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But Why? Why Asking Ourselves Questions is Important.

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“…can we agree that asking ourselves the right ones can have life-altering effects? Because have you ever noticed how asking questions prevents us from settling for less than we deserve?” —Katie Arnold-Ratliff It had been 9 months since we had...

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How to Know When You Have to Let Your Kids Go

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Guys, I can’t believe – truly can’t believe – that I sit here in real time on Ti’s last day of Kindergarten. If you know me I’m simultaneously heavily sobbing and doing a happy jig. I spend a lot of...

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Unpacking Expat Homes: A Cozy Home in Guadalajara with Island Memories

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Without a doubt, the first thing people ask about when I tell them we’ve moved from New Jersey to the Dominican Republic and now to Mexico is our home. Where do you live? How do you find a place? Do you...

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The Truth About My Writing and Why I’ll Never Quit

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Warning ⚠️ Straight up personal truthness ahead…  I gave myself a lot of grace in the beginning when I started writing but as the years passed I became harder on myself. I’ve thought I should be in a certain place —...

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Amazing, Phenomenal, Strong: It’s Just What Moms Do

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A funny and frightening and pretty typical thing happened last night. I was already in bed when Husband came home from watching game 7 at a buddy’s house. Since our kids have taken to become obsessed with falling asleep in our room,...

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When You Accidentally Enter a Race to Be a Good Example

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So I accidentally got myself into a 2K race. How in the world do you “accidentally” enter a race you might be asking? To which I respond — I’m a mom. We do silly things like that all the time. See, I...

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“Big-time and Famous”: Our Moment in the (HGTV) Spotlight

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Some adventures start years before you even know there’s an adventure to be had. This one started in 2013 when a casting agent found this blog and sent me an email about being on HGTV’s House Hunter’s International. To say...

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No One Was Harmed in the Making of This Podcast

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Keith Petit, podcaster personality at Expatriate Act, was looking for expats living in the Dominican Republic when someone on Reddit told him about Drinking the Whole Bottle (thank you, Reddit fan!)! I’ve never done a podcast interview – or any conversational...

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No Need to Panic: Why I Don’t Actually Suck at Adulting

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Maybe some of you could connect with this: I struggle sometimes, wondering if I suck at adulting. I get stuck between my Moana-style artistic calling and the traditional train of how responsible life should be done — using my degrees, working...

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Husband’s Cock…tails ⎮ Episode III: Backyard Mojito

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After we moved in to our new home in Guadalajara, we discovered quickly that our backyard was a jungle of fresh mint. We discovered it was a weed and where as most weeds are unwelcome, this one was red carpet...

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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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