Within a matter of days we contacted the sellers, drove to Bellingham, WA, and drove a converted school bus back over the Cascade mountains. We didn't know where we would park the bus, we didn't know if we could handle living in a 200 sq ft space, but we gave notice to our landlords and started the arduous process of whittling our belongings down from the small mountain we had accumulated in a year and a half of marriage to a mound that could fit in, under, and on top of a 1978 International school bus.
Soon, friends offered to let us park on their property, then we ordered a composting toilet, and in January of 2010, less than a month after my bathtub epiphany, we moved into our bus. Today, a year later, we are content with our small home and looking forward to starting our spring garden.
And so, the journey of this blog begins.
Katy, it's so fun reading about your journey. Can't wait to see more!
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ReplyDeleteHello! I have been reading every post from you that I possibly can since I found your blog early yesterday afternoon. I made an account just to subscribe and post comments. In reading your posts I have gained much hope and inspiration! A few months back, my husband and I were called to lead a simpler life and we chose to take a leap of faith. We decided to tent for the summer and save our rent and leave the city for a simpler but more fulfilled life. We were worried for what was ahead but we put our trust and lives in God's hands and not days before the move, a friend let us know that their parents had a near completed converted bus for sale! It seems that everything we had acquired in life, knowledge, hobbies and items were all meant for this next big step. We have lived in the bus for a little over a month now and while it's been incredibly rewarding, it has also been lonely and challenging. In a moment of little hope, I stumbled across your blog. I would say that divine hands had guided me to your site and as I hungrily read though every post and shared with my husband every picture, hope flooded in. I wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience with the world! I hope we can be in touch. In the meantime, take care! Kindest regards!
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Hi Grace! I am so glad to have unwittingly given encouragement! Yes, it is a leap of faith to move into a bus. We are excited to be moving back in to ours and I know we can do it, but the challenges are real. I know that you will find creative solutions and make the kind of friends who will support you in this venture. I'd love to hear how things go.
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