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‘I’ll Forgive, But I’ll Never Forget’

Or should it be the other way around?

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | August 13, 2024
sandals on the redondo beach esplanade, a happy place. Image by kirk stouffer
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My Happy Place in Redondo Beach

‘This little beach town will forever bring me joy’

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | July 2, 2024
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‘I Go, Wherever I Go!’

Sometimes, there is just no escaping our thoughts

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | May 14, 2024
little IKEA loveseat and table. Melpomenem
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From My IKEA Loveseat

An old friend that has supported her over the years

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | January 30, 2024
“I am just now grieving a marriage that ended 20 years ago.” Writer Karen Czuleger Strgacich writes of ignoring her early divorce only to have the pain hit her later. Image by Fizkes
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Grieving a Marriage Many Years Later

To a sisterhood of other women arriving to retirement years alone

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | January 9, 2024
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What Happened to Living Like the Waltons?

When Grandpa and Grandma shared the family home

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | October 24, 2023
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Did I Learn Anything from the Pandemic?

A Boomer reader wonders if the lessons have endured

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | July 26, 2023
three people in a business office, for article from an aging Boomer.
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Boom On!

Be bold, show no fear, and be a big deal, says this aging Boomer

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | May 16, 2023
older professional woman photo by Mark Adams Dreamstime 800. For article on ageism and baby boomers
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Boomers and Ageism

Getting to or at “that age”

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | April 13, 2022
discouraged woman at laptop photo by Marcos Calvo Mesa Dreamstime. For article, Baby boomer and Boomer reader Karen Czuleger Strgacich sings the "unable to retire" blues, at the reasons and at overcoming the regrets.
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Stuck in the Middle

Singing the woes of being unable to retire

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | March 28, 2022

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