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Mix Tape: Titanium

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(*vamos means let’s go in spanish) I leave my house at 11:10 every day. I leave my house at 11:10 every day because my kids’ nap time is at 11:00 am so I put my daughter down for her nap...

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It’s a Second Sibling Christmas, Charlie Brown.

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In the world of siblings, as a little brother, Santiago is the second child. And if we, as parents, are honest, we will admit that sometimes the second child gets the shaft. Don’t feel guilty about it. It happens to...

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Fighting the Good Fight: Part Two: Beware the Representative and Find your Allies

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A couple of weeks back, I posted the first post in my series Fighting the Good Fight. The Good Fight is a war that I think many women secretly wage on themselves with the help of In Part One, I...

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Lip Sync Battles and Political Lip Service… One and the Same

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Sometimes when I’m in need of a laugh, a really hard laugh, like say when NJ votes – for a second term – the worst governor known to Jersey kind, a governor who is a bully to teachers and education’s...

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Dear Trick-or-Treat Candy Bucket Thief-Tradition Taker

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Dear Trick-or-Treat Candy Bucket Thief-Tradition Taker, This letter is for you. So that one day, if you ever come across this on the internet and happen to find this post, you will never forget that you stole something from me, a**hole....

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Tips for Parenting Two Children Under Two (without going insane-asylum-bonkers!)

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In the last few weeks of my second pregnancy I remember thinking one constant thought. When this kid comes out, I’m going to have two kids under the age of 2 running around on this earth. And that thought immediately wall slammed me...

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Fighting the Good Fight: Part One: The Cause

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It’s been boiling and gurgling inside of me for some time now like a seedy little demon gremlin that’s been trying to rip through my belly like something out of Sigourney Weaver’s nightmares. I couldn’t quite put my finger on...

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Sunshine on a Not So Sunshiney Day

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Since Today is a nonsunshiney day here in the Dominican Republic, I decided to work on my Sunshine Award nomination. How very ironic of me. What? I’m an English teacher at the core. What do you expect?So thanks to a fabulous...

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Say What? ASK AWAY FRIDAY

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Ask Away Friday is a series that my lovely, creative, blogging, fellow NJ teacher Megan from The Patchwork Paisley has been doing for the last 10 weeks and she has asked me this week to be her partner in crime...

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Bitch Please. I’m Writing.

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“And what do you do?”I dread this question. Not because I don’t like my answer – although I still haven’t quite found a way to confidently tell people that I’m a writer, stay at home mother – but because of...

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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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