Thank You for My Free Book
Posted on September 28, 2012 by Ching under Leadership.
I drove to Topeka yesterday to listen to Bruce Tulgan talk about leadership. That’s leadership with a lower case L, by the way. I normally ride with Darcy, but she didn’t sign up for the training this time around. So I ended up driving myself because Isaac accidentally left me out of the carpool email. It worked out okay though because I need to drive more anyway. I’m always the passenger.
Brian always worries about me when I have to drive long distances because I turn into a narcoleptic in the car. It wasn’t too bad this time. I was actually alert the entire drive home. Maybe it was because of Tulgan’s energizing talk that morning.
Unlike other speakers we’ve had in the past where everyone gets a copy of their book for free, Tulgan actually makes you work for yours. If you are engaged and ask a question, you get rewarded with a free copy of one of his books. Would you have expected anything different from the author of Not Everyone Gets A Trophy
I was fully engaged but had a challenging time coming up with a question to ask (so I could earn my free book, of course). Every time I thought of a question, I also thought of the answer. I know. It’s really hard being me.
Time was running out and he was quickly running out of books to give away so I desperately had to say/ask something. I did get to squeeze in a question (which hopefully wasn’t as bas as Angie’s “Cookies” comment from the latest Survivor episode), but he was out of the hard cover books and only had “Fast Feedback” left, which I already had. Thankfully, Tracey who asked a question earlier and got a copy of It’s Okay to Be the Boss
Thank you, Bruce Tulgan for giving making me work for my free book. (Thanks to Tracey for trading me.) More importantly, thank you for stimulating my brain enough to keep me awake on the drive back to Wichita.
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We are Officially on WattSaver
Posted on September 27, 2012 by Ching under Things to Do.
It took some convincing, but I did it. I finally convinced Brian to let us get on WattSaver program. He didn’t want to at first, but we agreed that it was the environmentally responsible thing to do. The free programmable thermostat is a nice bonus also.
Brian met the WattSaver installer, who was very knowledgeable and professional, at the house yesterday. Here’s a shot of the two of them talking, courtesy of our video surveillance system.
Speaking of video surveillance, check out what Brian did today when he came home for lunch. He figured that I would get the motion alarm email with the video capture images. Isn’t he the sweetest?
I had the same idea when I got home, even before I saw motion alert email that Brian generated over lunch. I can’t share those images with you guys though. LOL.
BTW, if you don’t get it, this is how a couple of nerdy people romance each other.
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Quiet Sunday at Flip and Ching’s
Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ching under Life.
It was a little chilly this morning so we decided to eat breakfast inside instead of eating breakfast out on the deck as we’d been doing the last couple of weekends. The iPad has actually come in quite handy because we can take our TV shows with us wherever we go. LOL.
I made the rice. Brian made sausage and eggs.
We spent the day doing chores and relaxing at home. In fact, I didn’t leave the house at all. Amie decided to take the day off and spend it with her boys so I took the day off as well. I didn’t work out at all today.
Not too much excitement happened, other than the frustration of setting up our wireless video surveillance system. We were super excited to get our FOSCAM working after a couple of hours of tinkering with it (okay so it was more like four hours) that we didn’t even bother to test its wireless capability. When we finally untethered it, we couldn’t get it to work. What good is a surveillance camera when it’s confined to the office because it’s wired? We need it to be wireless so we can put it in the middle of the house. Ugh. Maybe Brian can figure it out while I’m out of town tomorrow.
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Party on the Plaza – Oktoberfest 2012
Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ching under Events.
Brian and I had a great time at Party on the Plaza – Oktoberfest 2012 last night. This year was even more fun than last year because we somewhat knew what to expect.
Our group, which consisted of Mel and her husband Toby, Janet and her husband Brian, Janet’s sister Angie and her husband Phil, and Sister Rose Therese, had a great time with the auction paddles – not so much bidding on the lavish live auction items, but taking photos of one another with the paddles. What a creative idea! Kudos to whoever came up with it.
We had a lively, fun group. We even participated in some German drinking songs. And by participate, I don’t mean sing along, because I don’t know any of the words (despite how many times they repeated each song). We just all raised our beer steins and swayed from side to side like a bunch of merry fools. Of course, the beer was abundant and flowed freely. What’s there not to be happy about? LOL.
I hope we get invited to this event again next year. We may even dess up like the Archilbalds did. LOL.
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Saturday Morning Cartoons
Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ching under Life.
Brian looks like a kid in our big bed. LOL. You’ll really think of him as a kid after you hear what he was watching. Yep. Saturday morning cartoons.
I was like, “Really?” To which he responds, “What? I like Ben 10. It’s an ALL NEW one!” Yes. Really. That’s what I have to put up with. SMH.
BTW, if you don’t recognize the bedroom furniture, it’s because we upgraded to a king bed when we moved. Unfortunately, I tried to save a little money on the mattress (because bedroom furniture in general is so expensive). It’s a good mattress, but it’s not as good as the organic stuff we had before. Of course, nothing could compare to that mattress. Not even the so-called heavenly beds at Westin.
Brian actually sneaks in naps in the guest room because he misses the old mattress. LOL. Sorry, baby. On the plus side, now that we have a king sized bed, it’s harder for me to push him off in the middle of the night.
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