SAY HELLO TO THE LILLS!
We’re Alex and Lara Lill, a 24-7/365 couple, focused on learning, building and teaching A Simple Life With Big Adventures!
After traveling in our 1978 VW Bus for over 2+ years, life led us to a 1961 GM Bus in the New Mexico desert. We’re now converting it into a home on wheels!
Come along with us, as we educate ourselves and share alternative views on life, love, energy, food and travel.
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LATEST POSTS FROM BUS LIFE
Follow along as we convert our vintage 1961 GM Fishbowl bus into a home & design studio on wheels!
TIGHTENING OUR VW BUS 46MM AXLE NUT – SIDE OF THE ROAD REPAIR
On our way through a small mountain town in our VW bus, we suddenly heard a clunky, bumpy and familiar sound, coming from the back right side of our bus. This sound is often mistaken for a thrown wheel bearing, but we had been through it before, so we knew our 46mm...
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HOW TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS ON A 1978 VW BUS
There are four spark plugs in our Volkswagen bus, Moksha. Each spark plug sends electric currents from the ignition system to the combustion chamber to start and move the vehicle. They are an essential part of any vintage car and they are a great health indicator of...
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HOW TO CLEAN A VW BUS CARBURETOR AIR FILTER
Our VW bus, Moksha, still gets us around with an old-fashioned carburetor. Carburetors are all about air and fuel mixture, so something as unseemly as a dirty filter can have an affect on his overall performance. After a few thousand miles, the air filter on top of...
read moreLATEST POSTS FROM INSPIRATION
Enjoy personal stories & topics that wake us up to entirely new ways of thinking, living & dreaming!
BODY LANGUAGE
Body language is a form of nonverbal communication. Without words, animals and people use conscious and unconscious gestures to convey information. Facial expressions, slight movements, tone of voice and shifting our energy can intentionally and unintentionally relay...
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HAPPILY EVER NOW
While on our winter adventure in Colorado, we experienced a very odd week, where a handful of people lost their lives in different ways. We were reminded that life is happening now and it can come to a close at any time. We both agreed that we can do a better job at...
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PEACE OFFICERS
A man we met in Colorado said that back in the day, police officers were your friends. You’d stroll around town and they’d wave to you with a smile on their faces. They carried a sense of peace, they were your neighbor and they acted as part of the...
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See photos from all of our adventures!
LATEST POSTS FROM FOOD
Check out our food recipes and information on transitioning to a plant-based, whole food lifestyle!
AVOCADO OIL BENEFITS
We were cruising through the cooking oils section of a grocery store and came across cold-pressed Avocado Oil, a wonderful product we had never heard of. We began using it for cooking and we learned it makes a great salad dressing oil. It has a mellow and buttery...
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PINE NUT PESTO ZUCCHINI RIBBONS RECIPE
When the two of us get in the mood for pesto pasta, we go straight to our favorite pine nut pesto veggie pasta recipe. Rather than filling ourselves with heavy wheat pasta, we substitute with beautiful and just-as-delicious, zucchini ribbons. They are so delicate and...
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HOMEMADE CASHEW BUTTER RECIPE
Cashew butter is such an amazing product, but it can be expensive and full of hidden additives. Transforming cashews (1 simple ingredient) into a delicious, healthy cashew butter is so easy to do! The bonuses are, there are no additives, it’s loaded with raw...
read moreLATEST POSTS FROM TRAVEL
Travel across the country with us and learn about how we managed life & work on the road!
SANTA FE NEW MEXICO TRAVEL VIDEO
After visiting Dallas, Texas, we stopped in Roswell, New Mexico and went to their annual UFO festival. At the very end of the event a person told us a big storm was coming, so we got in our VW bus and waited for it to pass. Early in the morning, before the sun came...
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ROSWELL NEW MEXICO TRAVEL VIDEO
After a full day of exploring Dallas, we jumped on the highway and headed out of the city. Once the skyscrapers disappeared into the background, we exited off to find internet and complete some design work. When we began to drive away, one of the hoses blew off the...
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DALLAS TEXAS TRAVEL VIDEO
What are the odds that the two of us would be born in the same hospital in Texas, leave the state around the same time and meet in Connecticut when we were 19 and 22 years of age? We’re not sure, but we find it pretty amazing that we both entered planet Earth at...
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We joined Instagram in 2019 under the handle @thelillslife and have been posting photos and videos of our adventures since then! See a few of our latest posts below and see our full Instagram page here: @TheLillsLife
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