May 24, 2023

Reminders of how life used to be

Topic: Education

by Amy Neurohr, NDFB Administrative Specialist

If you live in North Dakota, you know I’m stating the obvious when I say this past winter was one of the tougher ones to get through. Dealing with the amount of snow (101.2” total in Bismarck), the road conditions, the wind, the lack of sunshine and the longevity of it all took its toll. I don’t know about you, but those last few months of winter were particularly tough on my mental well-being. Each morning I’d purposefully not look at my weather app. I mean why bother? It’s the same weather every day. My mind was inundated with thoughts such as, “Why do I live here?” and, “If only the sun would come out, then the cold day wouldn’t feel half bad.” (Read the rest of Amy's post on My NDFB Life...)