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  • *Blog*
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  • Travel
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        • Juan Dolio
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          • Rancho Baiguate: Deluxe Room
        • Las Terrenas
          • A Quick Mini-Guide to LT
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How to Be a Superhero in Today’s Darkening World

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  • ExplorHer, Global

Through the steam of hot coffee, I sat around the table drinking a toasty cup of coffee that my mom-friend dotingly made for me while our kids played and giggled nearby. We gibbered on in typical girlfriend chatter, catching up. She was taking on big...

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Going Trick or Treating: An American Tradition with a Caribbean Twist

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  • Expat, Family

When I was a kid, in our suburban New Jersey neighborhood – which could have been any suburb in the States – going trick or treating was everything. We ran home from school to switch our book bags for empty pumpkin...

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A Swanky Birthday Staycation in the Colonial Zone

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  • Travel, Uncorked!

When you’re a mom celebrating a milestone birthday I can’t think of anything you’d want more than for your husband to surprise you with a short weekend getaway … away from him and the kids. I kid, I kid. But… an...

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The Sweet Tradition of Small Things: A Tale of Halloween Candy Pails

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  • Family, Podcast

Listen to “Ep. 2 Our Favorite Halloween Tradition” on Spreaker. I have very visceral memories of running around on Halloween with my sister — like 2 mad escapees — in our cookie-cutter, suburban neighborhood in New Jersey. For a long time,...

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13 Kickass Songs with Power Messages for Raising Confident Kids

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  • Uncorked!

I’ve been brainwashing our children. For some time now, I’ve been playing them a CD I purposefully crafted with – love your life, be strong & kick ass – type messages, a playlist for raising confident kids, essentially. And it’s working. Rafaella wails...

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Beach Vacation Checklist: A Wishlist for a Weekend Trip

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  • Travel

Here’s a riddle: What do island people do after a hurricane? We go to the beach…  which is what I’ll be doing this weekend and at my favorite beach town on the island, nonetheless. You don’t need much to happy in Las...

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Alone at Home During the Storm: A Lesson in My Marriage

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  • Family

I’ve been alone at home with Matthew – the hurricane that is – and school has been cancelled in the Dominican Republic for four days. Normally, it would be a welcome break. Normally, Husband would be home. But on Sunday,...

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SnapShots: Weekend Getaway at Cadaqués Caribe Resort

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  • Travel

As promised last week (and then reminded by a Facebook friend), I’m reporting back with the scoop on our family weekend at Cadaqués Caribe Resort & Villas in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. With online promises of mediterranean life meeting relaxed island vibes,...

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Friday Roundup: A Seriously Good Belly Laugh & Beautiful Beach Pics

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  • Travel, Uncorked!

Daily life in the Dominican Republic is hardly as easy as daily life in New Jersey. It doesn’t have all of the “luxuries” and more dangers (aka driving) but it does have its benefits. Take, for example, this weekend. This...

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Chinola tea for colds

This is the Only Tea I Make to B*tch Slap a Cold

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School is starting and in the hurricane of making lunches, new routines, school pictures, school supplies, and sleep deprivation something sneaky creeps in: sick ass kids – which can often lead to sick ass adults....

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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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