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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

Breakaway

Daunting. Unyielding. Relentless. Aware. A memory is lost and the pain remains. Darkness. Enmity. Hopelessness. Apprehension. What has been was but never will be again… Despair. Aloofness. Serendipity. Resignation. Brighter days and better times are ahead. The weather is nicer in the eye of the storm…

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DIY Mrs Enginerd

DIY Gift Card Bouquet 

When I give my family gift cards I usually put them inside greeting cards or dollar store gift card boxes. So boring! By chance, during my sister’s birthday, I stumbled across a cheap and beautiful way to hand them out instead. It is surprisingly easy to make: Go to your local discount or dollar store […]

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Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

Château Enginerd: And Now We Wait Some More

I can’t blame my husband for falling out of love with the new house. The wait has mainly killed any shred of hope I had that he was going to be able to see past the project management snafus and enjoy his new home. Even with the updates we made, and the trim pieces and […]

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Adulting Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

“Do You Want Me To Interpret or Translate?”

The first time I noticed the difference between a translator and an interpreter was during the 1996 Miss Universe pageant. Alicia Machado, Miss Venezuela, was answering the questions in Spanish but what the assigned translator said in English was a better, more polished interpretation of what she had mentioned. The realization that the person communicating […]

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Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, Explained 

***Contains spoilers*** Hardcore Potterheads know that the magic of this movie is in the details. Muggles or No-Majs may not realize that many of the subtleties of the movie refer to the many offshoot stories mentioned as the Harry Potter narrative progressed. From Newt’s scarf in Hufflepuff colors to the shout out to original cast […]

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

Wonder Woman, The True Amazon by Jill Thompson

I know what you are thinking: Another origin story? Didn’t Earth One Vol 1 give a new spin on the story for the Rebirth launch? Yes, it did. However, because of the 75th anniversary of the Wonder Woman comics, DC tapped veteran Jill Thompson to create storylines and art work in her signature style. The […]

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Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

“Ohh, we’re halfway there!”

The Château is still waiting for water and sewer connections but it is safe to say that once the permit ink is dry, the subcontractor will break ground. You’d think I’d be worried about the frost or the threat of snow but I am most concerned with moving Zach and our belongings over to the […]

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Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

Goodbye Old Friend (Maison Enginerd has officially sold!)

Maison Enginerd has officially sold and we are renting it for a few weeks until we can close and move to the Château. It is a race to the wire as we get ready to pack, pay the down-payment and transport everything to our new homestead. It is hard to imagine that things won’t work […]

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Adulting Layoff Mrs Enginerd

Folks, Millennials Already Are the Leaders of Today!

During the presidential and general elections, the media made a stink about the Millennials. They went from crybabies (due to not letting go of Bernie Sanders’s loss) to slackers that didn’t go out to the polls to vote. It seems the adults in the room can’t stop complaining about, and have borderline bullied, an entire […]

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Game Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Yes bro, I am Still Playing Pokémon Go!

Okay so the game is not as exciting as it once was and on top of that the updates aren’t really giving me better pokémon options, so it hasn’t really been an improvement for the gameplay on my end. I am stuck at level 20 with a dwindling base of friends that hunt these creatures […]