My First Article!

The Wonderful Company that graciously donated the mobile office behind me wrote a very flattering article about me and my project in their monthly newsletter! Here is the content, Enjoy.

Passion for Pastries Becomes a Match Made in Modular Heaven

Bermuda Dunes, CA --- Meet Molly Smith. It may not take more than one minute before she melts your heart, or your taste buds, and convinces you too, that her passion deems worthy of your time. Just ask PMSI Vice President of Rental Division Cheryl Thompson. She sums up the 15-year-old, not quite, five-foot tall, high school sophomore quite simply, “When someone has a passion and they can find a way to translate that to another person, so they feel their passion too, those kind of people are unstoppable. And, I think Molly is going to be one of those kind of people in life.” Now find out how that desire led Molly to Pacific Mobile Structures, as she quite precisely plans her future to become a pastry chef. It all began last January, Molly realized her dream of attending a culinary college simply cost more than her family could afford. Molly says, “I’m willing to go after every scholarship I can get, because we’re just an average family.” Bound and determined, this homeschooled student also decided to find ways to save on room and board. After researching RVs and other options, she came upon the Tiny House movement. From there, her mind took off and her dream took shape. Molly says her friends don’t quite understand, “I’m a very small person, so it kind of surprises them that I try to do something that is such a big thing.” Molly’s tiny house involves the strategic plans for the ENTIRE house. She designed a beach-themed home of her very own. She will put in the electrical work, the plumbing and more. She plans to do this while getting all of the supplies donated; including the house. A first for Molly, became a first for Pacific Mobile. Molly’s mom, Mindy Smith says, “Every rejection she gets, she just says, well, who’s the next person on the list? Keep moving forward.” Lucky for her, the house itself became her first acceptance. Her letter touched Thompson and the entire PMSI team’s hearts so much so, the company donated an asset for the first time in its more than 30-year history. Thompson says she found a way, because, “For whatever reason, I was inspired by Molly, just her way of communicating, her professionalism at such a young age and her drive; her drive to do something that she is so excited about and has a plan for and has great thought behind.” It took almost six months to find the right structure, soon to be Molly’s 192 square foot, tiny house. Now, the work truly begins. Molly has less than three years to make the trailer her home; the home where her lifelong dream will come true. She will call it the Desert Pearl, and assuming all goes well, drive it up to her new residence at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, CA in the fall of 2018. Molly’s mom says her daughter has an innate gift for baking, “It’s gained us a few pounds, but we’re okay with that.” To see this gift through to completion Molly’s work must begin now; one nail at a time. When all is said and done, mom Mindy says, it’s her daughter who will have gained so much more, “It’s really a great educational project. For the future, she’s going to understand how to help anybody with their own plumbing. She’s going to know how to fix her own house when something breaks, because she did it in the first place. She built it. She installed it. She’s going to know what to do.” Molly will record her venture through photos, videos and her online blog. She hopes those who read about her might donate too. Click here to see how you can help one tiny donation at a time.