Category: Personal Reflections | Persónulegt
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Goodbye Kraftur!
In April I finished my tenure as chairwoman of Kraftur- Stuðningsfélag fyrir ungt fólk sem greinst hefur með krabbamein og aðstandendur. I am proud of what we accomplished over these two years — a period of renewal for the organization, with new leadership and new colleagues joining the team. Together we increased funding in our…
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Reason 9 of 10: Sometimes They Need to Hear it From Someone Else
Part of my series: Everyone Told Me to Delete TikTok. I Refused. Here Are 10 Reasons Why. My son recently started at high school, one that is known for being quite tough academically. The step up was real. And the way he had been studying simply wasn’t going to cut it anymore. So I did…
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Reason 7 of 10: Nobody Warns You
Part of my series: Everyone Told Me to Delete TikTok. I Refused. Here Are 10 Reasons Why. Nobody warns you that getting older just happens. One day there’s a grey hair. Then a wrinkle. Then your muscles are sore in the morning for no particular reason. And suddenly the style that worked for you at…
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Reason 5 of 10: The Sausage Dog Who Brought Me Back
Part of my series: Everyone Told Me to Delete TikTok. I Refused. Here Are 10 Reasons Why. Here is a fun fact about me that nobody ever guesses — I am a dog judge. I use it in those “two truths and a lie” moments at work because people never see it coming. But dogs…
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Reason 4 of 10: The Show I Almost Scrolled Past
Part of my series: Everyone Told Me to Delete TikTok. I Refused. Here Are 10 Reasons Why. I kept seeing it on TikTok. Heated Rivalry. Clips everywhere. People obsessing over it. I dismissed it immediately. A romantic story about hockey players? Not for me. But it kept coming back. And eventually — as TikTok always…
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Reason 2 of 10: Seize It Before It Sells Out
Part of my series: Everyone Told Me to Delete TikTok. I Refused. Here Are 10 Reasons Why. It was an ordinary Tuesday morning. Scrolling TikTok before the day kicked in. And then — A symphony orchestra playing Sandstorm at the Royal Albert Hall. People dancing. Jumping. Having the time of their lives. I showed my…
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Páskaeggjasmakk
Stóru málin! Í dag var haldin hin árlega páskaeggjasmökkun hjá Bionics mfg og service. Eins og allir vita þá taka íslendingar páskaeggja átið alvarlega og var því mjög gott að fá vísindalega niðurstöðu um hvaða egg var best. Sex egg kepptu að þessu sinni, við reyndum að hafa fjölbreyttni í eggjagerð og frá hvaða framleiðanda.…
Viktoría Jens 