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Lip Sync Drive By: Burn

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Can’t think of a better way to wish you a Happy Friday!!!   This started out as an extended joke. About a month ago, all of our DR-buddies got together for a Lip Sync Battle Party at the infamous (amongst...

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Road to an Imperfect Life: Week 12 – A Micro Moment of Normal #itsarevolutionbitches

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When I first started this series, I set out to show a more imperfect me, one that hardly shows up in the virtual world. I mean, be real, how many of us take bad photos and say “That’s my new...

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How We Could Learn Friendship from The Cow and the Egret

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Quick Link: The Unlikeliest of Friends When talking to our kids about making friends it is important that we talk to them not just about how to make friends but also about what kinds of friends to make. If we...

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SnapShots: Dominican Republic Year 3

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I am a lucky girl. I live on a beautiful island full of beautiful, fun people and get to make beautiful memories with my beautiful, healthy family. What else could anyone ask for? Anything extra is a bonus and there are plenty...

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Expat Village: When Abundance and Slenderness Collide

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Quick Link: Lowering Your Expat Expectations I have a friend who lived in Venezuela and then moved to Dominican Republic and loves the “easy availability of goods” here. I moved from the States, where there is never even a discussion...

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Women Who Live on Rocks: The Loudness

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Quick Link: The Loudness: To Curse It or Not To Curse It, That is the Question Today, my first post for Women Who Live on Rocks was published. It’s a Happy Dance kind of day for me. Coming off of...

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Road to an Imperfect Life: Week 11 – Because Yesterday I Was a Shit Parent and I Need to Own That

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The truth is I don’t want to own it because it would be easier for my soul if I could just sweep it under the rug or put a spin on it and make it not about me but rather...

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The Advice My Dad Never Gave

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My father is a man of little words. He says only what needs to be said. No more. Sometimes less. Sometimes he just nods or shakes his head. Other times – and certainly the most frustrating – he gives you...

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Road to an Imperfect Life: Week 10 – When the Line is Drawn Over a Mother Effing Lollipop #itsarevolutionbitches

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What is the right response when your 2-year-old starts violently crying and screaming and writhing in anger… in public? When her mouth is open so wide you could see her little punching bag throat thingy? When she loses her sh^t...

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Road to an Imperfect Life: Week 9 – That Week When Tons of Things Were Imperfect and I Survived Anyway #itsarevolutionbitches

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The last few weeks have been fuller than a glass of wine on a Friday night and definitely not as relaxing. With the end of the year wrapping up I decided to proctor 15 AP exams, write for two blogs,...

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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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