Mental and Emotional Fog

The month of November ended.

I managed to accomplish my goal; not in a “perfect” manner, but in a “perfect for me” way. I posted 28 out of 31 days nearly consecutively.

I learned some things about writing. I learned some things about “posting”. I learned some things about myself.

And abruptly, with one text, life changed.


It has been rainy, cloudy, and overcast for 3 days. Not typical Arizona weather.

Saturday I was waiting for the rain to let up so I could go running. It never really did completely so I just went running in the rain at 8pm.

It was a different kind of soothing to run in the rain. It was as if some of the emotions and swirling thoughts could dissolve in the raindrops. It wasn’t quite as heavy as I ran.

Monday morning when I went for my run a thick fog was blanketing the area. It was dark when I left so I wore a head lamp. It was fascinating to me that in the beam of light from the lamp, water appeared to be suspended in air. It wasn’t raining actively but the air itself was filled with water.

It was nearly imperceptible the way the world went from “dark” to “light”. Perhaps that was because the light was not the light I was used to or even the light I wanted. And yet it was not “dark”.

That is the way my heart and mind felt.

And the clearing of “dark” to “light” seems similar as well.

It is heavy, and thick….this emotional fog.

Sometimes there is cleansing rain in the form of tears. Sometimes it just feels like the fog.

It continues to move through phases of “dark” and “light” and the best I can do for now is keep moving forward, trusting that the clouds will break, the fog will lift and the sunlight will return.

Maybe then I will be able to see a rainbow.

Today it is hard but I am trying to remember…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

It was nearly imperceptible the way the world went from “dark” to “light”. Perhaps that was because the light was not the light I was used to or even the light I wanted. And yet it was light.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

November 30 – I am Grateful for…

Day 30… November 30

Today I am grateful for the love of my life, Robert.

I like to save the best for last.

It is hard to believe that I met Robert when I was a teenager!! I mean I was 19, nearly 20 when we met but still!!

July 1990

So where to even begin with all the ways I am grateful for Robert?

And of course I will have to include some pictures through the past 32 years….. 🙂

October 1990

I am grateful that he is willing to be a good and faithful man. I know that is a special thing and I don’t treat it lightly.

Not only is he faithful but also faith-filled, more than he sometimes acknowledges. I can see more of his faith-filled activity than I think he sees. He sees it as being a good person.

But his moments of faith have really shown up for me when I am in desperate need of being upheld by that faith because mine is wavering.

I am grateful that he is willing to put up with me. I am not the easiest person at times.

He has endured my perfectionistic tendencies, my severe independence, my crazy plans, and my emotional tidal waves.

Robert is a pretty easygoing guy unless he is competing in a sporting event. It’s fun when we are on the same team 🙂 According to him, while we were dating when we competed in a three-legged race at his company picnic and placed 3rd against all the guy teams, he KNEW.

I am grateful that he is active and thinks about the importance of being active for everyone. It has impacted our lives to have this shared philosophy while raising our kids. It makes life very fun when we do these types of things as a family.

He has endured my perfectionistic tendencies, my severe independence, my crazy plans, and my emotional tidal waves.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

I am grateful that he has taught our kids that the most important relationship in our family is our relationship with each other. We have always joked with our kids we can’t miss them if we don’t leave AND when they leave we still want to like being with each other.

Lagoon August 1991

I am grateful that he is there for me. We have been through some very challenging things over the past 32 years. And we have weathered those challenges together. I know I would not have been able to do that on my own, and I am grateful that I haven’t had to.

I am grateful that he is a good father. He is so supportive of each of our kids in the things

I am grateful that he has taught our kids that the most important relationship in our family is our relationship with each other. We have always joked with our kids we can’t miss them if we don’t leave AND when they leave we still want to like being with each other.

August 1991
June 1991

The life we have created together just keeps getting better and better. I am grateful for what we have and look forward to what we are working toward for our future.

We have some plans and lots of possibilities for what that could look like. I can’t wait to see what we do.

Whatever we do, I am just glad I get to do those things with him.

September 2016

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 29 – I am Grateful for…

Day 29… November 29

Today I am grateful for this month of November.

With only 2 days left I am grateful for the challenge I posed to myself to write a blog post every day.

Was I perfect?

No. Far from it! But I did post every day since October 31 except for 3.

I am grateful for the opportunity to share the people and things that I am grateful for with all of you. Thank you for taking the time to read any of these posts.

I am grateful for the things that I have learned about myself in the process.

Rest assured, one thing I learned is that I am not one who has the desire to post on my blog every single day, at least not at this point in my journey.

I am grateful for the time I have taken to focus on these 26 specific topics (27 with tomorrow’s topic). I am grateful that I have been able to share some thoughts with my kids and family.

I am grateful for the focus this has brought me that has allowed me to be more present in my life.

I am grateful for the mental drama I have been able to work through as I have spent time posting and reading those posts to see spelling or grammatical errors. My “performance-based” brain has made some large strides this month as I work towards B- work.

I am grateful for friends and colleagues who encouraged me and helped me work through some of that afore mentioned mental drama.

I am grateful that I have learned how to talk to myself in such a way when I am not perfect (which is quite often) that is compassionate rather than demeaning and critical. That is a big shift for me, and still a work in progress.

I am grateful that I have been able to show up for myself in a way that allows me to continue to keep growing as an individual.

I am grateful that I can show myself that I am capable of change and evolution. I can create the future that I want for myself. I can become the person that I want to be.

I am grateful for the things I have found this past month that I don’t want to keep repeating, specifically, sacrificing my bedtime to make sure that I post to this blog.

I now know that cutting into my sleep schedule is not beneficial for me and I want to continue to improve the way I care for myself in that regard.

I have narrowed down most of the parts of a morning schedule that I like, but starting at 4:45 or 5:00am requires me to get to sleep before 11:00pm if I want to be rested and energetic the following day.

I am grateful for these lessons and more. I look forward to creating more of what I want in my life and I believe that can come from being more grateful for the things that are already in my life.

I am grateful for the science behind gratitude and I hope to be able to share more of that science with others. The benefits are far-reaching and long-lasting for those that make a regular practice of gratitude.

Mental and emotional health as well as noticeable physical health benefits are all the wonderful side effects of a gratitude practice.

There are so many more things I am grateful for and I will continue to look for ways to be grateful every day. It is the person that I want to become.

I am grateful for the opportunity to share the people and things that I am grateful for with all of you. Thank you for taking time to read any of these posts.
I am grateful for the things that I have learned about myself in the process.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

I am grateful for the mental drama I have been able to work through as I have spent time posting and reading those post to see spelling or grammatical errors. My “performance based” brain has made some large strides this month as I work towards B- work.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 28 – I am Grateful for…

Day 28… November 28

Today I am grateful for my oldest son Karai.

Karai was the one who made me a mom. He is more than just a good hairdo.

He was and is a gentle soul. Probably the most reserved of all of our kids….although most of the time that is not a high bar in our family 🙂

As the oldest, he had to teach and train us to be parents and that was no easy task for him. But he has always been so patient and understanding.

I always thought of Karai as the first of our “renaissance men”…participating in sports, being a big reader (for at least a couple of years 🙂 ), being in the choir, playing in the orchestra, and then the band… He wanted to do it all. It was an example to his other siblings of how to love so many different things.

He is a competitor, especially in soccer starting very early. It was fun for him to be able to continue playing all through college. Growing up he also played basketball, and baseball as well as participated in summer swim team. In high school, he lettered in football, soccer, volleyball, and choir.

He has always been one to play at 110% which lead to a few injuries at times but he hardly let those slow him down. He is a good team leader as well.

He has a beautiful singing voice and has said that some of his fondest high school memories are in the choir.

Then there was the time while he was at UofA when he was in a band and performed at the Spring Fling. That was fun!

As the oldest he had to teach and train us to be parents and that was no easy task for him. But he has always been so patient and understanding.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

He has at times put a lot of pressure on himself as the oldest, but hopefully he knows how grateful I am for him and who he is. He is a good man.

It has been fun to share that love of music with him, listening to and singing along with multiple musical soundtracks, and attending performances of Wicked and Hades Town together at ASU Gammage Auditorium. I look forward to more musicals and plays together.

He has always been a thoughtful and kind big brother looking out for his siblings, even when there were times they might not have wanted him to. And he has been good to include everyone when he can. He is kind-hearted….probably why he and Julie get along so well.

He is the one who encouraged his youngest sister as the kicker for the varsity football team. As a former kicker himself, he gave her her first football and tee. While he was home for winter break back in 2019/2020, he took her to the football field and taught her how to kick the ball.

The first of our college graduates, he wasn’t too sad when Covid made his commencement virtual. He was afraid I would make him walk, but that wasn’t even an option.

Now he has taken a position with Gilbert Public Schools teaching in one of the junior high schools, so he is working towards his teaching credentials.

This also gave him the opportunity to coach the first 7th-grade boy’s volleyball team, as that was added as a new junior high sport this year.

Our other kids tease both him and me about him being the favorite. And while I love all my kids, and they are all my favorites, I have known Karai the longest so… ;P

He has at times put a lot of pressure on himself as the oldest, but hopefully, he knows how grateful I am for him and who he is. He is a good man and a good example to me.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 27 – I am Grateful for…

Day 27… November 27

Today I am thankful for my body.

While I have always been grateful for my body on some level, there were times I was perhaps less appreciative of my body.

I spent far too much time finding and focusing on all the “flaws”. I noticed all the things that “should” be different about my body.

I should be stronger.

Why do my teeth seem so disproportionately large? I’m not Julia Roberts so it’s just weird.

I should lose weight.

Why can’t I do the things I used to do?

I should color my hair (but I am too lazy and too cheap for the upkeep that requires).

This scar…….that cellulite……all the wrinkles…..

My eyes don’t work like they used to.

The list could go on and on with limitations and flaws and all the ways I could pick myself apart.

I should also say that none of this was helpful or motivating toward any change. It didn’t lead me to take better care of myself. It mostly left me feeling worse about myself and not appreciating the gift that my body is.

And though it has not been a quick process, I have been able to change the way I view my body in many different ways.

From about junior high on I developed a love for science, specifically biology, microbiology, genetics and heredity, anatomy and physiology, and more recently, neurology.

The human body is full of wonders and mysteries that I have yet to understand. But that is perhaps a topic for a future post.

Today I want to focus on the gratitude I have developed for my body, even with all of its previously perceived flaws.

My body is an amazing feat of science. There are many things that can be studied and understood and we can try to explain but we would fall short.

My body was strong enough to deliver 6 beautiful children into this world. The gift of pregnancy and the opportunity to be a co-creator of another life is nothing short of miraculous.

It is something that for a long time I took for granted. That was until I was actually pregnant with my first. A common test that used to be done at the time came back abnormal for me.

In my studies of science, I wanted to find cures for congenital defects and here I was, now on the receiving end of genetic counseling.

After further testing, it was determined that this pregnancy didn’t show any greater risk of problem. And our son, though a few weeks early, was perfect and healthy. Miraculous.

There are stories of one kind or another with each of my pregnancies….. the breech/emergency c-section …..the one born six weeks early…..the one born after we buried his brother.

And that is just one area of amazingness that is my physical body.

My body, my hands, in particular, have been able to create wonderful things, beautiful things, and practical things…..portraits, scrapbooks, writings, paintings, woodworking items, jewelry, light fixtures, refinished furniture, clothing, blankets, home decor, gifts for family and friends,……..just one area of amazingness.

From about junior high on I developed a love for science, specifically biology, microbiology, genetics and heredity, anatomy and physiology, and more recently, neurology.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

My body is an amazing gift and I want to take care of it. I want to appreciate all the wonderful things my body can do. I want to appreciate how my body has gotten me to this point in my life. I want to appreciate the strength and endurance my body is capable of.

The past year I have been able to develop and appreciate the strength and endurance that my body is capable of. My first exposure to long-distance running was high school cross country during my freshman year. I was not a fan AT ALL. After that season I chose a different sport to keep me off the cross-country team.

I have gone back and forth with a love/hate relationship with running but this year I set the impossible goal to run a marathon, my first. I assumed it was impossible because I have set this goal in the past but when things got hard, I quit on myself. A second goal was to run 1000 miles this year. Seemed a little crazy at the time.

When I started running again last January, I began with C25K. My first “run” was a 5-minute warm-up walk and then 8 rounds of alternating running for 1 minute with walking for 90 seconds, followed by a 5-minute cool-down walk.

I have to enter my mileage for November still, but at the end of October, I was around 815 miles for the year. And yesterday I ran (and walked) 25.5 miles at about a 12-minute mile pace. Miraculous.

My body is an amazing gift and I want to take care of it. I want to appreciate all the wonderful things my body can do. I want to appreciate how my body has gotten me to this point in my life. I want to appreciate the strength and endurance my body is capable of.

I am grateful for this body…. all it has done and what it will yet do….to make my life the blessing and gift that it clearly is.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 26 – I am Grateful for…

Day 26… November 26

Today I am grateful for my oldest daughter Ally.

Ally is the third of our six children. Today is her birthday. 🙂 ❤

I am so grateful for the woman she has become.

If you have met Ally and you don’t know, it will probably come as no surprise that her favorite color is yellow. She is pure sunshine. With a 1000-watt smile and warm inviting personality, she is always ready to help someone else feel welcome and included.

Ally is a determined woman who is wiling to go after the things she wants to do in life.

Like all of her siblings she was a good soccer player, and probably still is. But in junior high and high school she found she was also good at running, distance running in particular.

The high school cross-country coach was excited to have her on the team. But when the track season came around Ally didn’t want to be “just a distance runner”. She wanted to try pole vault.

She was worried that the distance coach (also the cross country coach) would be mad at her but she still chose to pole vault. It was love!!

This was her senior year when she got a PR 11’9″. Yes I know the board say 11’3″ but it was 11’9″ 🙂

If you have met Ally and you don’t know, it will probably come as no surprise that her favorite color is yellow. She is pure sunshine. With a 1000-watt smile and warm inviting personality, she is always ready to help someone else feel welcome and included.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

I am grateful that her love of God took her in a difficult, different direction. She decided to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 18 months which abruptly ended her pole vaulting.

I am grateful that she was determined to follow her dream and keep moving forward. She could have quit when after being ranked at the top of the state her senior year she went to the state meet and received a “no height” meaning she didn’t clear any bars.

She continued on and went to compete first for Mesa Community College. She did well in her indoor season but due to weather and some scheduling issues, didn’t achieve what she would have liked in the outdoor season. That still didn’t stop her.

She had plans to come back stronger the next year. But her determination took her in another direction.

I am grateful that her love of God took her in a difficult, different direction. She decided to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 18 months which abruptly ended her pole vaulting.

As she neared the end of her mission she decided to see if she could pole vault again. There were some challenges and set backs but she still didn’t give up on her desire. Two years after her last pole vault at Mesa Community College (after an appeal and some really hard work on her part) she was cleared by the NCAA to pole vault for Utah Valley University.

Still more challenges awaited with injuries and Covid cutting the 2020 season short for everyone but she stuck with it and pushed through. She even earned a school record height in her final season. She doesn’t think that she is that special but I still tease her and tell her I don’t personally know many other top 5 pole vaulters in the D1 Western Athletic Conference. Sadly, she is finished with that season of her life. But that comes with graduation.

I am grateful for her spirit of adventure, her fun-loving nature, and her desire to serve others. She loves being married, the beach, and Disneyland. She is fiercely protective of her family, especially her sister, always watching out for each of us. She loves her cousins like sisters (and brothers). She loves her friends like family.

I am grateful that she is continuing her education, working on her Master’s program in Exercise Science as a strength and conditioning coach for Nova Southeastern University.

There are so many qualities that she has that I am grateful for. She is a good example to me.

I could go on but she will be embarrassed by this much already.

I am grateful for her and for the things she teaches me about life, love, and determination. Love you Ally Cat.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 25 – I am Grateful for…

Day 25… November 25

Today I am grateful for my family.

I have a lot of it!!!

I mentioned it in yesterday’s post briefly but I will elaborate a little more.

Specifically my family of origin.

My parents are Mike and Shirley Anderson.

They have 13 children. 10 sons and 3 daughters.

YES…. I have 10 brothers and 2 sisters. This picture includes the first sister in law.

As if this wasn’t unusual enough, we actually like each other. And we like each other’s spouses. And we like most of each other’s kids ….jk…. we love them all!!

I’m not sure how I don’t have a more recent picture of all the siblings but it is a little challenging to get all of us together at once. I need to find who has the pictures from last summer!!

This one is everyone who was present (missing 4 or so and there have been a few more born since then) back in 2014.

And thanks to Covid and the world shutting down, we were all able to be with our mom during her battle with pancreatic cancer.

Probably one of the favorite things ever overheard from a stranger describing our family came while a large group of us, with a good portion of our kids, were hiking The Narrows in Zion National Park.

YES…. I have 10 brothers and 2 sisters.

As if this wasn’t unusual enough, we actually like each other. And we like each other’s spouses. And we like most of each other’s kids ….jk…. we love them all!!

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

It is an amazing blessing to me to have so much support and love in my life. And even though we are all very different individuals, and have all our own crazy lives, I am so glad that we are able and willing to share those lives with each other.

“All I know is they are all related and they are all really loud!”

I guess we are not an everyday occurrence for most people. 🙂

And we can be “a lot”!!!

But I love that we accept each other just as we are and we are all allowed to just be ourselves.

Some more pictures through the years, just for fun.

One thing is for sure…… no matter how many there are at a time, we love having fun together!!

It is an amazing blessing to me to have so much support and love in my life. And even though we are all very different individuals, and have all our own crazy lives, I am so glad that we are able and willing to share those lives with each other.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 24 – I am Grateful for…

Day 24… November 24

Today I am grateful for THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving in the United States of America is observed on the 4th Thursday of November.

I love Thanksgiving because more than just all the yummy food it is a day spent with family and enjoying some traditions.

One tradition that we try to maintain is using real dishes, glassware, and silverware. In a day when it seems that everything is disposable, it is very easy to let that go, but I love that we try to continue to make this a special holiday in simple ways.

This year I was able to host 2 of my brothers and their families and it was a small group of us for a change. Now when I say a small group of us, I mean it was only 19 of us. 🙂 Sadly, I didn’t manage to take any pictures of our group this year.

Just for reference, on the Keil family side, there are 52 family members still with us, and on the Anderson family side, there are 98 still with us.

To get “All together” is quite an undertaking, so it doesn’t happen all that often. But it isn’t unusual for our thanksgivings to be around the 40 or 50 people mark.

The older I get the worse I am at taking pictures of our activities together. That is something I want to get back into the habit of in the future.

It is a day focused on gratitude. I strive to make gratitude a regular practice that lasts longer than one day or month. It doesn’t always work out that way though. Thanksgiving gives me a good focus for an extended period and I like that.

It is a day focused on gratitude. I am striving to make gratitude a regular practice that lasts longer than one day or month.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

Even if I am less than perfect at that practice, I love that I can spend a day celebrating the many blessings that I receive all year long.

I love the foods we have come to expect from each family….Anderson’s usual include turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, rolls, black olives, and even the candied yams that not very many people will eat. 🙂 and lots and lots of pies for dessert.

….Keil’s usuals include turkey, ham, lamb, corned beef, (yes they need multiple types of meat!!), Samoan chop suey, steamed rice, taro in coconut milk, two different types of gravy, and then all the “normal” regular things like mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, vegetables, and all the desserts.

I love this holiday, and I am grateful for the traditions we can enjoy and pass on to our families.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 22 – I am Grateful for…

Day 22… November 22

Today I am thankful for music.

Music has always been a part of my life. Growing up our family was always singing and playing instruments, creating music.

Silly songs, classical songs, holiday songs, songs from church, songs from the radio, musicals, old songs, new songs, you name it ….my family sang it.

Our house was always filled with music growing up. Records (now referred to as vinyl :)) playing on the stereo, cassettes of our favorites, piano lessons, piano practice, violins, and violas. We all learned to play for at least some period.

I do regret that I have not kept up with the instruments, specifically piano and violin, that I learned to play in my youth. I think that might be a goal for next year. And maybe one day who knows, I will do something about my dream to play the flute.

I love that my kids all played instruments at various times. Not necessarily for very long but that’s okay.

Lots of violins, but we also had at one time or another a couple of trumpets, a baritone, percussion instruments, an alto saxophone, and a few piano players.

So many concerts from elementary school choir, strings and band on to junior high and into high school.

Tegan was the only one who chose to continue playing her instrument into junior high.

But after all the struggles to practice, we mostly stick to using our voices as our instruments. 🙂 All the kids have been in choir since elementary school. It has brought me so much joy over the years.

Silly songs, classical songs, holiday songs, songs from church, songs from the radio, musicals, old songs, new songs, you name it ….my family sang it.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

Mesquite High School choir had at least one Keil in it for 12 years, and for more than a couple of those years, there were multiple Keils. We have loved Mrs. Ubrig, our choir teacher. She was a great influence on our listening habits 🙂

As years have gone by we have loved attending musical theater productions together as well. Music will always be a big part of our lives.

Music is one thing that at times doesn’t seem fit in the self-coaching model. Music can stir emotions in me, it seems, without even thinking. Of course, my brain is thinking in those moments, but the emotion can be so strong, so stirring, it is as if the music touched my very soul.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!

November 21 – I am Grateful for…

Day 21… November 21

Today I am grateful for our “bonus daughter” Julie.

Julie is Karai’s (our oldest son) girlfriend. I would love to say daughter-in- law ….. but no pressure Karai 🙂

Julie is maybe the smartest and kindest person I know.

As I said before, it is easy to love the people who love your people, and I am so grateful she is one of our people. She is easy to love!

Hanging out with our family has been a little rough sometimes I’m sure. We can be what you might call “abrasive”. But she hasn’t given up on us yet.

She is so thoughtful and kind that she is a vegetarian (leaning toward vegan) because she would hate to harm anything. Our kids have openly debated on which of the siblings they would eat first in a crisis. Haha

Julie and Karai met at the University of Arizona when they both worked at the campus Rec Center. It is hard to believe that was nearly 4-1/2 years ago now.

After graduation from UofA, Julie began law school at Louisiana State University. But that first year she missed us so much (or maybe it was HER family and her twin sister!) that she transferred to Arizona State University – Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law.

She only has some finals and one more semester before graduation. Then she just needs to take the bar exam. Easy peasy. So exciting!!

Julie is determined and hardworking. She began her first internship the summer after her first year of law school, finishing in the top of her class. She did such a good job for them that they kept her on part time throughout the next school year.

She had an internship that second summer doing more great work as well. So much so that she has already received a full time job offer post graduation.

When she is not busy with work or her actual classes, she is busy as one of the Managing Editors for the ASU Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. You can enjoy one of her articles here.

She loves Disney, especially Wall-e, and ALL the animals, most especially her dog Ozzi and cat RockoRoo. If she could meet the Erwins it would be a dream come true!

She loves the law, the beach, travel, Harry Styles and family. She loves to find thoughtful gifts for others. I’m just glad she loves our family.

She is so thoughtful and kind that she is a vegetarian (leaning toward vegan) because she would hate to harm anything.

Hello Friends!

I’m Michelle. I am learning how to minimize my overwhelm, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and I am ready to help you do the same. I’m a certified Life Coach and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Come with me and learn how.

She loves Disney, especially Wall-e, and ALL the animals, most especially her dog Ozzi and cat RockoRoo. If she could meet the Erwins it would be a dream come true!

I am grateful for her tender heart and gentle soul that helps calm down some of the rowdiness our family can bring. She helps me want to be a better person.

And I am grateful that her family lives here in Arizona so we can keep her close to us as well. Her mom, 2 brothers, and her twin sister are all wonderful people that we are grateful to know.

What are you grateful for? “Contact Me” and send me a quick email. If you prefer, you can “Schedule a Conversation” for a free session to discuss what you want to work towards and how to get started.

The work is GRATITUDE, and I want to become a master!!

And as always…..Remember…..It’s ALL good!!