This post was published in Norwegian 1th of August 2021. Are we women over 50 really “past our prime,” or is there still hope? It’s well-known that hormone production decreases with age, and whether we like it or not, it affects our radiance. There’s no denying that young women emit more pheromones than we do in our 50s, and they say that what you project, you attract. But is all hope really lost, or is there something we can do?…

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This post was published in Norwegian 11th of july 2021. On Tuesday, I drove to Drammen for lunch with a friend. I turned up the volume on the music and sang at the top of my lungs while moving and “dancing” in the car. I chuckled at the thought that someone in the passing cars might have noticed. In my last blog post about baring oneself, I touched on the topic of masks, and here it was again. This certainly…

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This post was published in Norwegian in july -21. When I told my two adult children that I had written my first blog post, they were both supportive. But when I mentioned that I planned to strip naked and dance in the storm, I saw a hint of skepticism spread across my son’s face. Relief was clear when I explained it was meant symbolically. But what is it about stripping naked, really? This year, I had an early holiday, and…

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This post was published in Norwegian in june -21 “Do you want to buy something from me?” We were at a dance in Tresfjorden, about a half-hour drive from our hometown. I was 15, recently confirmed, and painfully shy. It was my 18-year-old sister who asked the question. At the time, she was an amcar enthusiast and significantly more outgoing than I was. “What exactly?” the young boy responded. He was sitting in the shelter at the stadium with a…

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