The fourth Thursday in April is my favorite holiday – it’s like Christmas, Fourth of July and St. Patrick’s Day all rolled into one. No, it’s not my birthday, or some obscure religious celebration. This is the date of the Midwest Winefest Walkabout, or WINEFEST, as my friends and I refer to it.
April 22, 2010 will be my seventh year in a row of attending the event, which is a fundraiser for the Guadalupe Clinic and the first of the two-day Midwest Winefest. Although I’ve heard great things about the …

I love garage sales. I love estate sales. I love rummaging through other people’s junk, hoping to find something to take home and love forever… Or at least until I sell it at my own garage sale.
Wichita is a garage sale aficionado’s paradise, with sales starting on Thursday morning and continuing through Saturday afternoon. True treasure hunters pore over the garage sale listings in the Wichita Eagle and on Craigslist and map out their plan of attack. I prefer the less structured approach of driving through my favorite Wichita neighborhoods and hoping …

Guest post by Jamie Morton
The first few months of any new year are an exciting time when you work at a gym. There’s an influx of new faces, fresh blood and resolutions. Most of those resolutions are forgotten around March, when the health clubs start to thin out again. A few of the new faces stick around, but for the most part, come March there are enough treadmills and ellipticals again, and it’s back to business-as-usual for us fitness professionals.
Maybe you began this year as one of the resolved; maybe …

Taking long walks along the river. I’m a total weenie. I hate the cold and I hate having to bundle up to go out. I’m definitely looking forward to a nice, long walk when I need to clear my head and maybe even get rid of that winter pallor. – Aimee Brock
My favorite outdoor activities are going on walks and having picnics. Going on a walk or a run in Sedgwick County Park is one of my favorite evening activities! – Maria Mannani
Once the weather starts to turn beautiful again, …

Somewhere between the scrapbooking party with your grandma and the phallus-laden shenanigans of bachelorette parties past, lies the perfect way to say sayonara to singledom.  While those both have their time and their place, I prefer to find a middle ground, or at least class up the crass festivities these parties are known for.  If you’re planning a bachelorette party, chances are you’ve got your hands full already; please allow me to take some pressure off with a few suggestions to entertain the bride-to-be.
I am a fan of an activity …