No Judgments Until The End Of The Story, Please
Try to refrain from shouting out what you would have done or what I should have done, because honestly, that’s a bit like offering a comb to a bald person…...
Marcia Byalick
My Friend Doesn’t Hate Me Any More
As far as I know, my hate fan club has only one member. I’ll call her Carole. ...
Loving My Friends
Have you noticed how in recent years the shelf space devoted to Valentine cards geared to friendships has grown?...
Body Wisdom
Chubby at the prom, thinner at my college graduation, chunky after my daughter was born---...
Why You Should Take A Nap
Just because TV and Kinko’s and CVS and the Internet are open for business around the clock doesn’t mean we should be....
This Is The Year I Will Never Again…
A recent poll revealed that 97% of Americans do not follow the four rules for healthy living… That means only three percent of us are committed to keeping the most popular New Year’s promises....
Voted Most Charming
Fifty years ago this fall I was voted Most Charming Senior of Tilden High School in Brooklyn....
Gift Angst
I have to make sure my friends and family are in awe of how well I know how to please them....
DVR Compulsion
If I read a book or visit friends or have a conversation with my husband that involves eye contact, I run the risk of losing my copy of The King’s Speech....
Face Lift – Am I Ready?
“Have you lost weight?” is just about code for, "who did your eyes?"...
Compassion Fatigue
When I grew up, contributing to a good cause was a much more straightforward affair....
What’s The Worst That Can Happen?
I have lived all these many years handicapped by an irrational fear of spur-of-the-moment....
Listing Off Course
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” What I’ve come to realize is that I spend a huge percentage of my days making up lists....
Stretching the Chains
In today’s world, home has become a place you have to leave to find yourself......
My Mother, My Self
It’s taken 20 years to understand exactly what my mom passed down to me....
Sisterhood: Yins and Yangs
Now we choose our friends and acquire our enemies but sisters come with the territory....
OMG I’m A Grandma!
A few months ago I was blindsided. My daughter had a daughter....
The Not Perfect Mother
Most of us think we are better mothers than ours were. In fact, we get insulted when compared to the women who raised us....
Turning Newer Every Day
In the last few years accepted the challenge of co-writing a book in a genre that was completely foreign to me, lost 25 pounds and took up spinning....
Am I Attractive?
What ever happened to beauty everlasting?...
Marcia Byalick
Marcia's written three novels, three self-help books and dozens of essays for women’s magazines. She’s taught memoir writing, wrote for the Long Island section of The New York Times, and served as the content editor of beinggirl.com.