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The Princess Diarist (Book Review)

Carrie Fisher penned this memoir/excerpt of her diary during the filming of Star Wars to make sure fans understood a very important part of her life: her affair with a very married Harrison Ford back in 1976. To ensure that the tale didn’t fall flat, she added pages of the actual scribbles which end up […]

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Writer’s Block

It has been a few weeks since 2017 started and I have a bit of a writer’s block. Yes, I have read a lot of books, articles and had a few lessons learned but nothing worth writing home about or as captivating as the story of the first few months with Zach or the new […]

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En español Mrs Enginerd Poetry

La Despedida

Mi corazón no puede con el peso de tu partida, Los largos días lamentando no tenerte despues de bellas noches soñando con tu presencia me han dejado sin energía, vacía, perpleja y confundida. La brújula de mi amor está quebrantada, perdida estoy en este mundo sin norte, sin perspectiva. La llama del amor extinguiéndose lentamente, […]

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A Dog’s Purpose (Book)

When I picked this book up I misunderstood the premise. I thought it was about the multiple lives of one dog with many families. Turns out the story was rather about reincarnations of the same canine soul into different doggies! To be fair, the concept of reincarnation is not novel and has been around for […]

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Las 10 cosas que aprendí en el 2016

Por lo regular los años nuevos no han sido muy benevolentes para mí y mi familia pues muchas pérdidas han occurido alrededor del final cuarto del calendario. De Septiembre a Enero, nuestro “PTSD” colectivo nos trae en un patin pues esperamos lo peor en vez de lo mejor. Poco a poco, y con la ayuda […]

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Four Goodreads To Ring in the New Year

Need something to read during your Christmas to New Year’s winter break? These four reads are good all year round and have a little bit for everyone*: Blink, Malcolm Gladwell What would you do if you knew your first impressions and judgements are almost always right? Would you be able to trust your instincts or […]

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Dear 2017

I know your predecessors weren’t at all merciful with us, bringing with them civil unrest, political chaos and mayhem, but it would not be fair to put pressure on you to make our lives great again, magically, just because the ticker moved from 6 to 7. However,  we realize you may need help from us […]

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MrsEnginerd’s 2016 Year in Review

This year was riddled with so much bad luck that even the monthly reads for the blog ended on low viewership. The reader fatigue on the new house escapades alone made for the slump in hits, but the poems and reviews are still holding strong. We had over 5,000 hits total for over 300 posts. […]

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My Fondest Childhood Memory, You

The day we met the sun shone brightly, The swingset chains hot the touch. Yet you ventured to push the pigtailed girl until her spirit took flight, Turning her into your biggest ally. I fell hard for your beautiful disarming smile, One I’d see you flash many times hence throughout all your academic and athletic […]

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16 Reasons 2016 Sucked And The 1 Reason It Didn’t 

2016 was a Jabba the Hutt year; it wasn’t pretty, took more than it gave, and crushed whatever hopes we had to break with its chains. The year was so bad that not even Fidel Castro survived it, and there’s over 600 assassination attemps listed under his name. As a community we were taught a […]