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Am I With the Right Person?

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“In Yiddish, there’s a word for it: bashert. The meaning is something like “intended”: the person who was meant for you. We’re not talking about a soul mate, though modern usage often spins it that way; the original meaning is...

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How to Take the Best Worst Holiday Picture with Santa in 10 Steps

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Getting two kids dressed in Christmas attire, bundled in coats-scarves-hats-gloves, seat-belted in the car, dragged out of the car, plopped in the stroller, to the mall, through the crowds, on line, and on Santa’s lap is it’s own version of...

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A Skeptic’s Guide to Elf on a Shelf

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When I first started seeing this Elf on a Shelf craze unfolding, I admit, I was skeptical. It seemed like something that would totally be up my alley but I thought it was a bit strange. When it began taking...

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Deaf Ears: Do You Care What People Think?

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“…If I answer, ‘No, I don’t care what people think,’ I risk seeming arrogant. But if I answer, ‘Yes, I care too much about what people think,’ I risk seeming spineless.” – Elissa Schappell  (author of Blueprints for Building Better...

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2nd Installment: Holiday Shopping Made Easy so You Have More Time for Wine

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The Berrrrs are Back… Last week, The Berrrrs and I shared the first installment of the 2014 Holiday Shopping Made Easy so You Have More Time for Wine Guide and as promised here is the second installment. To keep the...

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Holiday Shopping Made Easy So You’ll Have More Time for Wine – What’s on Tap: November 2014

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The Berrrrs are Back… Last year the Berrrr’s and I brought you a butt load of gift ideas to help with your holiday shopping and we’re back again this year to do the same. Below you’ll find gift ideas of all...

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DR Guide: At the MercaSantoDomingo

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  (Located on Autopista Duarte, La Guayiga. For directions, see google map at bottom.) As a mother I’m all about routine but as an individual, I’ll be the first to admit that after a while, the same thing gets tired and...

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Olympics of Gobble Proportions

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(As published on Women Who Live on Rocks.)  As do other expats, we have to pick and choose the holidays we go home for; we can’t have ’em all. Christmas is mine. Maybe someday, if we live further away, I’ll...

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A Cautionary Tale about Duct Tape Bras

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We’ve all had moments in our life where we have to make a choice, a fork in the road. Do I choose to stay or do I choose to go? Do I say yes or do I say no? This...

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Things I Could Teach My Son but That He’d Be Better Off Learning from His Dad

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Moms struggle with their full mommy plates. We struggle with how much we do (getting kids dressed, combed, fed, clean-toothed, packing lunches, putting shoes on the correct foot – ours and our kids’, telling the kids to not bite each...

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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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