In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about hitting life milestones and getting older and how the levels of adulting are all up to you. Topics this week include going outside to touch grass, modular brick printing, baked goods and our top 5 favorite (and least favorite) party favors. Mentioned this week: Prixel Press: https://prixel.com/ This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What if my “adulting” doesn’t feel like enough? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
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Community and Healthy Coping (Charm Bomb 90)
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about building community and healthy coping skills, including making art and investing in connections with the people and places we value. Topics this week include nature cams, the Great Pottery Throw Down, the cold dang weather and our top 5 famous hippos (real and fictional). Mentioned this week: Okaukuejo Waterhole Cam at https://www.youtube.com/@NamibiaCam This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some healthy coping mechanisms? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
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The Future is Now (Charm Bomb 89)
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about how the future is different than their childhood selves imagined it but still just so cool. Plus they discuss how to try a “no buy” challenge. Topics this week include library programs, Animorphs (the books), responsible shopping and our top 5 pieces of contemporary tech that would have amazed us as kids. This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I do a “no buy” challenge? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
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Say the Weird Thing (Charm Bomb 88)
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about making a good pen pal connection and how it’s worth it to just say the weird thing because you may not be everyone’s cup of tea but you’re someone’s cup of tea. Topics this week include Star Wars Skeleton Crew, Wicked (the movie adaptation), and our top 5 buildings we’ve visited in honor of architecture-theme month. This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I share my top 5 Geek Loves to get a good pen pal match? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
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When the world is a lot (Charm Bomb 87)
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about what to do when the world feels like too much. Topics this week include The Flight Attendant (tv show), Doctor Odyssey (tv show), Mary Oliver, friendship and community, and Joanna shares some of the top 5 obscure geek loves from recent pen pal rounds. This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What do you do when everything feels like too much? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
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