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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The latest.

Blog
Reset.
Reset.
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.
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bus stuff!

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We took a break from buswork and schoolwork to celebrate our smallest guy turning 2.5. . Celebrating half birthdays with half a cake is one of my favorite family traditions. . What’s a not-so-typical-tradition that you have in your family? ______________ #halfbirthday #halfacake #momofboys #vanillacake #mintfrosting #familytraditions #asktheaudience #outofthenorm #homeschoolfamily #twoandahalf #cutietoddler #bettertogether #momof4 #thislife #themeasureofus
Window installation happening right this minute!! . We’ve got one window in and moved to our bedroom window...and y’all...we dry fitted it first and it looks wild. Like a legit thing that will actually be livable one day. 😆 . Eagle-eyed followers will also be able to spot another new addition to the bus that we haven’t talked about yet. Can you see it? 😁😁😁 _________________ #skoolie #skoolieconversion #itshappening #windowsarentapaneintheglass #schoolbus #tinyhouse #tinyhouseonwheels #husbandandwifeteam #secretspotter #canyouspotit #👀 #bathtubgoals #movingalong #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
THE WINDOWS ARE HERE!!!! . (I might have danced in the driveway.) . Huge thanks to our @saialtlfreight driver (I wish I’d caught his name!), who was a total pro and got the truck backed up along our very narrow road and around a sharp turn like it was nothing. #drivinggoals . We’re unpacking everything now and trying to figure out which windows goes where, but so far (knock on glass) (gently), everything is lining up! _________________ #ispysaia #bigtruck #boymomlife #daymade #bigthanks #skoolie #skoolieconversion #buildinprogress #tinyhouseonwheels #progressing #onestepatatime #dreambigger #familyproject #diyhouse #thepigeonbus #rvwindows #themeasureofus
What a difference two months can make! Swipe to see! . Newt the Cute, our official bus dog, went from a wee bitty 4lbs to a beefy 12lbs in 2 months! _____________ #puppersofinstagram #skooliedogz #instadog🐶 #toocuteforwords #lapdog #newtthecute #harrypotterdog #shouldhavebeendobby #watchmegrow #puppyhood #skooliefamily #busdog #adoptdontshop #rescuedogs #coastalpetrescue #mamasbaby #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
This morning, school looks like making our own sidewalk chalk with giant dirt clumps. 🤷🏻‍♀️ . Bus windows update...our credit card has been charged and windows are on the way to us!! They are coming from across the country, so I’m trying to be patient. . Homeschool pals, what’s school look like for you today? _________________ #howwehomeschool #letthemgetdirty #letthembekids #unschooling #thisiswhathomeschoolinglookslike #gooutsideandplay #skooliefamily #skoolie #tinyhouseonwheels #updates #wherearethewindows #shipped #patientlywaiting #thepigeonbus #momofboys #threeboys #boyhood #dirtlife #themeasureofus
I’m back to blogging and we’re tackling our garage! I run down a list of what’s left to do before we start our next phase of the bus and chat a little about what it takes to get your partner on the minimalist train. . Hop to my profile for a direct link and then come back to ‘fess up...when was the last time you cleaned out the garage? ______________ #minimalisthome #becomingminimalist #reset #cleaningoutthegarage #onestepcloser #nextphase #prepwork #dreambigger #skoolie #nextup #newblog #bloggersofinstagram #newpostalert #asktheaudience #letstalkaboutit #bloglife #lessstuff #tinyhouseonwheels #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
For everyone who is worried that we don’t have any windows...here’s proof that they are part of the plan! 7 windows will be going in, promise! . Unfortunately, our custom RV windows have been delayed. Again. 😒😭😒 . We’ve been told that they should ship on either Friday or Monday, but I’m not getting my hopes up until I see a tracking number. ______________ #waitingforyou #windowswhereareyou #hurryupandwait #skoolie #tinyhouse #workinprogess #schoolbus #schoolbusconversion #skoolieconversion #rvwindows #custombuilt #diyhouse #buildityourself #tinyhouseonwheels #impatient #waitingwaitingwaiting #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
😍😍😍😍 _____________ #heynicebus #skoolie #skoolieconversion #tinyhouseonwheels #skooliebuild #skoolielove #blueskiesandwhiteclouds #fallinthesouth #admiringmywork #lookatthosecolors #schoolbus #tinyhouse #diyhouse #buildityourself #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
Another micro project. De-rusting the driver side mirror so we can back this baby up without me having to stick my whole body out the window to see what’s happening back there. 😆🚌➡️ Also, despite being hot and humid this morning, we came outside this afternoon and were surprised to be greeted with a cool breeze. Autumn, is that you?!? 🍁🤞🏻 What’s the weather like where you are? A legit fall is on my must haves list for our final house location! _______________ #microproject #detailsareeverything #nomorerust #rustfighter #paintprep #driversside #mirrors #skooliebuild #skoolie #schoolbus #tinyhouse #tinyhouseonwheels #ilovefall #isitfallyet #fallinthesouth #autumniscoming #whereareyou #howstheweather #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
What happens every time I say, “Newt! Let’s go for a walk!” . 🙄😂🙄😂 ________________ #laziestdogever #doglife🐾 #skooliedogz #nothanks #lazylife #nowalks #whatexercise #letsnap #bellyrubs #newtthecute #juststoleahashtag #themeasureofus
🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 . Goodbye Easter egg/cotton candy/Caribbean/way too beachy blue! Hello Electric Blue...you feel much more like us! . Pro-tips: Even if you spend several hours taping and masking off a good foot on either side of where you’re painting, if you happen to be painting several hundred miles away from an active hurricane/tropical storm, you’re going to end up with flying overspray. That’s ok, just add it to the list of things that need touching up. It’s not like you have anything else to do. 😒😒😒 . Next, don’t paint during lovebug season because they will collectively decide that your fresh and still wet paint is the perfect place to fornicate. 🙈🙈🙈 . (For my non-Southern followers, lovebugs are a seasonal plague of these small black bugs who mate in flight and then stay stuck together. Twice a year, you can literally swallow several if you’re outside and open your mouth too big.) . Coming up soon: Finishing painting the roof (we are several rivets away from being able to, but we need to get a new drill as our old one finally gave up the ghost after many years of faithful service), the door just needs the latching bits before it can be painted, and we’re two weeks away from the arrival of the windows! 😍😍😍 ________________ #skoolie #skoolieconversion #paintjob #itsus #tinyhouseonwheels #buildityourself #buildit #dreambigger #electricblue #blueandgray #watchmegrow #gofarther #paintlife #sherwinwilliams #sherkem #protip #buildyourown #schoolbusconversion #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus
Not *too* boring. _______________ #skoolieconversion #paintredo #notboring #goodbyecottoncandyblue #notnavy #changedmymind #doover #schoolbus #tinyhouseonwheels #nohurricaneshere #skoolie #watchmework #onestepatatime #onestepback #doitright #thesecondtime #thepigeonbus #themeasureofus