Welcome to Southern Nomads . . .
As we are building the next chapter of our lives.
When ADD made mainstream schooling a poor fit, we chose to homeschool our boys.
That single decision broke the mold. Homeschooling meant we no longer had any reason to remain tied to conventional suburbia. Leaving behind the tense, aggressive pace of Goodwood for the open, rural landscape of Gilray gave our family the space to breathe, simplify our priorities, and raise the boys without isolation.
When that season naturally concluded, returning to the standard conveyor belt made no sense.
We stepped straight into Mossie Nest 1.0—our 1984 Sprite Sport.
Living and working compact forces you to focus purely on what counts. Every pivot along the way has been a conscious step toward designing life on our own terms: putting in the graft daily, managing our work, and quietly building toward Mossie Nest 2.0.
Uncomplicated, grounded, and exactly where we need to be.
"You don't need to adopt a whole new identity or join a movement to own your life. You just need to strip the structural drag.
When you lower your baseline living cost and decouple your income from a fixed location, you don't 'escape'—you just quietly gain total leverage.