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A Hope for a Little Christmas Cheer

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Maybe it’s because I’m pregnant again or maybe it’s because I miss home or maybe its because I feel the holiday season approaching. Maybe it’s because I feel the holiday spirit sooooo deep within me that Christmas music at any...

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The Man of Little Words

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After a few Coronas my dad might get “chatty,” but he is – and always has been – a man of very little words. Most, if not all, of my previous boyfriends were terrified, “I don’t think your dad likes...

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When Breastfeeding isn’t Best Feeding

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“Don’t worry. It will come naturally. You’ll see.” “It bonds you to your baby.” “You will never give your baby anything better.” “It’s the most natural thing there is.” “It is the most a important thing a mother could do...

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A Big, Poofy Slightly Uncomfortable Dress with Elastic Band Sleeves Kind of Birthday

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Growing up, my sister and I had great big, blowout birthday parties full of friends, family, music, food, and big, poofy dresses…always big, poofy – slightly uncomfortable elastic band sleeves – dresses that my abuelita bought for us every year...

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Frankenstorm: A Lesson We Can Learn From?

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My mom since I was little has always said whenever we are at the beach, “Tengo mucho respeto al mar.” Which means, “I have [she] a lot of respect for the ocean.” I have always understood her position of respecting...

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Being Us First

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I read an article I just haven’t been able to stop thinking about. “I’m Not a ‘Mother First” is an article written by Jessica Valenti for The Nation‘s online magazine. To be upfront, part of what I liked so much...

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My Total Truths: #3 Change Doesn’t Make Everyone Happy… and It Doesn’t Have To

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My Total Truths #3: Change Doesn’t Make Everyone Happy… Nor Should It Years ago I was talking to a close friend about her unhappiness with certain relationships. It seemed that she had been looking inward and wanted to cut out...

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Make **it Happen

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“Did you watch the presidential debate last night?” My non-politico mom nonchalantly asked me. We are not what you would call a “political” family so her asking me really just is for small talk and not meaningful discourse . “Debate?”...

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Rescuing Waldo

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These two lovelies are Olive and Jersey and before Rafa was born (and after Husband of course – although he would argue this), they were the ♥s of my life. Both of them have their own rescue story. Both were in desperate...

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In Only 3 Summer Weeks

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To say that we had a packed summer would be an understatement. We spent one week in Cabarete, Dominican Republic. The next week in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. Upon arriving home we went to the Jersey Shore the very next day...

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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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