Retirement life is grand...

I love volunteering in the community, participating in elementary school literacy programs, and being involved with our local art museum. What I most enjoy is what brought me satisfaction when I worked - connecting people and helping people grow personally and professionally.

John and I continue to travel. Our January trip to amazing New Zealand exceeded expectations. We spent three weeks exploring the natural beauty, learning about the culture, and connecting with the people. Coming up this summer is a Viking Great Lakes cruise. We are excited to explore the beauty and learn about the history and transportation that occur on these waterways.

We have expanded our couple hobbies. We now have a fun small game room and play darts and pinball.

Visit the About Emily page to see a picture of my new clients.

Josmo's Café stays busy with family and friends visiting. I love trying new recipes. Some good, some not so good! I keep going back to throwback favorites. Chocolate chip cookie recipe is from the back of the Nestle morsels bag. Ranch dressing seasoned oyster crackers. Lipton onion soup meat loaf. For our favorite grilled salmon we use a delicious bottled Greek dressing/marinade from the Gazebo Room. We order a six-pack box.  Be sure and get the original version, not the light version to marinade. We still have recipes posted on the Josmo's Café recipe page.

Newsletters - While I'm not writing newsletters any longer, past newsletters are still posted on the site if you're interested in reading an old one just for fun.

Energizer Minutes - Our Energizer Minute home page has links to many past messages. Listen now

My retirement mantras: 

Be focused. Establish and maintain a disciplined mind, focusing on what's right with life rather that what's wrong.

Be of service. When we serve others selflessly, we are recognizing things that matter. When someone knows they matter, they are intrinsically guided to demonstrate it in ways that serve others...and the circle is complete.

Be a catalyst for good. Such actions connect us directly to the secret of creating an abundant life - our innate oneness with the universe.