Anything But Routine

Meet Annie Passarello, a dynamic woman who refuses to settle into a conventional routine and instead makes a living - and a life - following her heart wherever it takes her!  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Emma Greenfield, cofounder of Tenerife Horse Sanctuary in the Canary Islands, who has helped to create a “freegan,” fully sustainable community that rescues animals of all kinds and has found fun, creative ways to draw attention to their cause! #unroutineinspiration

Meet Valerie Reid, founder of Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary, who decided to fill a much-needed void by creating a warm, loving hospice facility for senior dogs! #unroutineinspiration

Meet Jill Gontkovic, a Johnstown, PA native and active member of Johnstown's creative arts community as a singer and a yoga instructor, who marvels at the enrichment both of these opportunities have brought to her life - proving that you don't have to go far away to find your place in the world!  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Javie, a cat dad whose fluffy orange cat named Kermit is a social media star, the central character of his own children’s book series, and the inspiration for Javie’s dream project: a café for both people and cats!  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Kris Dubics, whose grief over losing her teenaged son in an accidental drowning has evolved into a non-profit organization that helps others avoid the same fate.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Heather, an eighteen-year-old girl from Maryland who has achieved the distinct honor of not only having earned the Gold Award in the Girl Scouts of the USA, but also becoming one of the first female Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of the USA!  #unroutineinspiration

It's summertime again, which typically means a brand-new season of "Anything But Routine" . . . but this summer is going to look a little different! Find out how - and why! #unroutineinspiration

Summer has come to an end, and so has the eighth season of “Anything But Routine”!  Today we wrap things up, say farewell (for now!), and learn when season 9 will launch!     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Pam Frola, who lives in a modern home, in a modern city, but who prefers to do things the “old-fashioned” way - growing her own ingredients for food, medicines, and cleaning products, and even spinning and weaving her own cloth to make her own all-natural clothing.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Anne Majcher, a retired chemistry teacher whose lifelong love of sewing has led her to upcycle used animal feed bags into creative, reusable tote bags.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Grace, a triumphant survivor of Stage 3 metastatic breast cancer who continues to move forward from the aftermath, strong and cancer free.     #unroutineinspiration

Find out how one man’s compassion for a sick child grew into a nightly event the patients and staff of one children’s hospital refer to as “the Magic Minute.”     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Nikki, whose bout with mono when she was younger ultimately led to a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as an adult.  But Nikki is one of the lucky ones - her case was not only treatable, but curable.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Jane, who has spent more than 20 years in hospital settings working with children and their loved ones in a role many may not be familiar with: that of a Child Life Specialist.     #unroutineinspiration

** Meet Tina Honkus, whose family’s history of battling cancer - not to mention her own - has inspired a non-profit organization and a series of books, all created to both provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their loved ones, and to contribute financially to cancer research.     #unroutineinspiration ** Please listen to episode for update.

Meet Mycenea Worley, a professional singer/songwriter who has performed nationally and internationally, solo and with others, and who sees creative opportunities in all aspects of daily life and encourages others do to the same.     #unroutineinspiration

The Quemahoning Reservoir in Somerset County, PA is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the state and has a long and storied history, from its initial creation for industrial use at the height of Johnstown’s steel boom to its present-day identity as a gorgeous year-round recreation area!  Learn more about the Que's metamorphosis now!     #unroutineinspiration

Only one week to go until the season 8 premiere of “Anything But Routine”!  Eleven regular episodes sharing inspirational and uplifting stories are coming your way!  What can you look forward to?  Listen now to find out!     #unroutineinspiration

It’s the end of summer and the end of “Anything But Routine”’s seventh season!  Hear the wrap-up, say goodbye, and find out when we’ll be back!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Missy Barnes, who has spent the past 30 years working in one of the most noble professions there is: the teaching profession.   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Michele Yoder, whose battle with COVID-19 left her comatose and on a last-resort form of life-support called ECMO for nearly three months.  After her miraculous survival, she now lives with Long COVID and Severe Pulmonary Fibrosis and continues to actively work on her recovery.   #unroutineinspiration

On July 24, 2002, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania - only 10 months and 10 miles from the crash of United Flight 93 - another historical event unfolded that captured the world’s attention.  This time, with the successful rescue of nine coal miners from the flooded Quecreek Mine, there was a happy ending.   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Audrey Marsh, an 80-year-old woman who has fought melanoma not once, not twice, but SIX times throughout her lifetime - and survived!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Karen Caffrey, an athletic, energetic, otherwise healthy woman who sustained her first heart attack at age 39, her second nearly ten years later, and shares what it’s like to live with an invisible, little-understood condition called Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.   #unroutineinspiration