My name is Molly. I live in Portland, in The Treehouse with my two girls, my sweet husband, and our two cats. I am parenting with intention, I'm feeding my clan with careful intention and I'm also trying to keep my house in order. It's tricky as shit to do all three things. Especially when what I really want to do is laze about in the park talking with my most exceptional community; The Mamas. Possibly drinking a glass of wine and eating some yummy cheese and only half parenting because I know there are many of us half parenting so that means it's kind of like whole parenting. Ahhh, but I digress. And, also, just so you know, that half parenting I just referred to is not in conflict with the the intentional parenting I mentioned before. Sometimes I intentionally half parent. It's good for my girls and for me.
I love a tidy house. It makes it easier for me to be calm and to feel like I have some semblance of control over my life. It's nicer when things are pretty. Everyone feels better. My girls are gentler on our house and fewer toys get broken when they are put away in the proper boxes. I do less nagging and exasperated sighing when the laundry is in the closet where it belongs and the beds are made.
Before I chose to be a full time mom, I was a behavior specialist. I was full of so many good strategies and I was certain, as we all are before we have children, that I had it dialed. It turns out, parenting my own kids is infinitely more difficult (really a lot more difficult!!) than telling other parents how to parent their kids. I've backed off from most of the things that I was certain about. Because, really it's so much more difficult and very little is for sure, and almost nothing works with every kid, and nothing works every time. Ever. Even the sure stuff.
But the following things are true: Our children should feel good and happy and strong. We are here to help them navigate the world with kindness and confidence.
I'd love to hear from you (mostly only if you have something nice to say, but even if you don't I suppose) and you can email me here
I love a tidy house. It makes it easier for me to be calm and to feel like I have some semblance of control over my life. It's nicer when things are pretty. Everyone feels better. My girls are gentler on our house and fewer toys get broken when they are put away in the proper boxes. I do less nagging and exasperated sighing when the laundry is in the closet where it belongs and the beds are made.
Before I chose to be a full time mom, I was a behavior specialist. I was full of so many good strategies and I was certain, as we all are before we have children, that I had it dialed. It turns out, parenting my own kids is infinitely more difficult (really a lot more difficult!!) than telling other parents how to parent their kids. I've backed off from most of the things that I was certain about. Because, really it's so much more difficult and very little is for sure, and almost nothing works with every kid, and nothing works every time. Ever. Even the sure stuff.
But the following things are true: Our children should feel good and happy and strong. We are here to help them navigate the world with kindness and confidence.
I'd love to hear from you (mostly only if you have something nice to say, but even if you don't I suppose) and you can email me here