I’ve never been a very good housekeeper. I wish I was one of those people who’s house is always clean and visitor-ready, but instead I’m the person who speed cleans while having a panic attack when someone is coming over. Life is just too short to keep a house clean. 🤷🏼♀️ One of the things … Continue reading Instagram Vs. Reality: Real Life in a Skoolie
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Busy Year: A Skoolie Transition
I don't know about you, but my all-time favorite thing about social media is seeing my old memories pop up every year. This week last year must have been a big one for The Russ Bus, because my Timehop has been FULL of old pictures. We got our tiny oven and sink just ONE year … Continue reading Busy Year: A Skoolie Transition
Moving In
It’s finally happening! Everybody stay calm... but we moved into the bus. We’re not completely finished, but the last few weeks have been spent working on the house instead for future tenants (!!!). That’s right, our house is empty. We sold just about everything that we own, and we are down to just what fits … Continue reading Moving In
The Russ Bus’s First Year
This week officially marked one year since we brought the Russ Bus home! 🚌 Our goal was to have her finished within a year, and while we didn’t make it, we’ve made a CRAZY amount of progress! This post is dedicated to looking back on our last YEAR working on our baby. ☺️ These pictures … Continue reading The Russ Bus’s First Year
Bus Update – Today’s Project
We are so close to being able to put up our ceiling! 🤗 I've been looking forward to this moment since we took down the old, school bus ceiling. One last thing we had to get finished before we can start was the weird little spot above the windshield. Before Such an eyesore, right? 🙈 … Continue reading Bus Update – Today’s Project
One STEP at a Time
If you follow us on social media, you’ve seen the crazy transformation that our front steps have gone under lately. 😬 We decided to go ahead and get these covered to protect the Lizard Skin we put down a few weeks ago (if you missed that, you can read about it here). I had a … Continue reading One STEP at a Time
Off-the-Grid
We decided to get out of town this weekend and took a trip to the family farm. We had the chance to unplug for a couple of days and find out how off-the-grid we really are in the Russ Bus. Since we weren’t at a campground, we didn’t have any hookups and just parked by … Continue reading Off-the-Grid
There’s a Light at the End of the Skoolie
Don’t worry - it’s not COVID-19. Thanks to this global pandemic, Rett and I have had a little extra time to work on the Russ Bus. Rett is one of those “essential” people, so he’s still working, but I’m working from home which has freed up a lot of our bus time. Since we’ve had … Continue reading There’s a Light at the End of the Skoolie
The Russ Bus gets a Sliding Pantry!
With only 176 square feet to work with in the Russ Bus, we’ve been brainstorming how to take advantage of every inch. One thing we really wanted was a slide-out pantry. I was nervous about it at first, wondering if it would really be worth all of the work that it took. But of course … Continue reading The Russ Bus gets a Sliding Pantry!
What We Learned on Our First Trip in The Russ Bus
We took the Russ Bus on her maiden voyage this past week. We (and by we, I mean Rett) drove 466 miles round-trip with no disasters! We took her to the Smokies for the Great Smoky Mountain Marriage Retreat and stayed at the Pigeon Forge KOA. While everything went fairly well, there were a few … Continue reading What We Learned on Our First Trip in The Russ Bus
The Rolling Russells 