Marcie
Marcie Shea is Richmond native currently living in the WestEnd.
She is a mom to two young children, wife, dressmaker, former physics teacher, breast cancer survivor, and joy chooser.
To the Nurse Who…
Between birthing babies, raising children, and enduring cancer treatment, a lot of my last 6 years have been spent in medical facilities. I have been fortunate to be under the care of brilliant, compassionate...
When I Overheard My Son, I Knew it Was My Fault
Over the summer, my son had his first solo playdate. A neighbor the same age came over for a playdate without his mom. I hovered in the next room close enough to hear how things...
The Secret to Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
I have always known that I wanted to stay home with my kids if that was in the cards for my family. So leaving my job in June 2012 wasn’t a surprise or even...
10 Steps to Survive Eating Out with Kids
I hate meal times. With one child who has texture issues with all foods other than bacon and another who feels like her life performance is constrained when having to sit in a seat,...
Keep Your Bunny Off My Lawn – A No-Easter-Bunny Easter
It's not just Mr. McGregor who shoos rabbits from his property. This morning, no bunny visited our home. No eggs were hidden. No baskets were filled.
We are a "no Easter Bunny" home.
And while we...
Here Comes the Sun
I’ve spent most of the last 6 years living in a proverbial hole.
I was welcomed into motherhood with a baby who screamed for most of his first year and didn’t sleep through the night...
Making Your House Work: The Room to Somewhere
I’m your basic suburban mom.
When my husband and I got married right out of graduate school, we dreamed of a house in the suburbs with an open kitchen, living room for the piano, four...
3 Preschool Games to Increase Math Literacy
My husband is essentially an applied mathematician and I was a physics teacher. We often leave each other notes around the house in the form of graphs or equations. True love, people.
This is the...
Making Your House Work: Out with the Living Room, In with the Live-In Room
A big part of Making Your House Work for You is thinking outside the box to redefine spaces. This week, Marcie shares how her family ditched the formal living room for a room that her...
Three Questions to Ask Before You Pay for the AP Test
Registration for AP testing has opened. At $94 a test, the first two weeks of May can be expensive. That expense can lead to a big payout of college credits, or it can not.
Here...