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Adulting Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

Quick Guide To Modern Text and IM Abbreviations/Acronyms  

I’m one of those older Millennials, the ones with no kids that have to infiltrate the 20 somethings to keep current and hang. Many times I have been stumped by what a particular phrase, acronym or abbreviation means so I am compiling them all here for quick reference. Feel free to use with caution and […]

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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

Lean Into the Pain

Lean into the pain. Feel it, embrace it. Let it gently caress your soul and guide the tears down your cheeks, Washing away all that does not serve you anymore, or maybe, just maybe, Washing memories clean so you can purely enjoy their true splendor. Dismay, sigh, walk in the rain and vent. Let your […]

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Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

Château Enginerd: The Final Countdown 

Well folks, the plot thickens. We miraculously landed a two week loan rate lock extension. Yay! But we are about to lose it, yet again, because our builder missed a few important dates because he went on vacation. To think we were moving out under the cover of darkness on Nov 28th and 29th sure […]

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Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

What I Have Learned About Dealing With “Handy” Men

These last couple of weeks I’ve had to contract out many services to get both the sold and new houses ready to move in. From a new roof on the old Maison to the alarm system and cable wiring connections, I’ve been waiting for guys to show up and do something. The process has been […]

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Adulting Château Enginerd Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd

10 Ways to Make Business With Friends and Family Work Out

One of the many reasons business partnerships fail is unmet expectations. Be it contractual obligations, delays or bad decision making, communicating what the needs, requirements and nice to haves are essential to ensuring success. A contract can be broken and money can disapear down black holes; litigation can end up giving you undesirable outcomes. As […]

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Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

Moving on Up!!

It’s official. The Enginerds have moved out of the Maison and are now living in temporary housing until Château closes. Woop woop! Leaving the keys was a bittersweet moment but we were ready to embark on the next 15 year journey together. The house had been with us 10.5 years and it was too small […]

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Adulting Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd Project Zach Travel

My Beef With “Pet Friendly” Hotels

You’d think that finding a pet friendly hotel would have been easy since it is a trending subject but after a thorough search of rooms near us, we found only one that really was all inclusive of pet breeds: La Quinta Inn. A few Best Westerns and one Extended Stay America were willing to take […]

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Mrs Enginerd Project Zach

Deconstructing Zach

When I was little my mom let me watch the movie Reconstructing Henry in which Harrison Ford plays a wealthy man that loses his memory and motor skills due to an accident. As he starts piecing together his life he realizes that he used to be a horrible person and that his new condition presented […]

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Adulting Mrs Enginerd

16 Good Things About 2016

Granted 2016 sucked in many ways but there are a few good things worth celebrating that happened this year: 1. Weddings 2. Anniversaries 3. Baby announcements 4. Engagements 5. Graduations 6. Cancer remissions 7. Rogue One 8. Chris Pratt’s nude scene in Passengers 9. Wonder Woman turned 75 10. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find […]

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Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

Happy Thanksgiving 2016!

This year has been horrible and it keeps getting worse. The election results… The DAPL… The resurgence of White Supremacy (which was always there though)… To top it off the Château will be delayed 3 more weeks and if our Plan A doesn’t work out, we will be officially homeless come November 30th. Many friends […]