Mychal Threets was one of the keynote speakers and he was a delight to meet! This week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend The Work of Fred Rogers Conference held at the Fred Rogers Institute in Latrobe Pennsylvania. Before I arrived I took a detour through Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. I hadn't been there since I was about 10 years old so I was surprised when I saw these groundhog statues with personalities all over town. Each one was more unique than the next and I quick

The question of "How are you doing?" is a loaded one. In the last six months, when people ask me this question, my typical response is either "I am doing all the things" or "I'm doing" because to say "I'm Okay" or "I'm Good" is a hollow and misleading response. Honestly, I am not Okay or Good. Setting aside the overwhelming amount of problems in the world at large, I have a significant amount of responsibilities and issues that are impossible to encapsulate in a one or two wo

The Corning Museum of Glass, located in Corning NY, is celebrating 75 years with a wide variety of offerings for all ages. I have always found the museum to be source of creative inspiration so I was excited to see a preview of their exclusive summer offerings this week. There's no need to worry about bringing the whole family because children ages 17 and under are FREE everyday! People of every age can enjoy this museum year round but from June 27 through Labor Day there ar

May always seems to be a super busy month and this year was so busy that every time I tried to make a post another fan culture moment was happening so I figured I would round them all up into one mega post! Free Comic Book Day My local comic book store (Comics for Collectors) was a buzz with people but I managed to get my desired free comic book - Dungeon Crawler Carl! How adorable does Princess Donut look! Devil Wears Prada 2 I took in an afternoon showing opening day and wa