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When Mami has to Deal with a Big Girl Bed

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We’ve had this same conversation for months (… and months): In order to make this room a play room, the kids have to share a room. Would two cribs fit in one room? What about that other queen bed? Get rid...

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Road to an Imperfect Life: Week 2 – Images of Frustration Exist Too

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I almost broke my nose yesterday. Correction. My daughter almost broke my nose yesterday. On accident. No, not really. Kind of on purpose.  I can’t argue with many moms on the playground when they look at my daughter who is...

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Road to an Imperfect Life: Week 1 – The Revolution, Bitches #itsarevolutionbitches

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I love posting my life on Facebook: how happy my kids are. all. of. the. time. How smiley and clean my family is, how no one throws a tantrum. ever. No one has a runny nose, no one screaming bloody...

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Moms: The Greatest Force of Nature

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More and more since I’ve become a mother I’ve read blogs, and facebook statuses, and articles, and posts on how some amazing father did some amazing job with his kids by doing his daughter’s hair and making her lunch and...

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My Dear Baby Boy: A Love Letter to You, Santiago

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Dear Santiago, In less than two weeks you will turn a year old. A whole year has flown by and as fast as sometimes I wished it would go, I find myself wanting to bury my feet in the sand...

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The Time I Compared Gratitude to Eggs and Found the Reasons I’m Grateful

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There are so many different ways to make eggs: sunny side up, scrambled, deviled, hard boiled, poached, omeleted, quiche-ed, nogged. The same goes for gratitude. You could cook gratitude up for small wonders, big ideas, everyday happenings, once in a...

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Dominicans’ Loudest Day… and That’s Saying A Lot

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Sometimes the things you can’t stand about people are the same things you love about them. Within the first few weeks of our arrival to Santo Domingo, a neighbor down stairs had a party. For the love of God, I’m...

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Long After the Journey

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People are the most important part of any journey. People are who you learn from, who you share with, who you count on, who you cry to and have drinks with and laugh with. They are the family you’ve chosen...

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A Riddle, a Gem, a Best Friend

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Here’s a riddle… What do all cities have that most tourists know nothing about?  Hidden gems.  Born and raised here until she was 5, my best friend, Laura, was the first person I called when we got this job. “You’ll...

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Through New Eyes

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On 9/11, my mother experienced her own hell, her purest fear. It was the day she witnessed towers crumbling and smoke devouring the street where her daughter lived. Days after, a candlelight vigil would be held in the evening, throughout...

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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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