Real stories about family, life in Norway, personal growth, health, energy, adaptation, FitLine, PM International and the experiences that continue to shape our journey. This is where we collect thoughts, lessons, everyday moments and ideas that become more meaningful over time.
A place where we share what we experience ourselves: family moments, life in Norway, personal reflections, health, growth, new opportunities and the people who inspire us along the way.
I used to pay more attention to how confidently a person spoke, how they presented themselves and what kind of first impression they made. Now I look at different things: whether they keep their word, how they treat people they do not need anything from, and whether you can relax around them.
As children, dreaming felt normal. We were read fairy tales, given books, shown stories about brave people and told to look at the world more widely. Then a person grows up and starts hearing different words: “Do not make things up”, “Be realistic” and “Do not want too much”.
Before, many ordinary moments passed by me almost unnoticed. Work, daily tasks, plans, thoughts about money, everyday life, moving, new questions. It felt as if I always had to keep moving somewhere. And then, at some point, I started noticing more of what had always been close.
There is a kind of tiredness you do not always see right away. A person can smile, say “I’m fine”, joke and keep going. But sometimes you can see it in the eyes, in the voice and in the reaction: the person has much less strength left than they show.
When you have children, you quickly understand one simple thing: being a parent does not mean always knowing the right answer. There is tiredness, nerves, mistakes, difficult conversations and days when you simply do not have enough strength. But children often need something else more: love, their own people at home and the feeling that the family is still there.
With the years, I think more often about the fact that school taught us more than subjects. It gave us people around us, books, responsibility, respect and the first understanding that grades are not the only important thing in life.
As a child, you often think adults know everything. How to live. How to earn money. How to raise children. How to make decisions. Then you become an adult yourself and realize that there are almost no ready-made answers. Many things have to be understood while you are already on the way.