“Stuff that makes you say, “Oh, for nice”

  • Fun to Phone | January 19, 2022

    Fun to Phone | January 19, 2022

    You know what I miss?  Telephones.  No, not the little computers that we take into the bathroom instead of the TV Guide.  Obviously, I’m talking about these beauties:

  • Hello, January | January 12, 2022

    Hello, January | January 12, 2022

    I’m really impressed by people who use January 1 to dive headfirst into “New Year, New You” lifestyle improvements, because I’m more of a “whoops, there goes the starting pistol and here’s me without my bathing…

  • The Mom Lounge | January 5, 2022

    The Mom Lounge | January 5, 2022

    My ten-year-old recently played a hockey game at the Bill Jerome Arena in Devils Lake, North Dakota.  If you’ve never been to the Bill Jerome Arena, one of the first hockey arenas ever built in the…

  • Some people have normal mothers | December 29, 2021

    Some people have normal mothers | December 29, 2021

    Kyle and I are those kind of people who take a funny (“funny”) Christmas/Hanukkah card photo every year.  This year, our ten-year-old took one look at the final result and said with a level of exasperation…

  • Santa and the Sewing Machine | December 22, 2021

    Santa and the Sewing Machine | December 22, 2021

    I have kind of an unusual relationship with Santa.  Probably the weirdest part about it is the fact that we have any relationship at all – because, you know, I’m Jewish.  For Jewish kids, Santa is…

  • Dear Miss Amanda Silverman

    Dear Miss Amanda Silverman

    I recently wrote about my part in the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.  I received the following handwritten letter from Alden L. Burris of Inkster, N.D. shortly after returning from New York.  I’m a hoarder of letters…

  • You Betcha: a guided meditation | December 15, 2021

    You Betcha: a guided meditation | December 15, 2021

    You’re sitting in your favorite armchair, which was initially pretty expensive but purchased for 75% off thanks to a coupon book you bought from your co-worker’s fifteen-year-old so his class could go on a field trip…

  • A little North Dakota Christmastime Niceness

    A little North Dakota Christmastime Niceness

    Kenzie Dorsher of Dorshie Designs and I will be donating 100% of proceeds from this awesome ND sticker to the St. Joseph’s Food Bank in Grand Forks. Check it out!

  • A&E’s Great Restaurant | December 8, 2021

    A&E’s Great Restaurant | December 8, 2021

    My family just got back from a trip to New Jersey to celebrate my grandpa’s 95th birthday.  (Here’s an interesting fact about my grandfather: he was a practicing dentist for 63 years – even after a…

  • Getting somethin’ done | December 1, 2021

    Getting somethin’ done | December 1, 2021

    My husband, Kyle, is a hockey agent.  My little sister, Erica, is a movie/television casting director.  Both of their jobs are about finding talented people and putting them in the right place(s) to maximize that talent. …

Hi, I’m Amanda Kosior

North Dakota Nice is filled with stories about people being awesome because I love people – and also a weekly story about me because I love me, too. I hope you find something that makes you feel good, and I especially hope you have a great day.

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