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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

The Art of Being Direct

As part of a push to eliminate unconscious bias in the workplace, my employer has signed my organization up for diversity and inclusion courses. Because I am technically a part of the human resources team, our ability to remain neutral when confronted with race, gender and experience issues is paramount to conflict resolution and performance […]

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Comic Books and Super Heroes Mrs Enginerd Wonder Woman: 75 Years+ of Awesome

The Legend of Wonder Woman

When the New 52 was up, DC decided to gift me with an – online 23 chapter and print 9 part – alternate origin story of Wonder Woman which they aptly called Legend of Wonder Woman. The intent, as I saw it, was to allow a woman writer and artist take a stab at the […]

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Etiquette Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd

My Beef With Love

I think I know why everyone is so obsessed with finding love this days: friendship is not enough anymore. The sentiments of companionship and affection that we used to long for are being replaced with the need to belong to someone, to have a trusted ally that would never leave us, that possesses our soul […]

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Mrs Enginerd Project Zach

The Zach Diaries: Week 3 and 4 of Behavior Training

Zach has been reacting well to the medicine, so much so we dared to train him to sleep on his own and not on our bed. He responded with stellar results and he has stopped jumping into bed. I do let him nap with me for an hour after sun up and only when I […]

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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

Relativity

The day you left you took a part of me My center or gravity My compass My direction. I can’t breath. The weight of your departure heavy on my chest, The anxiety of knowing someone else may love you keeps me awake at night. As much as I’d love to ignore it, No one can […]

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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

The Road Less Traveled

Watching. Waiting. Weak and weary, Thoughtless, careless, Full of whim. Treading unbridled through the forest, Clearing paths with heavy sticks. As far as journeys go, My life is unique in fashion, A road less traveled, Full of curves, cliffs and dead ends. I wipe away the tears of frustration and anxiety, The realization sinking in, […]

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Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Outlander: Saturday’s Guilty Pleasure

Diana Gabaldon decided to create a sci-fi fantasy period piece to delight the world, making them fall in love with Scotland and its Highlands. Taking advantage of the rich history and scenery of the 18th century, which included castles, farms and very juicy royal drama, she composed a story that was not only riveting but […]

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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

Death and Taxes

The certainty of life fades, And I wonder what tomorrow might bring. Lying on the floor beaten and bloody, I can’t imagine making it through the night. Everything in this existence comes at a cost, We pay in time, in honoraries and in tears, Taxes that we can’t afford but we submit to anyways. The […]

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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

10 Facebook Etiquette Rules To Live By

A lot of my peers have had some excellent questions about how to handle Facebook posts, comments and requests resulting in great pointers and conversations. Because social media can be difficult to navigate, I compiled a list of the 10 best etiquette rules to help you be successful when dealing with folks online: 1. Always […]

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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

My Beef With Mother’s and Father’s Day

The baby and kid market, worth billions, treats parents as their own personal ATMs, putting pressure on new parents to buy items they don’t need and pushing toys and apparel to young children so they ask for things they don’t need but covet. Companies like Target and Babys R Us spend millions of dollars profiling their […]