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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

Don’t (Poem)

Don’t worry, work through it. Don’t fret, figure it out. Don’t cry, clap back harder. Don’t conform, challenge the status quo. Don’t stir the proverbial manure, fertilize ideas with it! Don’t sit there, weak and weary, become a warrior. Channel your energy; thrive. Soar. Make the impossible, possible. Don’t delegate to others the glory that […]

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Etiquette Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd

A Strong Woman Doesn’t Need To Be Handled

“I can handle a strong woman.” That’s the hardest statement to dissect as a female because it implies that strong women must be handled. Handled by definition means to manage, feel or manipulate with the hands. An assertive, focused and driven individual is not something you want to manage or manipulate with the hands. In […]

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Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd

To The One(s) That Let Me Get Away

This one goes out to all of the guys that told the perfect girl they either they loved them like a sister, that as a man they weren’t good enough for her or that they wanted a girl like their best friend. Idiots! Dear (Insert Name Here), It’s me, the girl you met once that […]

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Adulting Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

Unconscious Gender Bias: How To Quickly Mess Up A Conversation With a Proud Unconventional Woman

Every time I tell a man we are buying a new home with a three car garage, they ask me if my husband is excited about the extra space for his tools and toys. Grrr. You should see the smirk leave their faces after I clarify that the garage is actually for my tools and […]

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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

Don’t Tell Your Kids What To Do!

I was brought up in an environment where failure was an option. My family was big on letting us explore and figure things out for ourselves, on our own. We only got instructions when an adult needed particular assistance. Only when my mom asked for the third plate on the cupboard or for the sewing […]