Our Crazy Brood
Hello and welcome to our crazy travel nurse, tiny house living life!
I'm Bethany the mom/wife/teacher/chaos wrangler! My husband, Bryan, is the travel nurse/provider/protector of our brood. We have three kiddos - a daughter "F" who is eleven and two sons, "K" who is 9 and "G" who is 7.
We are a close knit family, we spend every minute together and love exploring this beautiful country. We are blessed beyond measure to be able to live this unique life and thank God for giving us these opportunities.
Really, we're just like every other family (kids bicker constantly, we can never decide where to eat [unless Chick-Fil-A is an option], there is always a mess SOMEWHERE, & we love each other fiercely!) our home just has wheels and the work environment changes frequently!
How our nomadic journey started...
Bryan graduated from nursing school in 2013 and almost immediately started working in our local hospital as a NICU nurse. The following year in August he took his first assignment as a NICU travel nurse and we have been traveling ever since! We are currently on our 20th assignment (including extensions) - we've lived in 6 states and 8 cities over the past 63 months! (wow!)
During the past 5 years, we have been able to see parts of the country that we never thought we would be able to see or experience. From the beautiful seashore of Padre Island in Southern Texas, to the Grande Canyon in Arizona, to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the worlds first National Park, Yellowstone, and so many others! Travel Nurse living has been, and continues to be, an experience of a lifetime!
After traveling for about 3 years, we decided we wanted to change things up a bit and stop wasting money on uhauls and rental deposits. We fully embraced our nomadic lifestyle and started the process of going Tiny!
In August of 2018 we picked up our 30ft long (8ft wide, 13.5ft tall) tiny home in Washington state!
We have been living tiny ever since and love it! One of the best decisions we have made is to go tiny. Bryan and I both don't think we'll ever want to live in a "Big" house again - I'm sure the future will bring a stationary home, but not massive for sure. We like the compact, organized, every nook and cranny is useful space aspect of the tiny. And it has also taught us A LOT on how to not value your life by things or possessions, but to value God above all and the experiences and time you get to spend with the ones you love most. You only get to live once, you might as well enjoy it and see as much of it as you can!
And there you have it - a (vague) overview of our last 5 years! More detailed posts of some of our favorite moments and adventures, plus some (hopefully) helpful posts on travel nurse and tiny house living coming soon.
** We can't promise that we will keep up a great routine of posting or be the best of writers - but we will do what we can. If you have any questions about our lifestyles or topics you'd like to see written about leave a comment! And thanks for reading :)
(Top photo taken at Yellowstone National Park in April 2019)
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