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The Ladies Who Schlep

The Subject is (Still) Handbags

The ladies who schlep

I hate to sound sexist, but as soon as baby boys can grasp objects, they’re given baseballs and footballs. Girls, on the other hand, are often given purses to carry. And all those little girls turn into, yes, the ladies who schlep. They may schlep handbags, tote bags, briefcases or backpacks, but schlep they do.

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October 30, 2019/0 Comments/Karen GalatzStill a Looker, Arthritic Adventures
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The Subject is Handbags

Size ... and Bags ... Matter

The subject is handbags

It started with an email and two simple questions. I thought I’d get a few short replies. Instead, all week long, my inbox was flooded with replies. Clearly, I had touched a nerve.

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October 23, 2019/2 Comments/Karen GalatzStill a Looker, Arthritic Adventures
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Will Techno Wonders Never Cease? Can They Still Increase?

Gadgets I Could Use

Rube Goldberg's self-operating napkin

We live in an age of techno wonders – drones, talking devices that tell us the time in Kuala Lumpur and how long to boil an egg. We can push a button on our smart phones to adjust the thermostat and raise the window shades. But helpless, hapless, middle-aged me still needs help. Here’s a list

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October 16, 2019/1 Comment/Karen GalatzMuddled With Family
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21 Signs You’re Getting Older

21 signs you're getting older

I mostly celebrate my age — 65 —but I admit some aspects of aging aren’t joyful. Here’s my list of 21 signs you’re getting older. Check it out. See what you’d add! You know you’re getting older when … …. You go to a rock concert and your friends pass around earplugs instead of drugs.

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October 9, 2019/0 Comments/Karen GalatzMidlife Romance, Muddled With Family, Arthritic Adventures
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Single-Use Devices. Salvation or Sin?

Or How Rambo Came to Rule My Roost

Single-Use Devices

For most people, culinary single-use devices like strawberry hullers and cherry pitters are handy time-savers. But for cooking-klutz me, they are mostly cabinet space-stealing clutter, rarely, if ever, used. I’ve got ceramic pie weights to hold crust down and fancy cake pans in graduated sizes. The former was bought in a moment of wild baking

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October 2, 2019/0 Comments/Karen GalatzMidlife Romance, Muddled With Family
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Butt Cheeks and Botox

Is Twerkers' Compensation Far Behind?

butt cheeks and botox

No ifs, ands or butt cheeks about it. Ladies, we have a new beauty regime to get on top of. Well, technically speaking, one we’ve got to get to the bottom of. Yes, gal pals, our rear ends are the latest beauty frontier! What’s good for the face – cleansers, toners, serums, oils, exfoliating scrubs,

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September 25, 2019/3 Comments/Karen GalatzStill a Looker, Midlife Romance
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Like most adults, I've seen my share of joys and sadness, and I find the best response to it all is humor.

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