Family Archives - Kaila with an E

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June 22, 2021

Why With Love Affirmations: The Reason Behind the Brand With Love Affirmations

Hey what’s goodie! Hope your week is going greatl! Let’s have a quick lil chat before our main convo for one minute. What’s one thing you are proud of accomplishing last week? Also, what is one goal you have planned for this week? Drop your answer in the comments below. For me, I am doing fine this week, and I am proud of finally finishing creating my self-love guided journal! Yessir, I am so excited for these products to drop, but we'll talk a lot more about that in this post. For this week, my goal is to have my book edited and to create content[...]

Faith, Family

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April 23, 2021

#BlackMentalHealthMatters: 5 Self-Care Tips we can use while coping with Racial Trauma

Hello everyone. Hopefully you all have had a pretty good week even with all the emotional triggers the last two weeks alone have had. As we take in the guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd, and we deal with the emotions of anger and sadness for another young Black man (Daunte Wright) and young Black child (Ma'Khia Bryant)being murdered at the hands of police officers, I felt this was the best time to discuss the importance of protecting our mental health when it comes to media coverage. It can become so easy to[...]

Family, Self-Love

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April 8, 2021

Heavy on the Self-Love: Life Update + with love affirmations Coming soon

Hey y’all! It’s me. I know it has been way too long since the last time I posted, but I will explain why! How have y'all been? Drop an emoji in the comments that expresses how you feel at this moment. I know a lot has been going on since we got hit with this pandemic, but I hope things continue to get better for you and yours. Thank You, It’s All Love Before getting into the life update, I wanna say a BIG thank you, to all those who reached out to me to check up, check in, and question when my next blog was com[...]

Family

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November 26, 2019

SQUAD GOALS: Four Gems for Maintaining Long-Distance Friendships

https://youtu.be/SyKXw2kCpss One thing I have wanted to do on my blog is a vlog, so you all can see the person behind Kaila with an E. So, I instantly knew, when the chance to link with my friends came up, this was the perfect time to show y'all a little peek into my life and feature my best friends all at the same time. But wait, I couldn't just show y'all the vibes without being real about my friendships. So, not only do y'all get a vlog, but you all also get some gems that help with maintaining long-distance friendships. The friends featured in my vlog[...]

Family, Travel

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July 12, 2019

Four Must-Haves for a Successful Squad Beach Day!

Before summer break ends, many of us will find ourselves vibing on some beach with friends and family in between working and figuring out the whole adulting thing. With that in mind, I feel that it is necessary to share some of my top beach must-haves that will ensure that you and your squad/family have a fun-filled, memorable beach day! Beach Must-Haves Aside from the most obvious beach essentials like a swimsuit, beach towel, and flip flops, here are some top beach essentials to have on your prep list: Must-Have #1: Make sure you stay hydrated—WATER! When I s[...]

Family

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May 14, 2019

Dear Mama, I Hope You Know…| A Letter to My Mother

As I was trying to figure out which of my blog post I would post next, I thought it’d be best that my next blog post is dedicated to my mother (especially since we celebrated mamas on Sunday). However, I did not want to just say a basic “I love you and thank you for everything” post. I instead write a letter-like post sharing things I hope my mom knows about herself. I hope this post does my mom justice so you all can understand why I love her so much. So, mama, this one’s for YOU! Dear Mama, 1. I hope you know that your support for me and my siblings[...]

Family

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May 1, 2018

Why Kaila with an E?

Why Kaila with an E? Funny, you should ask. My name is E-K-A-I-L-A. The thing is whenever I have to introduce myself people tend to miraculously hear everything from, Mikayla to ???. People never tend to hear Ekaila, until I began saying, its Kaila with an E. All of a sudden, lights come on and you get, “oh, Ekaila!” Birds start to sing and butterflies erupt in celebration as they are able to connect with me through my name. Here is the back story. Sometimes parents, especially West Indian parents tend to name their children using[...]