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          • A Quick Mini-Guide to LT
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Why I Am Not Lonely: Exposing My Kryptonite

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The laughter was thick. The dance party was legit. I sat on the rooftop balcony of a new friend’s apartment with a gaggle of other women and took it all in. The new friendships I was starting with smart, funny...

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SnapShots // Guachimontones: The World’s Only Circular Pyramids

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Coming in 6th in the world of the most UNESCO World Heritage sites, Mexico is no slacker when it comes to memorable landmarks. And on our first weekend out of Guadalajara, we got to check one off the list. Visiting...

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Notes from a Local Scene ⎢⫸⩥⎢ A Tour of PALCCO

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I’ll be honest. Of the traveling type, I’m a pretty lazy art culture traveler. Tell me about a bar or restaurant with the best taco al pastor or a great live band and I’m there. Mention a beach with a...

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When the Past Punches You in the Heart

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For any of you that have moved, you know there is the whole rainbow of emotions that comes with relocating and I knew our move to Mexico would include every f*cking color. I anticipated tears and emotional discord as we took...

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Be the Hummingbird: How Your Best Is All You Need to Be Doing

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Today, I talked to friends that were directly affected by Hurricane Irma. They sounded defeated. And after over a week of gut-wrenching worry – of losing their homes, their businesses, and communication with many people they love, who could blame...

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Notes from a Local Scene: Coffee Shop Love at La Despensa

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It’s funny how you miss a lot of things when you get stuck in routines. Don’t get me wrong, I need routine in my life,  if I want to survive (especially as a mom) but there’s no doubt that routine...

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I Don’t Want a Life of Crumbs and Neither Should You

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I learned a long time ago that you could live whatever life you want and be whoever you want to be and there was only one ingredient in living that way: YOU.  The choice to live big is no one...

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SnapShots⎢⫸⩥⎢Sunday Brunch and a Stroll By Mercado México

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  • Expat, Family, Travel

When you’re still trying to find your footing in a new place, rituals or familiars are essential in keeping you grounded. Family pictures. Comfortable, worn in bedding. Holiday traditions. Maybe Pizza Movie Nights or Saturday morning breakfasts. Perhaps a new...

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A State of Holy F*cking Mom Struggle: (aka) The First Day of School

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I’d argue that the first day of school for moms is worse than for kids. Yesterday was Daughter’s first day of school. She’s a new kid. New school. New country. And I was in a State of Holy F*cking Mom...

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When You Move A Family to Mexico: An Adult Version of a Kid’s Classic

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Our move to Mexico, while ours, is like anyone’s story. If you’ve moved before, tell me this story doesn’t sound familiar? When you move a family to Mexico… they will have to open a bank account. When they open a...

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Jennifer Legra ⎮ Author

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Jennifer Legra is a writer, personal growth mentor, and community consultant that helps people uncork and savor their best lives. Drinking the Whole Bottle was created as a reminder that each person can create a delicious life by celebrating small moments, finding magic in the mundane, and making choices in the direction of the life they want. Our lives are a collection of our days, collect them with wonder. She has been featured in leading media outlets. She currently lives in Mexico with her Husband, kids, and rescue dogs.

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