Our New Toys
Posted on August 30, 2021 by Ching under Toys.
Brian was super giddy showing me his new toys recently.
I got a new toy too but mine actually benefits us both.
I got the Hypervolt Plus in December but then decided recently I really wanted a Theragun PRO. So I sold my Hypervolt to my friend Robert and put that money toward my new massage gun.
The Hypervolt was fantastic but I found that I always needed to have Brian to do my back. That’s basically the main reason I wanted to switch to the Theragun. The Theragun handle is easlier to maneuver and so I can hold it myself and the massage head articulates so that you can get different angles.
Both massage guns are equally great. I started with the Hypervolt Plus because it was more affordable but, once I figured out I really liked the other features of the Theragun PRO, I had to switch. Gear Patrol published a really good comparison which is helpful for deciding which massage gun is right for you. Hope it helps. Until next time. GNG.
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Leadership Wichita Reunion
Posted on August 25, 2021 by Ching under Community.
A few of my #LeadershipWichita classmates and I got together at Prost last week. It was like a mini reunion and a productive one because were able to hash out details of our future gatherings for the rest of the year, including a potential holiday gathering at Bill’s new place.
Credit to Jessica Dunbar, the best “cruise director” ever. She’s managed to keep us all connected over the past seven years and counting. I’m pretty sure we are the only Leadership Wichita class that still gets together on a regular basis. And we even made it through COVID.
Until next time. GNG.
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Nicole, aka My T-Shirt Lady
Posted on August 25, 2021 by Ching under Life.
It was around this time last year when I first got connected with Nicole. She owns Simply Charming Designs. I would not have known about her had it not been for the amazing work that she did on Ben Meyer and Traci Grandfield’s league uniforms. They had Ben’s company logo put on their tops and bottoms. As someone who is obsessed with being “matchy matchy,” I immediately had outfit envy. I asked Ben who did it for him and asked for their contact information.
That was the start of my relationship with Nicole. Over the past year she’s completed several shirt projects for me. I’ve even referred several people her way including my friends Karen, Tiffany, and Kimberly (and probably a few others). I know Seth has gotten a few shirts from her also. Every time someone asks me about customizing shirts or adding prints or logos on them, I send them to Nicole.
The funny thing is, as I’m referring all of these people her way, we’d never actually met in person — that is, until recently. My friends always asked, how are you getting your stuff? I told them we usually just leave my shirts on her porch and then I pick them up the same way when they’re finished. Payment is through Venmo, so we’ve never seen each other. She’s usually not home when I’m dropping off or picking up (actually, it’s usually Brian dropping off or picking up because he works on that side of town), but she doesn’t have to be. I’ve never felt it necessary to meet her to do business together. All I know is that she does excellent work and she is quick and that is good enough for me.
Anyway, Kimberly had some shirts done a few months ago and actually got to meet Nicole. Of course I felt FOMO. I’m thinking, I’ve given this lady so much business and yet I’ve never met her in person. I think it’s time we met.
Fast forward to a year and nearly $500 in projects later, we actually had the opportunity to meet. Brian and I were on our way to dinner. I needed to drop a couple of shirts off to be printed and she just happened to be home.
Meet Nicole, the most awesome t-shirt lady ever. Over a dozen shirts later, we finally met! I was like, we have to take a pictures to commemorate this!
I dug up our transaction history on Venmo and my very first payment to her was on September 3. We would have been working on those designs and chatting back and forth over Facebook Messenger around this time last year.
T-shirts are mostly what I need but Nicole can do more than just shirts. She can do mugs, tumblers, notebooks — she can print on just about anything. If you have a project that you need completed, please be sure reach out to Simply Charming Designs on Facebook. She is super awesome to work with. I highly recommend her. Anyway, I am just one of many happy customers. Hire her for your next personalized or custom project and join the club!
Until next time. GNG.
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Rotary Club Changes, Events, Etc.
Posted on August 24, 2021 by Ching under Community.
The Andover Rotary Club board put me in charge of putting together our programs this cycle so I hit up some friends to come visit and present to the club. Matt Mayfield came out last month to talk about the Senior Services of Wichita.
I’ve also hit up some old friends from the Twitter days to come and speak. Last month we had Suzanne Perez (KMUW) talk about the annual #ReadICT reading challenge and then last week we had Denise Neil (Wichita Eagle) come out to promote her new book “Classic Restaurants of Wichita.”
One of the major changes for this year is relocating our meetings to Butler Community College. For as long as I’ve been a member (about seven years), we’ve always met at Terradyne Country Club. I was told that the meetings have always been there since the club’s founding in 2003. Anyway, there were several factors that led to the move and it took months of deliberation. However, as of August 2021 and, for the foreseeable future, our meetings are officially at Butler Community College. I made all the updates I could make to both our club website and also our Facebook page. It’s not perfect but all references to meetings at Terradyne Country Club have been, for the most part, removed.
Despite this major change, some things remain the same. Haus of Brews will still be our premier fundraising event and it’s back this year! We couldn’t have it last year because of the pandemic and everyone missed it. This year we are having the event on September 25 at Treescapes (same venue as always). I feel like everyone is excited and ready to have this event again. In fact, we have already sold a few tickets. Early bird tickets are available online for $35 through September 10. After September 10, tickets will be $50 each. If you buy yours online, put “Ching Brubaker” in the member referral box so I get credit for the ticket sale. Hope to see you all then!
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Sunday Fun-Day at the Belmont
Posted on August 23, 2021 by Ching under Food and Drink.
The Belmont is hands-down our current favorite happy hour destination. They have this drink there called “rackhouse” that is like an old fashioned and Brian absolutely loves it.
I sometimes wish he would look at me like he’s looking at this this drink. =P
No happy hour trip to the Belmont is ever complete without the cheese course.
I have tried all of the specialty cocktails they make at the Belmont and they are all very good. The “calumet” is my favorite but I also like the “violets femmes” (pictured above without the signature flower). I know the flower is just for decoration but this drink is never as good without it.
We decided to get dessert this time which was a shortbread cookie with chocolate mouse and strawberries. It was good but I think I would have preferred an actual strawberry shortcake and had this on a moist sponge cake (pound cake?). If only I knew how (or had a desire) to make my own stuff then we wouldn’t have to go out and rely on the food that others make. Until next time, GNG.
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