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Hey there,
Can you believe it’s been a year?
A full loop around the sun. Fifty-ish bugs. Countless “wait… THAT’S real?” moments. And probably at least one frantic text to a friend that started with, “Okay don’t freak out, but…”
So for our one-year anniversary, we figured we’d celebrate the most relatable thing in nature:
A bug lifecycle.
Because if you’ve been reading along, you already know this: nothing stays in one form forever. Not bugs. Not homes. Not bodies. Not you.
Here’s our year—told the only way that feels honest: through metamorphosis.
1) Egg: The hunch
Every bug story starts the same way: something tiny, easy to ignore.
A weird smell. A rash that comes and goes. A “dust” that isn’t dust. A pet that won’t stop scratching. A gut feeling that says, “This is not normal.”
Egg stage is pure potential. No proof, just pattern recognition.
And honestly? That’s where most people get talked out of their instincts.
2) Larva/Nymph: The messy, hungry phase
Then reality hits.
The issue doesn’t disappear. It feeds. Grows. Spreads. Finds new corners.
That’s larvae energy: all appetite, no aesthetics.
This is the phase where people start throwing random solutions at the problem:
foggers
essential oils
eight kinds of supplements
rage-cleaning at 11:43 PM
When you’re in the hungry phase, don’t just treat symptoms. Trace the source.
Infestations follow patterns. So do stress spirals. If you don’t interrupt the pattern, it keeps feeding itself
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3) Molt: The “I can’t do this the old way anymore” moment
Here’s where it gets good.
A lot of bugs grow by molting—shedding an old outer layer that literally can’t stretch anymore. It’s vulnerable for a minute, and then? Stronger. Bigger. Better adapted.
That’s the moment you:
stop dismissing your own experience
stop outsourcing your intuition
set a boundary (with your home, your habits, your people)
upgrade your systems instead of patching leaks forever
4) Adult: The new normal
The adult stage isn’t “perfect.” It’s functional.
It’s knowing what’s a signal vs. noise.
It’s reading your environment like a pro.
It’s handling problems early before they become infestations.
A year ago, Bug of the Week was an idea. Now it’s a habit. A lens. A weekly reminder that nature doesn’t do “fine”… it does feedback.
And you—whether you’re an exterminator, a pet parent, a curious skeptic, or someone rebuilding trust in your own body—have been part of that evolution with us.
We’re still here. Still curious. Still slightly unhinged (in the best way).
And if you’ve learned anything with us, it’s probably this:
Small things run the world.
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P.S. What stage are you in right now—egg, hungry larva, mid-molt, or fully winged?
—Gabi & Bea