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          • A Quick Mini-Guide to LT
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We All Need a Tribe: How To Find One and Why You Need One

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If you look at an island for what it is, it’s a piece of land, surrounded by water that stands alone. There’s no united of states or neighboring unions. It just floats in the middle of the ocean, somewhat disconnected from the rest of...

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Coffee Talks: No Need to Worry… Mommy is Just Ugly Crying

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What’s the first thing you do when you feel like you’re going to cry in front of your kids? You leave the room, right? What’s the first thing you do when your kid gets hurt? Pick them up and say,...

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My Quest for Proper Pajamas

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In my quest for adultness, I decided a while ago that I wanted to become a proper pajamas person. No more ratty old t-shirts with mismatched bottoms. No sir. A respectable mom adult wears luxurious PJs. Silky? yes, please. Flowy?...

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Seize the Yes and the Rest Will Happen

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I want to tell you a quick story – not just about saying YES but the importance in continuing to say it. This story goes way back to August 2016 when Riselle of The Traveling Island Girl, who I knew only...

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Nothing Wrong with Moving On: A Tale of a Gross Gin & Tonic

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A few weeks back on date night I ordered a drink. I was in one of those indecisive moods and eventually just made a choice. Any choice. As soon as the waiter walked away I knew it was a bad...

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Falling in Love with Las Terrenas

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I will never forget when I fell in love with her. It was June of 2011. The sky was a golden pink and magic hour was upon us. The ocean was calm and the sound of waves (if you could...

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I Almost Missed This for the Dumbest Reason: El Teleférico Puerto Plata

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If you look up scaredy cat in the dictionary, there is a good possibility that my picture is the image under the definition. Hi. My name is Jen and I am a scaredy cat. My parents make fun of me...

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SnapShots | Punta Rucia: Photos of Paradise Found

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Never in the history of ever could I have imagined I’d be vacationing in a place like Punta Rucia; a place where my backyard looked like this:...

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Insider Results To Help You Decide Where to Live (and Not Live) Abroad

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It seems like a super scary decision to leave what you know behind and move to a place you know nothing about. But Internations, an expat connecting website, has taken some of the fear off. They ran a survey to find results for the...

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Have Money, Will Travel: Make Extra Income from Your Anywhere Office

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I don’t want to waste your time. If you’re here, it’s because you want to know how to make additional income for travel or any number of other reasons. Maybe you want to stay home with your kids, maybe you...

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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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