Category: Personal
6 of My Worst Habits That I’m Ditching in 2019 (And You Should, Too)
Happy new year, friends! 2018 was a challenging year. The first half of the year started with postpartum depression, but eventually my mood began to improve and I began to enjoy life again, as I watched my boys grow, got in better and better physical […]
Go For It, Mama: 10 Affirmations That Took Me From Scaredy-Cat to Go-Getter
I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog lately! I have a lot going on. In case you missed it, I started my own business, Kayla Eubanks Fitness, and I recently launched it. Y’all, it has been so much more work than I thought. I’ve never […]
My Life Through Filters: The Darker Side of Being a Social Media Mom
It’s been a couple of months since my last post, and honestly, I needed the time. I went through something extremely difficult shortly after my last post back in September that truly knocked the wind out of my sails, and I took a break from […]
5 Things I Lacked Growing Up That I Want My Kids to Have
This post also comes from my call for blog topics on my Instagram story. Someone asked me to write about my upbringing and how I want the twins’ to be in comparison. This is a similar topic: things I lacked growing up that I think […]
I’m A Great Mom But A Terrible Homemaker
Confession time: My house is a mess. There’s a pile of dirty clothes on the living room floor and a pile of clean clothes beside it on the couch. I’ve been dressing myself and the twins out of the clean pile for the last week. […]
One Year Later: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Today marks one year to the day that I launched this blog. This past year has been a great experience, and I’ve learned so much about myself as a mother, a writer, and a person. I want to share some reflections over the past year […]
8 Strong Parenting Opinions I Had Before Having Kids (And Why I Was Wrong About It All)
“My baby will never use a pacifier. They’re such a gross habit.” I believed this for a long time. Like, even after they were born, I still didn’t plan to give them a paci. But they got pacifiers in the NICU, which makes sense. They […]
How Can I Protect My Children From Bullying? Facing Fears As A Former Victim
Right now, it’s hard to imagine anyone being mean to my boys. They’re just babies, after all, and they’re adorable, funny, sweet, and friendly. They play well with other kids, so even bigger kids are nice to them. They don’t go to school or daycare. […]
I Survived The First Year With Twins (And So Will You): 9 Things I Learned That I Wish I’d Known All Along
1. Nothing stays sanitary for long so let that go. When the twins first came home from the NICU, I was borderline obsessed with keeping things separate and sanitary. It’s partially from the level of hygiene that the NICU requires. If we touched one baby, […]
Valentine’s Day: Celebrating After Babies (And Our Crazy Fun V-Day Tradition)
Originally posted February 16, 2018. Valentine’s Day: Celebrating After Babies (And Our Crazy Fun V-Day Tradition) This week was Valentine’s Day. It was all in all a pretty normal day, but it brought to mind one of our favorite traditions for Valentine’s Day! It’s not […]