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When You Have to Leave: Surviving Work Travel with a Toddler at Home

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A working parent's honest guide to leaving... and coming back I'm writing this from a hotel room in Colorado. It's 9 PM. My flight landed three hours ago. I've already FaceTimed home twice. My 4yo refused to look at the screen the second time. "Daddy, I'm playing." Click. My 1yo just stared at my face like I was a particularly confusing Ms Rachel video. Then she tried to eat the phone. Work travel with toddlers at home hits different. The Guilt is Real (And Normal) So the guilt starts before you even pack. You're mentally rehearsing the goodbye. You're pre-apologizing to your partner. You're wondering if your kid will remember this trip as "that time Mommy/Daddy disappeared for a week." Reality: they won't. Toddlers have goldfish memory for the stuff we agonize over and elephant memory for that one time we said "maybe" about ice cream. But knowing that doesn't make it easier when you're standing at security, watc...
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February 2026: The Perfect Calendar, the Brutal Cold, and the Tiny Clay Heart That Made It All Worth It

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A perfect February, frozen pipes, clay earrings, and a whole lot of gratitude Have you looked at a calendar this month? No, seriously. Go look. February 2026 is one of those rare months where the calendar looks like someone designed it on purpose. It starts on a Sunday, ends on a Saturday, and every single day of the week appears exactly four times. A perfect rectangle. No spillover. No awkward gaps. Just four clean weeks of organized bliss. The internet is calling it a "Perfect February," and the last time this happened was 2015. The next one won't come around until 2037. So yeah, soak it in. This is the most visually satisfying calendar page you'll see for over a decade. And honestly? As a parent navigating this chaotic, beautiful, exhausting life—I'll take any bit of perfection I can get, even if it's just a calendar. Happy Valentine's Day (From the Craft Table) Valentine's Day landed on a Saturday this year, which meant we actually had ...
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January Check-In

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  A founder's reflection on traveling with tiny humans, surviving snowpocalypse, and what's new at BUBS Happy January, everyone! I'm writing this from my couch, where I've spent more time than I'd like to admit this month. Between an international trip with two kids under five and a snowstorm that shut down New Jersey, January has been... a lot. But also kind of amazing? Let me explain. Our First International Trip as a Family of Four We did it. We actually did it. We took our 4yo AND our 1yo to Oaxaca, Mexico. If you're already wincing, I get it. I was you a few months ago, googling "traveling internationally with toddler and baby" at 2 AM, it's all so daunting the more you research. But here's the thing that made all the difference: we didn't go alone . We traveled with other families. And honestly? It changed everything. The Village Effect: Remember that saying " it takes a village "? Turns out, you can build a temporary villag...
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