one family. one bus.

big on adventure. small on stuff.

Hi! We're a family of 5 (sometimes 6 when we have our bonus child in the mix) on an epic journey to turn a retired school bus into a tiny house on wheels. We'll go from McMansion to Minimalist and you're invited along for the ride.

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Blog
Better (Almost) Late Than Never.
Better (Almost) Late Than Never.
End of the School Year: How to Make a Clean Start for Summer in 6 Steps.
End of the School Year: How to Make a Clean Start for Summer in 6 Steps.
Mama Don't Need Your Crap: 5 Things to NOT Get This Mother's Day.
Mama Don't Need Your Crap: 5 Things to NOT Get This Mother's Day.
Behind the Scenes: Reader Mail.
Behind the Scenes: Reader Mail.
Can't Take It With Us: The Husband Edition.
Can't Take It With Us: The Husband Edition.
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We have a winner!! 🎉🎉🎉 Congrats to @thesunrisemama (check your messages!) for winning the Around the Day homeschool planner and I’m throwing in one of our bus stickers, too! 😍😍😍 Thank you so much to everyone who entered and I’m thrilled to have so many new faces along for the ride! ______________ #wehaveawinner #thisishowwehomeschool #homeschoolrocks #contestwinner #congrats🎉 #thanksforthelove #welcomeaboard #themeasureofus
Because every bus dog should have his own school bus! 😆🚌😆 _________________ #puppy_tales #dogtoy #newpuppy #newpuppyparents #yestoallthethings #spoiledalready #skooliedogz #skoolielove #schoolbus #nomnomnomnom #chewtoy #barkshop #busdog #themeasureofus
We’ve got a primed bus!!!! 🚌 (Minus the front door which is currently in progress and the engine compartment door that will be in progress shortly.) 🎨🎨🎨 Now for the really exciting news...a totally primed bus means IT’S TIME FOR *FINAL* PAINT!!!!!! (!!!!!!!!) (Weather permitting, happening next weekend!) Can you tell I’m excited about this? 😆😆😆 I *think* I have the final colors picked out. Maybe. Probably. I’m still thinking about it. 🤔😆 Any votes on what the final color should be? Help the indecisive out! __________________ #paintthisbus #whatcolor #helpmeout #indecisive #primed #skoolie #schoolbusconversion #tinyhouseonwheels #buildyourownhome #diyhouse #familyproject #progresspic #makeithappen #dreambigger #dontjusttalkaboutit #doitforthelove #buildityourself #paintprep #timetosand #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
Don’t forget to enter to win this @aroundthedayplanner homeschool planner! 🎉🎉🎉 Winner will be chosen on Monday, but it’s not too late to enter! ✔️✔️✔️ Here’s how: ✔️ Follow us! @the.measure.of.us and regram your fav photo of the Pigeon Bus. Don’t forget to tag us! ✔️✔️ Get an EXTRA entry by reposting this giveaway and tag us! ✔️✔️✔️ Extra EXTRA entry by giving @aroundtheday a follow! ✔️ Check back here on Monday, August 13th for the winner! ✔️✔️✔️ Good luck!
It’s amazing what can change in a year. Happy 1st Bus-iversary to us. 😍🚌😍🚌
It’s our BUS-IVERSARY!! We’ve had the Pigeon Bus for a year and we’re celebrating with a giveaway! 🎉🎉🎉 Have you seen the Around the Day Waldorf-inspired school planner? It is GORGEOUS and I have one to give to a lucky follower! It’s perfect for homeschoolers to plan their school year along with a place to record daily rhythms, meals, and be inspired with quotes and darling seasonal illustrations. 😍😍😍 Here’s how to enter: ✔️ Follow us! @the.measure.of.us ✔️ Regram your fav photo of the Pigeon Bus and don’t forget to tag us! ✔️✔️ Get an EXTRA entry by reposting this giveaway and tagging us! ✔️✔️✔️ Extra EXTRA entry by giving @aroundthedayplanner a follow! ✔️ Check back here on Monday, August 13th for the winner! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you so much to everyone who has been supportive over the last year. We have so many great things coming up and we’re thrilled to have you along for the ride! 🚌🚌🚌 Good luck!
And just like that, it’s another summer gone. . It didn’t click in my head that this was our last day of summer until this evening. I was slicing a watermelon to have with dinner and it hit me. This was it. We start school tomorrow and we’ll have another brother at the table learning this year. Summer is over. . I peeked out the window at my 3 boys. . One was filling old ketchup and ranch dressing bottles from the hose. (The solution when your mama says no to a Super Soaker. 😆) Another was sitting in the sand and water table, so involved in his play that standing next to the table simply wasn’t immersive enough. The remaining brother was digging in our giant pile of dirt that we keep meaning to spread out, but eh...the boys have such a good time with it, it’ll keep for another weekend. . We did nothing special today. I mowed grass for 3 hours. Their daddy welded on the bus. The hose was left on and the yard was flooded. We took the new puppy out to pee half a hundred times. Cast nets were thrown and minnows were caught. Popsicles were eaten. Everyone got beyond filthy. Water bottles were filled with the cold stuff from the fridge and everyone took more sips than strictly necessary of Mama’s iced coffee. . It’s a day that we’ll repeat before winter comes, but the officialness of it makes it bittersweet. . You see that quote about only getting 18 summers with your kids and know you’re a glutton for punishment if you do the math to see how many have already slipped through your hands like beach sand. . 16, 14, 12 left. . *sob* . Was it anyone else’s last day of summer?
Swipe for the before and after. 🚫🚪 This is why you can’t leave a toddler alone with a ratchet. 🤷🏻‍♀️😆 The original bus door is officially off and I’ll start prepping this area for primer (there’s lots of rust to deal with, too!) while Jake starts engineering the door to go from folding to swinging. 💪🏻 I love the look of the original door, so we’re going to try and keep it, but it’s got to be functional, have a good seal, and be secure! I know my favorite bus converter will figure it out! 🔒😍 ___________________ #skoolieproject #conversion #schoolbus #keepitoriginal #makeitwork #timetogetcreative #skoolieconversion #skoolielove #toddlerhelper #familyproject #lessstuff #moreadventures #progresspic #saturdayproject #husbandwifeteam #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
Every bus needs a #busdog, right? 🚌🐶 We are very happy to have Newt the Cute (that’s his Viking name 😆) along for the adventure on the Pigeon Bus! ❤️❤️❤️ Huge thank you to Miss Lisa @coastalpetrescue for being his foster mama! . @skooliedogz check out the new pupper! ______________ #puppiesofinsta #rescuedogs #dontbuyadopt #muttsofig #skooliedogz #newbestfriend #boysandpuppies #schoolbusconversion #skoolielove #familypet #puppers #sospoiled #ittybitty #adventureiscalling #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
As we slowly minimize all of our belongs in preparation for 250 square foot #buslife, we get to have mornings like this in our current (nearly 3,000 square foot) house. 🚌 🏠 A furniture-free living room means there’s tons of room to spread out with all the (yet to be minimized, but rarely played with) blocks. We’re enjoying the space, but it must be noted that even with all the extra elbow room...these 3 choose to play side by side. 👦🏼❤️🧒🏼❤️👶🏻 ________________ #brotherbonding #sticksandbricks #reallifeminimalism #minimalismfamily #declutter #lessstuff #moreplay #homeschoolmom #thisishowwelearn #thisishowwelive #minimizetomaximize #progresspic #emptylivingroom #momofboys #threebrothers #freeplay #letthembelittleforever #themeasureofus