlingtonfoodie #bestfoodhouston #breakablechocolate #breakablechocolateheart #browniesofinstagram #chickenwings🍗 #chocolateheartbox #clevelandfoodies #contentphotography #foodlove #foodphotography101 #friedchickenwings #healthyfoodlove #healthyroutine #houstoncatering #houstonfoodblogger #htowneats #htxfoodie #lifoodie #mangalorean #mangaloreanfood #mangaloreans #munchkinlovers #oysterlover #quarntine #selfcareclub #selflovesunday #starbucks #sundayoff #yvreats (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcR-KhyLt1B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What I’m reading today… Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson (@thebloggess) This has been on my TBR pile for a while so I am excited to get started on this one! ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #acursesodarkandlonely #amreadingromance #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookfeature #bookish #booklover #booknerd #books #booksbooksbooks #bookscommunity #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #buddyread #castleview #flowersandbooks #igreads #readersofinstagram #reading #reread #tbr #tbrlist #tbrobinson #tbrstack #wanttoread #whattoreadnext (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRziZwrZDq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Do you celebrate Easter? If so how do you celebrate? My kiddos have outgrown painting eggs and Easter egg hunts, but I remember those days fondly. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #asaqueen #bethechurch #churchservice #easter #easterathome #easterbaskets #easterbasketstuffers #easterbunnies #eastercookies #easterdecorations #eastergiftsforkids #easterhunt #easterideas #easterlove #eastermood #easterrabbit #eastervibes #easterwreath #flowersmakemesmile #fortheloveofflowers #happyeaster🐣 #springclothes #springdecorating #springdresses #springlookbook #springlooks #springtransition #springwardrobe (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQ2jsnvO4C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Did you know that I wrote a book and it is available on Amazon and through the Kindle store? I had always wanted to write a physical books that people could actually pick up and touch and put on their bookshelf. So one day I decided that instead of just wanting to do it, I should just do it. So I did. How Not to Blog is a collection of personal essays and blog posts, so if you enjoy my content here, you will more than likely love my book. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #amwritingfiction #awakenyoursoul #bookwriting #copywriters #deepestmessages #fountainpengeeks #fountainpenlove #freewriting #igwriting #indiewriter #ingl #lifeofawriter #littleconversations #swansofinstagram #teachingonline #teenwriters #thesquashedstories #writerproblems #writing #writingabook #writinganovel #writingcoach #writingcommunityofig #writinginstruments #writingmemes #writingsofinstagram #writingtime #writingtip #writingworkshop #youngwriters (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQcp83l3vy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Funny, smart, cuddly, sweet, distractible, and most likely to knock something over. My little man who has grown up so much lately that he doesn’t fit curled up in my lap like he used to. But he still gives awesome hugs. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #babyboy #beautifulkids #child #children #childrenof #childrenphoto #childrens #gorgeous #growth #humandevelopment #instakids #kid #kidsactivities #kidstravel #lifewithkids #momlife #mybaby #myboy #mydaughter #myfamily #mykid #mykids #mylife #mylove #myson #personaldevelopment #selfdevelopment #cuddlyboy #son #momlife (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQYI8pFfKK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema ~ Lindy West (2020) ❤️❤️❤️❤️ With the world the way that it is these days, it always helps to get a good laugh. Shit, Actually by Lindy West delivers. Rating about two dozen modern cinematic “masterpieces” from The Fugitive, to Love, Actually, to Face/Off West compares all movies to what she quite convincingly claims to be the only perfect movie ever made - The Fugitive. All movies are satirically reviewed in essay form and are rated on a scale of 1-10 DVDs of The Fugitive. The book made me laugh out loud several times as she hilariously asks questions like why Sandra Bullock had to be the one driving the bus in Speed and decries the utter awfulness of Love, Actually and Forrest Gump. (For the record I actually love Love, Actually and I couldn’t help laughing to tears at her descriptions.) This is a non-fiction, super fun and super easy read. I highly, highly recommend it. (243 pgs)⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookcommunity #bookish #booklove #booklover #booknerd #bookphotography #bookreview #books #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagramer #bookstagramespaña #bookstagramgermany #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #bookstagrampl #bookworm #igreads #instabook #read #reader #readersofinstagram #reading (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcPa1GBrwGH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I’m so grateful that I get to do what I love (writing), for a cause that means so much to me (cancer). It took years to get to this point, but now that I truly love what I do because I do what I love, I could not be happier in my work life. #lovewhatyoudo #canadiancancersociety #writinglifestyle #writersofinstagram #nonprofitwork #passion #writer #vancouver #yvr #ccs #cancer #blogger #blogging #vancouvermom #momlife #food_for_mood (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcPZNvKLiEx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sometimes I wear makeup and my favourite colour sweater. Sometimes I wear my TARDIS onesie and don’t change out of it for 3 days. Sometimes I write meaningful, thoughtful, thought-provoking things. Sometimes I can’t string two words together in a coherent manner. Sometimes I make shrimp salad rolls for supper. Sometimes I defrost a frozen pizza. Sometimes I suggest that my kids have a bowl of cereal. Sometimes I share my life on my blog. Sometimes I pretend that I never even started that nonsense. Sometimes I have writing pieces picked up and published. Sometimes I send pieces out and hear nothing but crickets. Sometimes I have so much energy that I feel like I could take up running again, do yoga 3 times a day, write a new book, and become the best friend a person could hope to have. Sometimes I can’t bring myself to climb out of bed and replying to a text message feels so overwhelming that I can’t handle it. And sometimes these things all collide and I am a little bit of everything all at once. Because sometimes life is messy and life is hard and life is great and life is paralyzing and life is freeing and life is beautiful. All at once. #life #sometimes #everythingatonce #doctorwho #tardis #onesies #pink #bipolar2 #lifeismessy #spooniesupport #chronicillnessawareness #chronicpainawareness #flareup #selfiesundays #sundaythoughts #yvr #vancouver #pinksweater #canadian #somedays #sometime (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcMvgFusqFc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#furbabyfriday with #Timon and #SadieRose (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcHOBWfFZd_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Just a head’s up - I am pissed off. This post is pissed off. So if you aren’t in the mood for an angry feminist railing against the patriarchy scroll the hell on by. Still here? Awesome. Who the fuck decided that in this day and age it is still ok to talk to people about their weight, their hair, their height, etc.? Why is my 14 year old worried about their appearance because some fucker decided that they are too tall and too fat? I am so sick of th fucking white, heteronormative, capitalist patriarchy granting dumb teenage boys, grown ass men, old men, hell anyone the supposed right to make asinine comments. No, this is not one of the most eloquent things I have ever written. Yes, I know I could do better. But right now? Right now I am pissed off. #fuckthepatriarchy #smashthepatriarchy #fuckthewhiteheteropatriarchy #feminism #feministaf (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcExEFXL74K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Maid (2019) ~ Stephanie Land ❤️❤️ Maid by Stephanie Land was not the book I expected it to be. As a memoir, it shines a light on a very broken system. A system where being poor, no matter how hard you work, is essentially criminalizes. A system where the more hours you work, the less you can feed your child. A system where just buying milk comes with layers of bureaucracy and shame. Land tells the story of what she did to survive with her toddler daughter after leaving an abusive relationship. She opens up about her fractured familial relationships, and what she felt she had to do to give her daughter Mia the best life possible under very challenging circumstances. While reading this book, my main feeling was stress. stress as she mentally figured exactly how much money she had in her bank account at any given time. Stress as she found and lost jobs. Stress at the situations that found her time and time again. I don’t know what I was expecting when I read this book, but whatever it was, I found the book to be not quite it. It was an easy enough read, and there were emotions throughout, but mostly I felt like I was just moving along in the drudgery with Land. (268 pgs) #bookreview #maid #stephanieland #memoir #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #2019 #easyread #nonfiction #poverty #singlemom #lowincome (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_fBeVlIBv/?utm_medium=tumblr