I have to tell you, this is normally my least favorite time of year. As my buddy and I head into the long, brutal winter season I begin to struggle with my mental health in a significant way. Yes, I have seasonal affective disorder and it plagues me for the entire freezing season. However, on top of that I struggle with the stress of overcoming horrific snow storms and brutally freezing air hot and cold temperatures. If you have ever lived through a midwest winter, you know that the six months of ice freezing air is nothing to sneeze at. For me, the worst part is trying to dig my car out of the driveway when the air temperature is brutally cold. You cannot bring your forced air furnace with you when you have to shovel three feet of snow. Even once you get back inside, your central heating system barely seems to make a difference after you have been frozen through and through. This is why I’m severely gleeful for a current work schedule this year. Working remotely this winter means that I do not have to worry about the ice-freezing tundra outside my door each morning. I do not have to trade my high quality central heating system for unmanaged Sub-Zero air hot and cold temperatures at 5 in the morning. In fact, I get to rest in my property in the comfort of my central heating system for as long as I want. Whenever I decide to go dig my car out of the snow, I can work up the internal heat to tackle the ice freezing problem. Sitting around at my laptop and relying on my central heating system sounds like the most amazing way to spend my winter. For once, I do not know if my seasonal affective disorder is going to be such a big problem.